We all give and receive feedback on a daily basis in all areas of our lives. How can you receive feedback to learn and enhance your life? Can you keep fear from getting in the way of allowing feedback in to make you more successful? In today’s episode of Your Life in Process, Abby Diehl and Diana Hill reflect on our personal experiences with feedback, the psychological principles involved in feedback, and have fun practicing receiving and giving feedback with each other. You won’t want to miss the genuine conversation about learning through the process of feedback.

About Abby Diehl

Dr. Abby Diehl is trained as a Clinical Health Psychologist. Over the course of her career in psychology, she has worked in diverse medical settings focusing on improving lives through holistic health care. Abby is passionate about teaching, mentoring, and training young professionals within the healthcare field. Her lived experiences both professionally and personally have sparked her curiosity about how we listen to and communicate with each other in all our relationships. She lives and practices in the Washington DC area.

Key Takeaways

• Typically feedback is focused on the giver, what are the right words to say to communicate the message. We rarely consider how to get better at receiving feedback, which is a skill that we can learn to help us grow and be more successful.
• Know what type of feedback you are looking for in a particular context. Is it appreciation? Is it coaching to help you grow? Is it an evaluation to know if you are on the right path?
• The neurobiology of fear can block our learning from feedback. We are social creatures and desire to be connected to our tribe. Staying open, compassionate, and curious about feedback is key.
• Our histories and self-stories about feedback matter. Knowing your own relationship with feedback is key to receiving it for growth and not shutting down.
• Taking the perspective of others when you give and receive feedback is essential. Taking the time to ask and understand what the recipient of the feedback needs is key.

Related Resources

• Download Your Daily Practice for this episode
• Find out what kind of Striver you are and get your free Skillful Striving Toolkit
• Watch Diana Hill and Abby Diehl on YouTube!
• Follow Abby Diehl on Instagram
• Read: Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen

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Thank you to the team Craig, Angela Stubbs, Ashley Hiatt, and Abby Diehl. Thank you to Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

Remember when you become psychologically flexible, you become free.