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This advice just might change the way you think about people and their bodies

Even if your intentions are good, here’s why you want to refrain from mentioning someone's specifics

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Maybe you bump into someone on the street who you haven’t seen in a while. It might feel natural to say something if that person looks different -- for example, if he or she has lost weight or might be pregnant.

But you’ll want to bite your tongue.

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The following advice isn’t to say that you have to ignore this person’s appearance entirely. You can always say, “You look really nice!” or give some sort of a compliment.

But “there’s never a time where we need to make an unsolicited comment about someone else’s body,” said Mo Connolly, a mother from Detroit who was also a recent guest on “The Best Advice Show.”

Bringing up specifics about someone’s chest or specific body parts is unnecessary.

It might seem nitpicky at first, but it’s not, if you think about it. Connolly brings up an important point: We might not know that person’s relationship with his or her body, or what they’re going through lately, or their history, she told podcast host Zak Rosen.

Listen to the full episode above.

Rosen wants to hear from you next.

To contribute some of your advice, drop him a voicemail at 844-935-BEST. Leave your name and your tip, followed by your email address in case he has any follow-up questions.

It can be deep or not-so-deep. Rosen has a “Food Fridays” feature in which he’d love to feature your cooking advice.

He’s not so much interested in platitudes and truisms, but instead, looking for the specific, odd, uplifting, effective, real advice from you about how you make it through your days.

“The Best Advice Show” is a product of Graham Media Group. Download it wherever you listen to or access podcasts.


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