Beyond Small Talk

How to Talk to People Who’ve Been Through Some S#@t

Easy on the advice

Illustration: George(s)

This story is part of How to Talk to Anyone, Forge’s guide to moving past the chitchat and truly connecting.

Shit. We’ve all been through some of it, have we not? I myself have been through some shit over the past 12 months. I nearly died. I lost all the hearing in…