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Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributing columnist, and the co-founder of Good Conflict, a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict. She has written three award-winning, nonfiction books about three very different subjects: High Conflict, The Smartest Kids in the World, and The Unthinkable.

In this episode we talk about:

The key differences between healthy conflict and high conflict
Five key steps for getting out of or avoiding high conflict
Why it's a golden age for so-called conflict entrepreneurs; and how to spot them in your orbit
‘Looping’ – a key technique that changed Amanda’s life (and Dan’s)
How to set good boundaries while not giving up on people
One of the most reliable antidotes to all forms of bias, something called contact theory
Thoughts on how to interact with the news and social media during a presidential election
The very good reasons to avoid humiliating your opponent. She calls humiliation the nuclear bomb of emotions
And much more

Related Episodes:

Fight Right: The Science of Healthy Conflict | Drs. John and Julie Gottman

How to Repair the Damage After a Fight | Dr. Becky Kennedy

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