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Category Archives: Healing conflict
Welcome to Conflict Remedy!
Welcome to Conflict Remedy, Journey to the Heart of Communication. I am a certified conflict management coach, a mediator, a forgiveness coach, trainer, and facilitator. I specialize in workplaces/organizational conflict and communication skills, bullying issues, and forgiveness. Through my blog (see … Continue reading
Four Elements of Forgiveness—50 Years Later.
I read recently about a beautiful example of forgiveness for a wrong that happened 50 years before. Elwin Wilson had been a white supremacist, and one of the mob who, in 1961, severely beat up Freedom Riders demonstrating for integration … Continue reading
Five Tips to Let Go and Forgive after a Break-Up
Learning how to let go and forgive helped me a lot after two “break-ups.” Neither of these was with a spouse or romantic partner, but they were deep and difficult and painful nonetheless. One was with a dear friend of … Continue reading
What are the biggest mistakes divorced parents make?
While parents are divorcing and after they are divorced, they are often overwhelmed by all the changes in their lives. They may be filled with guilt, blame, rage, or grief. Though they, of course, love their children, it may be … Continue reading
Five Steps Divorced Parents Can Take to Cool Down Holiday Conflict
We all have idealized images of the holiday season–perfect gifts and the warm glow of togetherness. But the gap between expectations and reality can be huge when parents are recently divorced, and grief, anger, and bitterness can intensify holiday stress. … Continue reading
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Conflict Resolution and Creating a Culture of Empathy —video dialogue
How does building empathy help resolve conflict and create a better world? In a recent lively video dialogue Edwin Rutsch of The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy and I had a broad ranging discussion of this and other … Continue reading
Can Forgetting Help Us Forgive?
By remembering our younger selves, can we heal bitterness and estrangement in our present relationships? This is the theme of the novel, What Alice Forgot, by Liane Moriarty. As the novel begins, Alice falls and hits her head during a spinning class, … Continue reading
The World Cup of Forgiveness
A story in my local newspaper about last month’s women’s soccer world cup offers a beautiful example of letting go, forgiveness, and fresh starts. Hope Solo, star goalkeeper for the US women’s soccer team, has a half brother she was … Continue reading
The Heart of Communication, from strife to harmony
How can we open our hearts and minds to clear, transformative communication? How can we move from anger and resentment to compassion? From blocks and misunderstandings to connection and empathy? What are the skills and awareness we need to walk … Continue reading