Five with Fry
Five with Fry is your go-to podcast for understanding conflict—where it comes from, why it shows up, and how to handle it with clarity and intention. On each episode, Dr. Jen Fry breaks down the moments we avoid, the reactions we default to, and the skills it takes to move through conflict without blowing things up or shutting down.
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Latest Episodes
S5 Ep3: Stop Replaying the Meeting in the Shower
You can say “thank you for the feedback,” leave the meeting, and still have no idea what your boss actually meant. Was that a small thing they want you to work on? A bigger performance concern? Something that could affect the promotion you’ve b...
S5 Ep2: When Feedback Leaves People Guessing
You can leave a feedback conversation thinking, “I was very clear,” while the other person leaves wondering, “Am I in trouble?”That gap matters.Managers often have information employees don’t: how serious an issue is, whether it’s...
S5 Ep1: Why The Feedback Sandwich Fails At Work
The feedback sandwich sounds polite. It can also make it nearly impossible to tell what the actual feedback was.We pile on praise, reassurance...
S4 Ep10: The Thing Your Kid Does That You Won't
Most of us organize our adult lives around never being bad at something in public. Our kids do it every week.They miss the serve with the gym watching. They get subbed out in front of their friends. They get corrected out loud and have t...
S4 Ep9: Your Coach Isn't A Vending Machine
There's a version of the young coach in your kid's gym that you've already written off. You clocked the age, the thin résumé, the decision you'd never have made, and you decided. Before a single practice, sometimes.I coached club at 21. ...