by Elizabeth | 22 May, 2024
The likelihood of a difficult conversation ending in an escalating argument, or finding a reasonable resolution and compromise, all depends on how you start. When there’s potential for tension and heightened emotions, research shows what you do in the first 3...
by Elizabeth | 16 Dec, 2023
The pressures at the end of the year can be overwhelming and can lead to increased stress, heightened emotions and lots of potential for relationship conflicts over the festive period. And then there’s that ONE DAY where you feel you need to get everything right. Or...
by Elizabeth | 2 Feb, 2023
What is Conflict Coaching? In our increasingly diverse world, with different views, personalities, communication styles and expectations, conflicts are more likely. Conflict coaching is a confidential way to increase your self-awareness, gain insight into the...
by Elizabeth | 10 Apr, 2022
How do you initiate conversations that make you uncomfortable and vulnerable? When you’re hesitant to talk about conflict, it can be tempting to avoid the issue altogether, but that can have disastrous results. As I leave my gym there’s a sign that...
by Elizabeth | 28 Feb, 2022
“Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or lessthan a certain kind – a biased, prejudiced, or strongly evaluative – kind of thought.”Albert Ellis. Albert Ellis was an American psychologist and academic who in the 1960s proposed there are twelve [12] irrational...
by Elizabeth | 28 Feb, 2022
Despite how intelligent or sensible we think we are, we’re all a little irrational. This is especially true in conflict or stressful situations. Some people have irrational beliefs that amplify their reactive emotions. This leads to difficult behaviours, angry...
by Elizabeth | 24 Jan, 2022
Each January I quietly sit awhile and set my relationships intentions for the year ahead, in both my professional and personal life. What are the challenges I want to explore to deepen my understanding, to be more flexible and less reactive, and how could I practice a...
by Elizabeth | 7 Dec, 2021
You can create more peace in every conversation you have. Too often fault and blame about the past gets in the way of successfully resolving conflicts, especially when there is a lot of emotion involved. Here are five tips to reduce the risk of failing in difficult...
