Join me as I celebrate my 10 year anniversary as a woman-owned business with Conflict Connections Inc.. As a way to honor this anniversary, I will share with you the Top 10 strategies for dealing with conflict constructively. These strategies and tips come with a 17 year experience as a conflict resolution practitioner, and from a place, just like you, one who deals with personal conflict in everyday life.

I also want to extend my sincere appreciation and gratitude during this Thanksgiving week for all of your support, and tuning into the Texas Conflict Coach shows.

With the high cost of litigation, companies and individuals are looking for ways to avoid litigation. Instead of spending huge amounts on preparation for trials that do not happen 98% of the time, parties can eliminate litigation's high costs, delays, stress, and damage to business relationships and reputations by simply agreeing to another form of dispute resolution. In this show of the Family Conflict Series: Stop Litigation in its Tracks we will focus on how collaborative lawyers can help you work through your divorce without the long, difficult journey that can end in a litigious court battle.

Join us as we talk with Sherrie Abney, Esq. , the co-founder and Vice President of the Global Collaborative Law Council, a non-profit corporation, and co-founder of the Collaborative Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association. She also serves on the Texas State Bar ADR Advisory Council and the ABA DR Section Collaborative Law Committee. Her law practice consists running a fee office for Stewart Title Company, representing clients in family and civil disputes, and acting as a neutral facilitator, mediator, arbitrator,and case manager.

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Are you going through a divorce, separation, or post-divorce conflict? Have you considered mediation? How can you tell if mediation is right for you? This show will explore what mediation is, who should consider mediation, and typical outcomes of mediation as opposed to litigated divorce and separation. The show will highlight benefits for children as well as for parents and take a special look at how mediation can help at holiday times.

Join us as we discuss with Zena Zumeta a lawyer and a former president of the Academy of Family Mediators. Internationally known as both a mediator and trainer of mediators, Zena is president of the Mediation Training & Consultation Institute, Zena Zumeta Mediation Services, and The Collaborative Workplace in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Click here for more information on Zena Zumeta Mediation Services , Learn To Mediate and The Collaborative Workplace

Divorce is hard on everyone – especially the children. Fortunately, there are tools and strategies that parents, step-parents and grandparents can use to help the kids adjust. Whether you are contemplating a break-up or you are already divorced, these tips will help you raise happy, healthy, and reliant kids.

Join us as we talk with Tobias Desjardins a private child-custody mediator, and a licensed therapist specialized in working with separation and divorce. Mr. Desjardins is the Founder of the International Center for Peaceful Shared Custody, a non-profit organization that connects families struggling with separation or divorce with the tools, strategies, professionals, and programs being used by families who are thriving in spite of their breakup. He is also the author of A New Way to Win: How To Resolve Your Child Custody Dispute Without Giving Up, Giving In, or Going Broke.

For more information about the A New Way To Win , What Is CoParenting and Peaceful Shared Custody

It would seem that the profession of “licensed marriage and family therapist” is in direct opposition to a “divorce coach”. However these are the roles I play to help couples and families work together in a way that minimizes the negative impact of divorce on families. Sometimes divorce is inevitable and unwanted – other times it is the best solution for some families. Whatever the situation, divorce does not have to be a nasty battle.

Join us as we talk with Susie Duffy a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist and has worked with individual, couples and family issues for over 10 years. She is also trained in and co-mediates in Divorce Mediation and is a Divorce Coach in Collaborative Divorce cases.

For more information about the For more information about the Divorce Mediation or the Divorce Coach. You can also get more information about this topic at Collaborative Practice and CDSOC

Join us as we discuss with Maria Morrissey workplace bullying and the role it played in her brother’s suicide: Kevin Morrissey was a 52 year old Managing Editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review, an award-winning literary journal at the University of Virginia since 2003. On July 30, 2010 shortly after 11:00 a.m., Kevin Morrissey took his own life at the coal tower. He left his apartment, walked down Water Street and called the police to report a shooting at the coal tower, a shooting that actually came shortly thereafter.

Dr. Esque Walker will be joining us as we talk about this very important topic. Dr. Esque Walker has a PhD in Public Policy and Administration with specialization in Health Services she holds certifications in mediation, family mediation, ADR, and she is a Certified Workplace Violence Specialist. In addition, she is a victim of workplace bullying and the Texas Coordinator for Texas Healthy Workplace Advocates for the past 4 years.

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Can workplace conflict be managed simply through mediation, conflict coaching and the various other methods proposed by consultants? And what is the purpose of these methods? Is it to manage conflict? Or is it something that runs much deeper? This talk explores the importance of understanding workplace fairness in managing conflict. We will explore short, medium and long-term effects of unfairness in the workplace and discuss how to move from a culture of unfairness to a culture of fairness in the workplace.

Join us as we talk with Blaine Donais, Founder and President of the Workplace Fairness Institute.

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Change happens right? The change could be a long awaited and welcomed change or one that is unexpected chocked full of angst and conflict. We experience it in our personal lives and in our work organizations. According to the works of Williams Bridges in his book entitled "Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change"

Incidents related to cyber-bullying, sexting, and cybersex are increasing each year (Froeschle, Mayorga, Hargrave, & Castillo, 2008; Online Victimization of Youth, 2006). Half of all young people say they have been targets of digital bullying, up to a fourth have experienced sexting online (Quaid, 2009), and up to 51% of teens have given out information to a stranger online (Webster, 2010) with 30% considering meeting these unknown persons face to face (Teen Internet Safety Study, 2006). Many students are failing courses, attempting suicide, suffering from depression, anxiety, and even mental illness as a result of cyberbullying, cybersex, or sexting (Froeschle, Mayorga, Hargrave, & Castillo, 2008). Effective methods are needed to protect and assist students suffering silently from these issues.

Join us as we talk with Dr. Janet Froeschle who is assistant professor in the Educational Psychology and Leadership Department at Texas Tech University. She earned a Ph.D. in counselor education from Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi in 2005 and previously worked as a teacher and school counselor in the public schools for over 14 years. For more information on the Cyberbully and the CSK Parent Guide

Most information about Workplace Abrasive Behaviors and Bullying focuses on simple models of bullying and simple advice for targets. But simple models don't help because they encourage defensiveness, powerlessness, and more abuse.

Join us as we talk with Kathleen Schulweis, PCC and founder of Confidence Connections Coaching and Consulting. She has uses proven best practices, the wisdom of scientific research and coaching skills to help those embroiled in abrasive and bullying behaviors. For over 20 years Kathleen brand of Discerning & Compassionate Conflict Coaching has guided thousands of people to reduce tensions and conflict in the workplace. For more information on Confidence Connections, Kathleen's Blog, and Kathleen's Suggested Reading