Uncomfy: Sticking With Moments That Challenge Us

  Airdate: February 18, 2026 Shira Hoffer: There are ways to ask questions that feel genuine, and there are ways to ask questions that are really just kind of counter attacks where you, like, plop a question mark at the end so that you can, you know, feel like you've asked a question. Julie Rose:  Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy. A lot of us are feeling frustrated and confused right now about how to stay open to others when it seems like we live in different realities. I feel like I'm always walking on eggshells with people, but I don't want to give up on connection or retreat into a bubble where everybody thinks just like I do. This is a podcast about staying with the moments we usually want to escape: the awkward ones, the tense ones, the ones that might actually change us for good. There are not easy answers, but there is a lot we can learn from each other, so let's get Uncomfy. Shira Hoffer:  My palms definitely got sweaty, and I felt like everybody was...

  Airdate: February 11, 2026 Raj Vinnakota: "Be curious. Don't make assumptions." When someone says something that, I mean, I just makes you boil, right, and you're like, "I, I just can't believe that," first reaction should be, "I'm sorry. Why do you believe that?" Julie Rose: Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy. Lately, it just feels really hard to stay open to other people when it seems like we are all living in completely different realities. We're seeing current events from entirely different lenses, and it makes it really hard to connect, let alone sit comfortably in one another's presence. I feel like I'm constantly walking on eggshells everywhere I go, but I don't wanna give up on connection or retreat into a bubble where everybody is just like me so it feels safer. I want to stay curious and hopeful and human, and that's what this show is about, so let's get Uncomfy. Raj Vinnakota: It was such a p...

  Airdate: November 19, 2025 Julie Rose: So, last week we heard about the need for more dignity in our disagreements, but when it comes to really important political disagreement, what does that even look like? Alexis Morgan: The sponsors of this bill really frustrate me, but if I'm gonna throw contempt their way, one, they're never gonna wanna come to the table, and two, I'm never gonna be effective at the table. Julie Rose: Hey, it's Julie. Welcome to Uncomfy, a show about sticking with moments that challenge us even when they're uncomfortable. And I get it, nobody likes to be Uncomfy, but I've learned from experience, and maybe you have too, that sometimes a little discomfort has benefits if we can stay open and curious about it. And that's what we're here to explore, so let's get Uncomfy. Last week on the show, we featured Tim Shriver, who co-created The Dignity Index, which is a tool for learning to respond with less contempt when we disa...