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Back to Search117 Is your conflict on repeat? You can change that conflict pattern with a (surprise) script
Season 5 Episode 117
Conflicts in relationships tend to follow patterns, and conflict patterns get stuck in scripts that are hard to change. The good news, one person (yo…
9 months, 1 week ago
116 Three kinds of thoughts that block your conflict competence
Season 4 Episode 116
When you meet someone, you leave impressions on each other. You can't know for sure what impression you leave, but you can guess. And, then you'll be…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
115 How do you manage in polarized debates?
Season 4 Episode 115
Have you been uncomfortable when someone you disagree with insists on telling you why you're wrong? We discuss some conflict competent responses to b…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
114 Is perspective taking a skill that diffuses conflict?
Season 4 Episode 114
What happens when your discomfort with taking risks clashes with someone's need to be on time? Or, you think your comment is realistic but someone ca…
10 months ago
113 What stops you listening and how to fix it
Season 4 Episode 113
Are you more polite to strangers than to friends? Do friends trigger you in ways that co-workers don't? Why do you listen and react differently to yo…
10 months, 1 week ago
112 What's a good breakup?
Season 4 Episode 112
Have you ever dumped a friend? Did you do it well? Would the dumped friend agree you did it well? Or, have you stayed friends with someone for a reas…
10 months, 2 weeks ago
111 The benefits you get from trying to be conflict competent
Season 4 Episode 111
Sure, there are lots of benefits to handling your conflicts competently. And there's also effort involved. How do you stay motivated enough to make t…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
110 How is your relatability a conflict competence?
Season 4 Episode 110
Do you want to be so likeable that you never have conflict? Is your goal to be so nice that any conflict is either avoided or is resolved as fast as …
10 months, 4 weeks ago
108 What benefits do you get from conflict competence?
Season 4 Episode 108
How do you feel during and after you have a conflict? Our goal is for you to manage your conflicts well enough that you don't feel bad, awful, or reg…
11 months ago
109 What conflict competencies help when you're overwhelmed
Season 4 Episode 109
These are overwhelming and complex times, with demands on our time and resources from many directions. Sometimes, you need help sorting out how to ad…
11 months, 1 week ago