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Episode 328
In my latest three solo episodes, I’ve talked about watching our spoken language, our facial and body language, and our written language. Often, we w…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 327: Watch your (written) language
Episode 327
We can carefully draft a message, set it aside, and then calmly review it to determine whether we like how it reads to someone receiving it. Because …
1 year, 2 months ago
Amy Castoro on “cordial hypocrisy”
Episode 326
Amy Castoro joins me to explore the concept of cordial hypocrisy. What it means and how families can avoid it – including the importance of creating,…
1 year, 2 months ago
Watch your (body and facial) language
Episode 325
Last time, I talked about spoken language. This time it’s body language and facial language. You have likely heard that a very large percentage of ou…
1 year, 2 months ago
Watch your (spoken) language
Episode 324
Without much thought, we can use words and phrases that subtly or strongly convey meaning – and do unnecessary harm. A” blended family” is more posi…
1 year, 2 months ago
Emily Bouchard on helping blended families flourish
Episode 323
Emily Bouchard combines her academic learning, professional experience, and personal awareness to serve blended families. We talk about reframing ste…
1 year, 3 months ago
Overcoming a false start
Episode 322
A false start in a conflict situation can appear in different ways. We can create a conflict where none existed or when we make a good faith attempt …
1 year, 3 months ago
Not a hill to die on
Episode 321
There is widespread agreement that the phrase comes from a military engagement, though which one is the original is less clear. Fundamentally, what i…
1 year, 3 months ago
Community Mediation: its power and challenges
Episode 320
The general idea of Community Mediation is that trained volunteers work on neighbor disputes. The volunteer mediators are impartial. This approach ca…
1 year, 3 months ago
Maria Arpa on her journey from early conflict to “Peaceful Solutions”
Episode 319
Maria Arpa joins me to talk about her journey from a very challenging childhood to a mission to help families, organizations, and communities find ef…
1 year, 3 months ago