Episode Details

Are you tired of having the same arguments, avoiding difficult conversations, or feeling like peace in your relationships is impossible?

Learning how to handle conflict in relationships doesn't mean avoiding disagreements or always getting your way. It means learning to approach difficult conversations with humility, honesty, and grace.

In this episode of the Collide Podcast, Willow Weston sits down with author and speaker Donna Jones to explore how we can stop avoiding conflict or attacking one another and start having honest, healthy conversations that lead to healing. Drawing from her book Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life, Donna shares practical, biblical wisdom for navigating difficult relationships, recognizing unhealthy communication patterns, and understanding how our past experiences shape the way we respond to disagreements.

Whether you're constantly walking on eggshells, replaying arguments in your head, or struggling to communicate with someone you love, this conversation will help you approach conflict with courage, compassion, and the confidence that God can bring healing even to the most challenging relationships.

In This Episode You'll Learn:

• Stop avoiding or attacking and start addressing. Discover the difference between conflict avoiders, attackers, and addressers—and why learning to address problems with love is essential for healthy relationships.
• Lead with listening instead of assumptions. Learn how asking thoughtful questions and understanding another person's perspective can transform a difficult conversation.
• Choose humility over being right. Understand why humility isn't weakness and how it creates opportunities for honest communication without sacrificing healthy boundaries.
• Break the cycle of recurring arguments. Identify the unhealthy patterns that keep showing up in your relationships and discover practical ways to work together toward solutions.
• Pursue peace even when reconciliation isn't guaranteed. Learn how to take responsibility for your own responses, invite God into conflict, and move forward without regret.

Meet Donna Jones

Donna Jones is an author, speaker, and Bible teacher passionate about helping people build healthier relationships and experience the peace God desires for their lives. In her book Healthy Conflict, Peaceful Life, Donna offers biblical insights and practical strategies for navigating disagreements, addressing difficult conversations, and breaking destructive relationship patterns.

Through her teaching, writing, and personal experiences, Donna helps people discover that conflict doesn't have to destroy relationships. When approached with humility, wisdom, and grace, even difficult conversations can become opportunities for deeper understanding, reconciliation, and lasting connection.

How This Episode Will Encourage You

You don't have to keep repeating the same painful relationship patterns or believe that conflict will always end in hurt. God can give you the wisdom and courage to approach difficult conversations differently.

Whether you're facing tension with your spouse, struggling with a friendship, or longing for healing in your family, this episode will equip you with practical tools to pursue peace, extend grace, and take meaningful steps toward healthier relationships.

Remember: Conflict is inevitable, but broken relationships don't have to be. When we invite Jesus into the difficult places of our relationships, even conflict can become an opportunity for growth, healing, and deeper connection.

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