You Don't Say A blog by Demetria McNeal, PhD

Hello and welcome to the You Don’t Say blog!

I created this blog because we all have been in situations with personal friends or family members where we simply do not know what to say after something happens. Usually that something leads to tension in the relationship, leaving some topics off limits or taboo and we don’t discuss them anymore. Then we are left trying to figure out how to function in a new normal in the relationship with this person and we aren’t sure how to to get back to the way things were before the something happened. We may be battling shame, guilt, embarrassment or are stigmatized because of it. But that doesn’t have to be. Communication is a tool that we can all use to initiate difficult conversations about the taboo topics and reset our personal relationships so they are better than they were before.

The You Don’t Say blog was created to encourage all of us to be confident in how to respond when that something happens. In fact, we cover topics that are considered taboo and issues that oftentimes create tension in our relationships.

I welcome you to the You Don’t Say community and expect you to use your communication to become the best version of yourself for you and in your personal relationships.

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About Dr. Demetria (McNeal) Bolden

Dr. Demetria Bolden is a communication scientist, academic researcher, popular speaker, corporate trainer, and communication coach. She helps individuals, executives, entrepreneurs, health care institutions, and health care clinicians dismantle communication pitfalls that stifle relationships, create disparities in health outcomes, derail health interventions, and impede organizational progress.

Her unique perspective and experiences on how communication affects the individual and greater health care milieu leads to provocative solutions to wicked problems.

Demetria is renowned for her fun, highly interactive, and engaging presentations, and her ability to help consulting clients own their communication. She is also a keynote speaker, wife, bonus mom, and writer at demetriamcnealauthor.com.