Practice talk · Yourself · 4 min

Tell your doctor what’s really going on.

The end of a short appointment. Practice it first: Seneca plays your doctor, and Marcus Aurelius coaches you.

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About 4 minutes.
Yourself · 4 min

Tell my doctor what’s really going on

Seneca plays your doctorKind, but short on time
They will open with

“Your labs look normal. Anything else today?”

What good looks like
  • You name your main worry first
  • You say how it affects your days
  • You ask one specific question
Marcus Aurelius coaches you · Speaking up for yourself
Practice it in Counsel

Your first rehearsal is free.

The talk.

The situation

“I have a worry I keep not mentioning at my doctor’s appointments.”

They will open with

“Your labs look normal. Anything else today?”

Your doctor: kind, but short on time.

The skill it trains

Speaking up for yourself.

What good looks like
  • You name your main worry first
  • You say how it affects your days
  • You ask one specific question

Who you practice with.

How it works.

  1. Pick the talkAnd how hard they push back: Gentle, Realistic or Tough.
  2. Say your partA mentor plays the other person, in character, line by line.
  3. A coach steps inWhen a line works against you: one tip, then try that line again.
  4. See what workedThree marks, your strongest line, and a next step to save.

Warm up in a minute.

The drill that trains the moment this talk turns on. Free, and it runs on your iPhone.

Drill · 1 minute
Always free

Say it in one sentence

A short, plain ask is easier to hear and harder to wave away.

Your managerYou wanted to talk. What do you need?
  • 25 words or fewer
  • No softeners like “just” or “sorry”
  • It says what you want

More yourself talks.

Your first rehearsal is free

Practice it before it’s real.

Seneca plays your doctor. You find your words before it counts.

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AI plays the other person and writes the coaching. The mentors are AI voices in the manner of these figures, not the people themselves. Counsel is for practice and reflection. It is not therapy, and not medical, legal or financial advice.

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