The Reboot Podcast Reboot Extra #13 - Navigating High Conflict Personalities - with Megan Hunter & Ali Schultz
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Apr 26, 2022 
Megan Hunter, co-founder of The High Conflict Institute, shares her expertise on navigating interactions with High Conflict Personalities (HCPs). She discusses the five types of HCPs and how their brains operate, emphasizing the challenges in engaging with them. Megan provides practical strategies for setting boundaries and tools for dealing with blame, while also introducing the 'Web Method' for recognizing these personalities. The conversation highlights effective communication tactics like BIF and EAR, helping listeners improve relationships in personal and professional realms.
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Understanding High Conflict Personalities
- High Conflict Personalities (HCPs) operate with a different brain system affecting their interactions.
- Without understanding these dynamics, managing relationships with HCPs becomes very challenging.
Megan’s Path to HCP Expertise
- Megan Hunter used her experience in family law to identify patterns in high conflict cases.
- She partnered with expert Bill Eddy to found the High Conflict Institute to address these challenges worldwide.
HCPs Are The 10% Exception
- About 90% of people do not behave as HCPs do, emphasizing the rarity but impact of these personalities.
- HCPs require unique approaches since their operating systems differ significantly from the majority.