by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jul 5, 2023
Staying open during difficult times Not one more thing. You can’t take one more thing. The world is coming apart at the seams right in front of your eyes and everybody wants something from you right now. Is that how things are going on in your world? It is in...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 14, 2023
Feedback vs. Criticism, lines crossed It is a cry I have heard far too often over the last couple of years. “It is difficult to manage millennials, they hear feedback as criticism and are always taking everything personally.” What’s interesting about this to me...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | May 30, 2023
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
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 | Apr 19, 2023
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....