by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 30, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts
But how do you get yourself to say it? I just can’t seem to say no. I want to, but then I… fill in the blank. I hear this so often from clients, friends, and family members. Saying yes to all kinds of things that you don’t want to is a dangerous habit… Yes,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 24, 2023 | Apologies, Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Parenting
Are We Still Arguing About This?? Lord knows this was the familiar refrain at my family get-togethers for decades! That’s right, decades. “You two are still arguing about this?” By the time we reach our thirties and beyond, we’ve engaged in lots of conflicts,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 17, 2023 | Apologies, Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership
We Need To Know This Now More Than Ever… How Do We Create a Safe Space For Making Mistakes? Nobody wants to answer that, we’re too afraid we’ll make a mistake. Mistakes happen, actually, they don’t just happen we make them. And what happens when we make them? If...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 25, 2023 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Self Care
What they don’t tell you about activism “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.” – Audre Lorde Audre Lorde who described herself as a black, lesbian, feminist, mother, warrior, activist,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 19, 2023 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Leadership
What to do when you are the one causing conflict. I remember working in a school where the principal was essentially a very nice person. She was kind in words, listened to her staff complaints and said all of the right things when engaged in a difficult conversation....
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 5, 2023 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Inner Conflicts, Leadership, Race Relations
It’s a lesson we all seem to be struggling with. I have to drop this again, but with a new twist. Trust sits on top of fear, it is the soil that mistrust is planted in ya’ll and fear is abundant in this world so trust doesn’t often have a chance to...
