Relationship Conflict

Learn how to communicate with compassion and choose language that reflects your personal values and aims with this essential guide to Nonviolent Communication (NVC). Judith Hanson Lasater and Ike Lasater, longtime students of yoga and Buddhism, had studied the concepts of satya (truth) and the Buddhist principle of right speech for years, but it was not until they began practicing Marshall Rosenberg’s techniques of NVC that the concept of speech as a spiritual practice became real for them.

Improve your personal relationships! Most people’s lives are complicated by family relationships. Birth order, our parents’ relationship, and the “rules” we were brought up with can affect our self-esteem and relationships with spouses, children, and other family members. Family of origin therapy and techniques can help you create better relationships.

This phenomenal best seller - over 525,000 copies sold - is now expanded in a new third edition and explores how we often misunderstand the causes of our conflicts and shows us the paths to achieving true peace within ourselves and our relationships.

Puede sonar extraño, pero los conflictos son eventos normales y comunes. Incluso si no eres el tipo de persona que a menudo se involucra en un conflicto, simplemente no puedes evitar que suceda. Este audiolibro te ayudará a comprender los diferentes tipos de conflicto y cómo emerger victorioso, sin interrumpir tu paz interna. Esta guía te ayudará a controlar tus emociones, controlar tus reacciones impulsivas y enseñarte cómo resolver conflictos de manera tranquila y pacífica, ya sea en el lugar de trabajo, en el matrimonio o con familiares y amigos.

Are you overwhelmed by your children's emotional outbursts? Do you wish there was an effective way to teach your toddler about emotions? Does your own stress make it hard to support your child? You’re not alone. Many parents face these challenges daily. The good news is, with the right strategies, you can transform your household dynamic and foster stronger family bonds.

World-renowned relationships experts Dr John Gottman and Dr Julie Schwartz Gottman bring decades of their ground-breaking research on the science of love to the urgent and timely topic of conflict. Conflict is the number one reason that couples seek help and resources. Fight Right will teach you how to avoid the five critical mistakes that couples often make during conflict, and instead, teach you how to 'fight right' and use conflict as an opportunity for greater intimacy, deeper connection, and lasting love.

Whether in everyday life or at work - wherever people and different characters meet, there is potential for conflict. Do you often find yourself in situations where minor disputes lead to lengthy arguments or where you fail to assert your interests? Do you perhaps jeopardize relationships with people who are important to you or with whom you are dependent? Do you perhaps even feel less educated or eloquent than your counterpart after discussions?

Do you have relationships you'd like to repair but feel it's too late or don't know where to start? It could be a co-worker, ex-friend, or family member. Perhaps the conflict has gone on for so long that trying something new and different seems hardly worth the effort or even feels like a complete waste of time. In Build New Bridges: The Art of Restoring Impossible Relationships, author Greg Stephens offers practical tools and hope for tackling seemingly insurmountable conflicts.

In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sense of happiness in their daily lives. In this optimistic, solution-packed book, KJ asks: How can we change our family life so that it is full of the joy we'd always hoped for? Drawing from the latest research and interviews with families, KJ discovers that it's possible to do more by doing less, and make our family life a refuge and pleasure, rather than another stress point in a hectic day.

Why do more than half of all marriages end in divorce? And why is there so much unhappiness in the marriages that survive? Greg Baer offers the solutions for a long-lasting marriage in his anticipated follow-up to Real Love: The Truth About Finding Unconditional Love and Fulfilling Relationships. No matter how many wounds have been inflicted in a marriage, Greg Baer believes that they can be healed, giving both partners the sense of fulfillment and joy they’ve always wanted.

Are you caught in the grip of a relationship that feels impossible to leave, no matter how much it hurts? This book is your guide to understanding the invisible chains that keep people tied to toxic dynamics, and, more importantly, how to break free. Whether it’s with a partner, a friend, or a family member, toxic relationships can erode self-worth and leave you questioning your reality. In this book, you’ll find a compassionate yet empowering approach to identifying harmful patterns, making sense of your emotions, and rebuilding the confidence you need to reclaim your life.

If you have a loved one with BPD, you need real, proven-effective strategies to help you navigate the intense emotions and conflict that can arise in daily interactions and conversations. People with BPD often feel anger, pain, and hurt from a history of invalidation and disappointment, and their difficulty in regulating emotions can lead to moments of lashing out that can confuse and upset those around them. Talking to a Loved One with Borderline Personality Disorder offers a breakthrough, compassionate approach to communicating with a loved one who has BPD.

Does your child feel lost in social situations, as if everyone else knows a secret code of making friends they don't? "Social Skills for Tweens" is the bridge to a world where your child navigates social waters with ease and confidence. This isn't just a book; it's a journey to transforming your tween into the most socially savvy version of themselves. Say goodbye to social awkwardness and hello to a lifetime of meaningful connections!

Often in our romantic relationships we long for deep connection, but we don't know how to communicate well, and sometimes even withhold what we're really thinking and feeling. As couples, we don't stop to think how important our conversations are. And we certainly don't understand that what we talk about and how we talk about them determine whether our relationships will thrive, flatline, or fail. In Fierce Love, Susan Scott guides couples through conversations that lead to deep connection and lasting commitment.

Confident Parents, Confident Kids lays out an approach for helping parents - and the kids they love - hone their emotional intelligence so they can make wise choices, connect, and communicate well with others (even when patience wears thin), and become socially competent, confident human beings.

Harvard professor (and negotiation advisor to organizations around the world) Deepak Malhotra shows how to defuse even the most potentially explosive situations and to find success when things seem impossible. Malhotra illustrates key lessons using behind-the-scenes stories of fascinating real-life negotiations, including drafting the US Constitution, resolving the Cuban Missile Crisis, ending bitter disputes in the NFL and NHL, and beating the odds in complex business situations.

Here’s handbook you never knew you needed but can't live without. In a world where common sense seems as rare as a unicorn sighting, this book is your survival guide. It's packed with witty insights, practical strategies, and a healthy dose of humor to help you navigate the sometimes absurd world of human interactions. Ever found yourself banging your head against the wall after talking to a conspiracy theorist or a stubborn relative? Or maybe you've been at a loss for words dealing with a know-it-all colleague?

When a conversation takes a turn into the sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. Compassionate Conversations empowers us to transform these conversations into opportunities to bridge divides and mend relationships by providing the basic set of skills we need to be successful, including listening, reframing, and dealing with strong emotions.

Unravel Toxic Relationships equips you with the tools to break free, heal, and build relationships based on respect and happiness—whether the toxic influences come from a partner, family member, friend, or colleague. With this hands-on guide, you’ll transform confusion and despair into actionable steps that restore your self-esteem, sharpen your boundaries, and empower you to thrive.

Negotiation is not a zero-sum game. It’s an essential skill for your career that can also improve your closest relationships and your everyday life. Still, people often shy away from it, feeling defeated before they’ve even started. In this groundbreaking new book on negotiation, Alexandra Carter - Columbia law professor and mediation expert who has helped students, business professionals, the United Nations, and more - offers a straightforward accessible approach anyone can use to ask for and receive more.