Oct 28, 2024 | Communication, Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Radically New Relationships, Relationships
Ignoring the pink elephant in the living room makes the living room uninhabitable over time. ~LMB The “pink elephant” phenomenon is a common term used in the field of addiction that speaks to the frequent pattern of minimizing the seriousness of a...
Oct 7, 2024 | Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Radically New Culture, Radically New Relationships
“Managing conflict can build connection or destroy it; be sure it’s building it.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth Managing feedback and conflict is a tremendous problem for many people today. This struggle makes sense, given that few role models exemplify this...
Sep 16, 2024 | Accountability, Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Radically New Relationships
“How you handle the conflicts in your life dramatically affects the quality of your life.” ~ LMB Conflict often has a bad rap. Countless people see disputes as destroyers of relationships—at home, in the office, and in the world. Couples fear that conflict...
Sep 9, 2024 | Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Radically New Relationships
“Don’t be fooled by words or the occasional good deed—even serial killers have kind moments.” ~LMB Character is revealed in how a person treats, speaks to, and talks about those they dislike, struggle with, or have conflict with. True character...
Jul 1, 2024 | Changing Me, Changes We, Communication, Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Relationships
“Dismissing or minimizing someone’s feelings, ideas, or experiences, because you don’t feel the same, is arrogant and harmful to relationships. Acknowledge and support; don’t dismiss.” ~Lisa Merlo-Booth When it comes to relationships, the litmus test...
Feb 19, 2024 | Conflict and Difficult Conversations, Radically New Relationships, Relationships
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice.” ~Martin Luther King The harder you work to “keep the peace,” shut down conflict and avoid having difficult conversations, the more you guarantee a lack of true peace—in your home and in...
