My Tried and True Trick for Dealing with Difficult People
My 9th grade shop class (you know, the course where you learn valuable life lessons like how to build a stool and wire an outlet)…
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Rethinking Conflict: How I Learned to Have More Honest Conversations
For most of my teens and early 20s, I had this idea that the best way to deal with discomfort or conflict was to pretend…
How to Deal With a Flaky Friend
When my friend Shannon told me that she was accepted to graduate school in California, I was excited for her. I don’t get to see…
5 Practical Steps to Fight Polarization
You only have to open up Twitter—or start a conversation with a member of the opposite political party—to see that we’re living in polarizing times.…
Why Conflict Is Essential for Your Relationship
Before I married my husband, I had a lot of ideas about the way a strong marriage was supposed to work. And because we loved…
3 Lessons I Learned From My ‘Failed’ Relationships
Not getting along with people has always made me uncomfortable. Whether it was a matter of just not jiving with someone, or actually having a…
4 Ways to Keep Your Friendship Strong Through a Challenging Time
A year ago, two close friends and I founded a small tech startup that builds SMS solutions for businesses. I was in my last year…
3 Things to Ask Before Giving Someone a Second Chance
Second chances are tricky. Whether it’s an estranged family member, a friendship gone sour, or an old flame hoping to be rekindled, deciding to let…