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An upside to recurring conflict: Relational stress wood

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Recurring conflict doesn’t automatically signal that a personal or professional relationship is in trouble. Teams, couples, and families that experience conflict can develop a figurative “stress wood” that makes for resilient relationships.

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  • About Biosphere 2
  • About trees and stress wood
  • How conflict avoidance can cause bigger conflict later
  • When parents avoid disagreeing in front of child or routinely break up sibling arguments
  • When parents prevent their child from expressing emotions
  • How healthy relationships benefit from conflict
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