Alicia Vann

40 Minutes to Touchdown

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40 minutes. I boarded my flight from Norfolk, Virginia to Dulles (DC) with a level of anxiety – not so much about the flight, more so flying into my “home” airport for 5 years, being so close to my friends who turned to family, and being back in an airport of immense familiarity. Walk on. …

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Active Listening

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I cannot claim the writing below. This came out of a recent course I took on Motivational Interviewing. A huge part of Motivational Interviewing is listening, however I think we can all learn something from becoming better listeners. It’s truly an art form, and if we treat it as such, we can improve these skills …

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