Healing Myself

Ep. 32: Are we taking this to the mat or the table?


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Do you resolve conflicts where you feel like you have to be the winner? Bad news: that’s toxic conflict management. 

Truly resolving conflict takes courage. It’s not easy, but it makes our relationships ten-fold better. 

Tune in as we look at what toxic and healthy conflict resolution looks like, and how we navigate through the haze of choosing to meet halfway without feeling like losing. 


WHAT TO LISTEN FOR: 

Conflict resolution and the toxicity that sometime goes with it [4:20]

  • Conflict resolution is a recognition that conflict is a real thing

  • Conflicts arises because of incompatible ideals 

  • What it means to “resolve a conflict” 

  • Resolving a conflict doesn’t have to make you “the winner” 

  • Feeling like you lost is a sign that a conflict hasn’t been resolved 

What healthy conflict resolution looks like [10:50]

  • It can be uncomfortable

  • The willingness to make some adjustments 

  • Everybody gets what they need 

  • Having courage to call out what needs to be called out

  • Admitting that you don’t have everything figured out 

  • Processing what you truly feel and how you want to say it 

The haze of choosing to go to the table versus a mat [28:26]

  • Finding the balance between gracious towards others and setting boundaries

  • The willingness of the other party to meet halfway 

Navigating through ‘meeting halfway’ [36:35]

  • What kind of person do you choose to be, despite all the difficulty? 

  • Showing up from a place of love and understanding

Lessons [40:09] 

  • In conflict resolution, your delivery is everything 

  • Setting the tone for the conversation that has to happen at the table


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Healing MyselfBy Scott and Shaté Hayes