"We Need to Talk" author's advice on civil holiday conversations

In honor of Thanksgiving, NPR interviewed the author of a book about improving our conversations.

And it turns out in the past couple of weeks, the conditions that seem to set the stage for brawls at the table — ideological differences during a period of political drama — haven’t exactly disappeared.

So check out Rachel Martin’s conversation with Celeste Headlee, author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter, and see what Headlee recommends taking into consideration during the high-stress holiday season.