Episode 249: Ximena Vengoechea on Life Audits, Listener Drain, and Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection by @Brendan O'Meara

The Creative Nonfiction Podcast with Brendan O'Meara

Episode 249: Ximena Vengoechea on Life Audits, Listener Drain, and Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection

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3 years ago

Ximena Vengochea is the author of Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection (Portfolio).

We talk about:

Life audits
Listening (duh)
Interviewing
And listener drain

Follow the show on social media @CNFPod and consider being a member at patreon.com/cnfpod.

@brendanomeara

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