Real Conversations: 5 Steps to Connect with Confidence

by Mitch Wallis

A 5-step guide for how to better connect with the people around you, from a wellbeing educator with a mission to 'change the way the world feels'


Healthy relationships are the heartbeat of research tells us the number-one thing that keeps us happy is who we have around us. The best way to improve your own life, and the lives of others, is to invest in your ability to connect. But so often, when the people around us experience emotional pain, we don't know how to support them.


You may be a parent supporting your child with anxiety, a partner supporting your spouse with depression or addiction, a manager trying to support your employee through grief, a co-worker supporting your teammate with relationship issues, a friend supporting a loved one through financial stress or a teacher supporting a student being bullied.


If you can see yourself in any of these situations, this book is for you. Like the tens of thousands of people Mitch Wallis has trained over the years through his Real Conversations workshops, you will learn from an evidence-based 5-step Engage, Listen, Safety, Action and Boundaries.


Real Conversations will help you to form unprecedented trust and closeness in your most important relationships, without hurting yourself in the process.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 3, 2024

Reviews

[Kyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this up expecting it to be helpful with work.

It ended up being a fascinating 101 on emotional intelligence. There were a lot of ‘rules’ that I understood and acted out, without ever actually being able to articulate until now.

I firmly believe that everyone, on varying levels of emotional IQ, should read this book.

[Emer Libra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book. Listened to the audiobook throughout long drives and made me realise I really do have OCD. I wish I realised sooner OCD was beyond hand washing and organising. Thank you so much for this book. I will have to re-read it with my eyes!

The author's personal journey and vulnerability sharing it has made me feel so much better to know I'm not alone but at the same time wow this is terrible others experience the same things I do too. The world needs to be reshaped where such things like this is the norm and taught everywhere.

Raising awareness of mental health is the only way forward to pave for a better world... I hope one day books like these won't be necessary because it'll be implemented in every educational institution and community centres and the like

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is compelling reading. It is written in easy to understand language & really packs a punch with the information. So many takeaways, I will read it again so I don’t miss the learnings & understandings.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

I noticed a couple of spelling mistakes which should have been picked up through editing. Overall a good book, very easy to understand with solid, real life examples. I feel better prepared to have more complex conversations.

[Timothy Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

I came aware of Mitch’s work earlier in the year & I’m happy to report that this book is brilliant. Clear explanation behind the principles that will help you learn to connect. Well done Mitch!