Sentences with phrase «on uncomfortable subjects»

The New Hampshire - born actress and comedian is well known for feasting on uncomfortable subjects and working blue.

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«Once a day I try to gain perspective on a subject that perhaps makes me uncomfortable, whether it be the subject content itself or the source, i.e., political, lifestyle, etc., I think it's important to continuously challenge yourself every day.

One method the subjects leaned on was to frame a compliment as likely to make the other party uncomfortable, saying, for example, «I don't want to embarrass you, but.

People «are daunted by the task and believe it requires inauthentic, uncomfortable behavior and is an activity that is inconsistent with focusing on job performance,» says Jeffrey Pfeffer, a Stanford professor of organizational behavior, who covers the subject of networking as part of his Paths to Power elective course.

Just use your instincts and feel out what your child can handle, but make sure you are comfortable with your answers first, as kids can pick up on all of your emotions about a subject if you are uncomfortable.»

WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show — a frequent venue for Mayor Bill de Blasio — became hazardous territory on Friday morning, with Lehrer and his callers subjecting the mayor to an onslaught of uncomfortable questions about the whirlwind of investigations enveloping his administration.

Like sorrow itself, we seem a little uncomfortable with it, unwilling to broach the subject and preferring to dwell on the practicalities — the «call me if I can do anything,» the «let's take your mind off it,» the «are you looking after yourself?»

Luckily the chiffon ripples on the ouside covered up the awkward shape that my newly formed breasts were subjected to, but it became quite uncomfortable later in the evening.

The best part of Vanity Fair's new bralettes, and what sets them apart from all of the others that I've tried (yes, I subjected myself to trying the aforementioned flimsy pieces of fabric on in the dressing room before Vanity Fair came into my life) is that they have an amazing, molded shape WITHOUT uncomfortable underwire.

Dr. Walsh said most Americans may feel uncomfortable bringing up these subject matters on a first date because they feel guilt or regret about their past dating experiences.

Tensing up when you talk about money, which shows an uncomfortable feeling around the subject because it is an issue they are focused on.

Altman honored genres by exploding them, discarding expository conventions to refine his character - centric impressionism, imagining the life that exists between the grand beats of oft - told tales, and lingering with especial acuity on subjects that are uncomfortable for American cinema: failure and disaster.

Her warping, self - interested exchanges with Claude, himself on the cusp of adulthood and subject suddenly to the full bore of his mother's psychological profiling (oh, how she loves to «diagnose» everyone except herself), form some of the most acutely uncomfortable moments, as Margot refuses to conform to any maternal stereotypes, despite Claude's steady, almost dazzled filial affection toward her.

Based on true events about the uncomfortable subject of abduction of Joy, here you are thrown into her world where you discover she is held captive in the «Room» with her now five year old son Jack.

As a trained counselor and previous school crisis counselor, she has been presenting to student and parent groups on subject such as Wired for Success and Uncomfortable Conversations often.