From Conflict to Connection: Transforming Difficult Conversations into Peaceful Resolutions (A Guide to Removing Barriers to Communication)

Kinyon, John/ Lasater, Ike

ISBN 10: 0989972046 / ISBN 13: 9780989972048

Published by Mediate Your Life, LLC, 2015

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384 pages. 8.43x5.85x0.73 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Conflict to Connection: Transforming Difficult Conversations into Peaceful Resolutions (A Guide to Removing Barriers to Communication)
• Publisher: Mediate Your Life, LLC
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989972046
• ISBN 13: 9780989972048
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.36 kilograms

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Synopsis

Interpersonal conflict is a fact of life. Whether you are directly in conflict with a family member or colleague, or simply experience sticky situations with others, being able to have difficult conversations in a satisfying manner can greatly improve your relationships and well-being. Learn concrete and practical tools and exercises for all stages of interpersonal communication that will help you stay connected to yourself, be able to hear the other person and express your own needs, and find resolutions that everyone is happy with. Based on the work of Mediate Your Life, From Conflict to Connection is written by authors with nearly forty years combined experience in a Nonviolent Communication approach to mediation and conflict resolution, and have trained thousands of people worldwide.

About the Author

JOHN KINYON has mediated conflicts in a variety of contexts, including couples, family, community, business, legal, and institutional. Co-founder of Mediate Your Life, John trains people in communication and conflict resolution skills and has taught thousands of people in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia. John has studied and worked closely with NVC founder Marshall Rosenberg since 1998, has been a trainer of the Center for Nonviolent Communication since 2000, and is a co-founder of Bay NVC. John's professional background is in academic psychology and psychotherapy, with a graduate degree in clinical psychology from Penn State University. IKE LASATER is the co-founder of Mediate Your Life, a training company that helps people build better lives by changing how they respond to conflict. With extensive training in Nonviolent Communication, Ike teaches and coaches individuals and organizations in communication and conflict resolution skills and has trained thousands of people in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has served on the board of directors for the Center for Nonviolent Communication and the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California. Ike was a trial attorney for 20 years who co-founded a thriving San Francisco law firm.