Jodee Blanco is an expert on the human component of effective communication. She is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, including the seminal memoir Please Stop Laughing at Me… and the founder of INJJA (It's NOT Just Joking Around!), the first survivor-led anti-bullying program in the country. She consults for schools and corporations and has taught at The University of Chicago and New York University.

Mentioned on the Show

Learn more about Jodee Blanco on her website: https://www.jodeeblanco.com/
Connect with Jodee Blanco on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodeeblanco
Get Jodee’s book, Please Stop Laughing at Me (updated, 2022): https://a.co/d/0895F99H
Also mentioned on the show: The Anger Trap by Les Carter (https://a.co/d/04r3ox0r) and Loving What Is by Byron Katie (about “The Work,” Byron Katie’s technique: https://a.co/d/03msu0XT)
Listen to Jennifer Fraser, PhD on the People Business Podcast talking about the gaslit brain: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/jenniferfraser/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/qpPYdAKmiCY?si=DylW7mNGnQn7M4gL

Timestamps

(00:00:00) – Jodee Blanco sits down with O’Brien McMahon on People Business

(00:02:37) – What’s the backstory behind Please Stop Laughing at Me, Jodee's book about bullying?

(00:05:44) – What form did Jodee’s bullying take: physical, mental, or otherwise?

(00:10:49) – How can victims of bullying rebuild self-confidence?

(00:15:16) – Where is the line between turning suffering into power versus tipping over into vengeance?

(00:23:09) – Joking around: how to distinguish between joking and bullying.

(00:33:11) – How to help people who are prone to negative reactions build grit, resilience, and hardiness.

(00:40:22) – Truth: determining what is true about a circumstance and how truth relates to bullying.

(00:48:53) – Jodee is available to talk to you, your school, or your business about bullying and communication.