Why Does My Partner Cut Me Off?

When it comes to the topic of interjecting or cutting someone off in a conversation, we all know which side we tend to fall on.  Some of us are serial cutter-offers.  Some of us are the ones getting cut off.  For those in the latter group, it can be incredibly frustrating at times.  We might feel like we aren’t being listened to or that we are being dismissed.  But for those doing the cutting off…  Well, there’s not always a clear simple reason for why they do it.  In fact, there are a lot of reasons why someone might be cutting you off ranging from the neurological to the cultural, and some of these reasons can sound contradictory.  So how do we really know what’s going on and what can we do about it?  In this episode, Rebecca, Jules and Vickey talk about all the reasons why someone might cut another person off in conversation, even if—or especially when—they really care about what’s being said and offer some thoughts on how to shift behaviors for better conversations.

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