by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 14, 2019 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Parenting
I thought it might be good to bring this one back right after Mother’s Day. Lots of people, daughters in particular, have approached me in those days leading up to Mother’s Day to ask for advice on how to stay calm on Mother’s Day. They are aware that in the midst of...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 7, 2019 | Leadership, Parenting, Self Care
Inevitably, it happens in every workshop I do on conflict. Everyone is in sync with the techniques that are being taught, heads nodding in agreement, questions asked and answered. There is a flow… and then it happens. I list self-care as a technique and the room goes...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 30, 2019 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Leadership, Parenting
Let’s get honest about why you don’t want to work on the conflicts in your life. I have been doing a lot of intense listening in these last three years. It is my response to the extreme discord in this country, the conflicts that have shown up in my personal life and...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 26, 2019 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Parenting
This blog article is the last in this series and I hope you have been reading them and doing your own work right alongside of me. Last time, we were learning the basics of reconstruction. So, quick review before I jump in with my story. To reconstruct, we have to...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 5, 2019 | Communication, Conflict Coaching, Parenting
Anything that makes us feel as uncomfortable as conflict makes most of us feel needs to be examined fully and challenged. Yes, I said that two blogs ago and it really is true though counter to our first inclination. If you are like me, your first inclination is to...
by Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 12, 2019 | Communication, Inner Conflicts, Parenting
So, it seems as if I broke my own rule. You see, I always pride myself as a facilitator who never asks her audience to do anything I wouldn’t do. In my last two blogs, I asked you to take some major steps in doing your own personal work on conflict. This work is...
