How to Be a Better Human Work advice from the world’s favorite couples therapist w/ Master Fixer Dr. Orna Guralnik | from Fixable
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Dec 22, 2025 
Dr. Orna Guralnik, a clinical psychologist and star of the series *Couples Therapy*, shares her insights on improving workplace dynamics through relationship skills. She emphasizes the importance of deep listening and patience, framing interactions as cycles of rupture and repair. Orna encourages cultivating curiosity over judgment and discusses practical tips for fostering healthier communication at work. She also highlights how one person can influence the entire team environment, showing that positive change is within reach.
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Difference Is The Core Work Challenge
- Work conflicts are fundamentally about interacting with other human beings and their difference from us.
- Orna Guralnik says dealing with difference is the basic human task across home and work environments.
Pause To Shift From Judgment To Curiosity
- Calm your emotional intensity so you can shift from judgment to curiosity in real time.
- Use breath, patience, and regulating anger to make room to learn from someone different.
Tend The System Even If You’re The Only One
- One person can attend to the relational system and change the field even if others don't match the effort.
- Create a healthier system and relationships can improve without equal contributions from everyone.