If your relationships come with a side of tabasco sauce right now, compassionate communication is your tall glass of milk. Schedule a heart-to-heart with your person and have a box of tissues handy. Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes requires imaginative stretching, but today you can make that leap (and stick the landing too). Use this conversation to flex your active listening skills and learn what your bestie or beloved needs to feel safe. By talking it out, you’ll take your connection deeper.