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Anger

4 Types of Anger Everyone Should Know About

Melody Stanford Martin on September 29, 2021

A conflict specialist talks about the role of anger in our lives and how to honor it as a tool for change.

A conflict specialist talks about the role of anger in our lives and how to honor it as a tool for change.

Resilience

5 Things Resilient Couples Do

Melody Stanford Martin on July 15, 2021

How resilient are your relationships? Can they handle conflict and not break? These questions can help you decide.

How resilient are your relationships? Can they handle conflict and not break? These questions can help you decide.

Relationships

What's Your Conflict Style?

Melody Stanford Martin on March 26, 2021

Do you know what your default mode is when you walk into difficult conversations or heated situations? A conflict transformation specialist shares her framework.

Do you know what your default mode is when you walk into difficult conversations or heated situations? A conflict transformation specialist shares her framework.

Career

11 Tips for Talking to Someone You Disagree With

Melody Stanford Martin on January 14, 2021

It's possible to have a conversation with just about anyone, on just about any topic, and not lose your nerve. However, healthy disagreement doesn't magically happen.

It's possible to have a conversation with just about anyone, on just about any topic, and not lose your nerve. However, healthy disagreement doesn't magically happen.

Relationships

Keeping Relationships Healthy in Times of Conflict

Melody Stanford Martin on October 23, 2020

A conflict expert discusses 11 helpful tips for making sure this time of conflict and impasse doesn't damage our relationships beyond repair.

A conflict expert discusses 11 helpful tips for making sure this time of conflict and impasse doesn't damage our relationships beyond repair.

Relationships

“Agree to Disagree” Is Not an End, It’s a Beginning

Melody Stanford Martin on September 9, 2020

A conflict specialist explores a helpful strategy to navigate difficult conversations that might end in impasse and frustration.

A conflict specialist explores a helpful strategy to navigate difficult conversations that might end in impasse and frustration.