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THE SECRET CHRISTMAS RECIPE FOR CLEAR COMMUNICATION

 Don Miguel Ruiz “The Four Agreements.” It’s not always easy to be full of festive cheer when tense feelings lurk beneath the Christmas tree. Family gatherings can trigger old dynamics and emotions, even when we feel we’ve personally resolved them. By responding differently, we can break patterns and turn a problem into an opportunity for understanding and […]

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Communication styles: when our defense mechanisms lead us into trouble and strife. What style are you and how assertive can you be?

  Our style of communication develops at an early age when we adopt defense mechanisms that we feel protect us from harm and punishment. This learning reflects our personality, self-esteem and it is adopted from our environment. In our adulthood these styles become instinctive defense mechanisms, conscious or unconscious modus operandi, and they rarely work… […]

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WHY IS THERE SO MUCH FEAR AROUND CONFLICT WHEN IT’S SUCH A NORMAL PART OF OUR LIVES?

Mention the words ‘conflict’ and ‘conflict resolution’ and it raises some interesting responses. Three of the most common are: denial of having any conflict in one’s life, interest in the subject, or a mixture of the two – some interest, followed by a polite distancing, as if the ‘condition’ were contagious. So why is there such […]

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