This week’s conflict resolution tip is about what it means to get in the car with someone when in conflict. Imagine that we’re all on a highway, each in our own cars. On this highway, we’re comfortable in our vehicle, driving forward towards our destination. While we all share the same view on the road,...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of managing your emotions. This is an extremely important topic to consider when thinking about how to effectively engage in conflict resolution, especially when dealing with escalated situations. When considering how to engage in emotional self-regulation, it is crucial to first recognize our triggers. Asking ourselves,...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of taking care of yourself. Self-care is extremely important for effective conflict resolution. It is difficult to have a sense of internal peace when we’re not actively taking care of ourselves. Further, when we do not have a balanced sense of inner peace, it is difficult...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about getting out of autopilot when in conflict. When we get into conflict, we usually feel our needs are threatened in some way. In reaction to this perceived threat, our sympathetic nervous system activates, and we go into fight or flight mode. This makes us defensive and offensive towards...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of acknowledging impact when in conflict. This is an incredibly important part of conflict resolution, especially when attempting to reconcile something that happened in the past. Often, when someone has an issue with something we have done, we like to immediately find solutions to resolve the...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about the importance of validating and aligning when in conflict. Validation and alignment are a great formula for peacebuilding in many contexts. First, it is important to understand that validating is essentially a form of effective listening. A formula for validation might look something like this: Validate = Concerns...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about why forgiveness is important in peacebuilding. When we are hurt by someone else, we often like to stay put in our anger and resentment, considering options like forgiveness not viable for us. To a certain extent, this can be seen as true. There is time for anger and...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about what it means to start from the other’s reality when in conflict. Perspective-taking is a popular term in the conflict resolution world, primarily because it is a foundational concept for anyone looking to bring peace into their lives. Often, when two people get into conflict with one another,...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about being assertive instead of being aggressive when in conflict. When we get into conflict with one another, we often wind up operating out of two extremes: aggression or avoidance. Either we feel the need to defend whatever we are being accused of or we feel so uncomfortable by...
This week’s conflict resolution tip is about how it is important to look at conflict with optimism. Nobody likes being conflict—it’s uncomfortable, emotionally exhausting, and can lead to negative outcomes if not handled constructively. Due to the nature of conflict, people often think of it as a negative thing—as something to be challenged or avoided....
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