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Conflict resolution and mediation skills help people in disputes find common ground while working toward a mutually beneficial solution together. The Other Chair is a podcast dedicated to helping you, the listener, learn how bringing human issues to the table can help resolve conflict in your personal and professional life. From professional mediators to human resource professionals and those who get the call from friends and family in need, there is something for everyone looking to bring understanding to conflict-driven conversations.
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Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Mindfulness in Mediation with Guest Norman Fischer
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Saturday Jan 14, 2023
Mindfulness and mediation can be vital to addressing suffering on both sides of a conflict while finding presence and calm in the mind of those tasked with bringing parties together. Zen Buddhist priest Norman Fischer reflects on his history of helping mediation professionals through mindfulness training, supporting Ukrainian mediators during his recent Inside Out training program, and tips for practitioners to find presence in the heart of the storm during this episode of The Other Chair.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Animals at the Center of Conflict with Guest Debra Hamilton
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
When relationships end, there is often a lot of discussion, consideration, and animosity regarding children. But what happens when a pet dog, cat, or horse hangs in the balance? Expert Debra Hamilton joins The Other Chair to discuss how the court system doesn't often consider the life of the pet and the role that pet-based mediation brings in bridging the gap. Learn how an understanding-based approach can help people find harmony and ultimately create a better outcome for the furry friends so many people call their own.
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped with Guest Amanda Ripley
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Saturday Dec 10, 2022
Guest hosts Jennifer Sullivan and Phuong Ertley interview journalist and New York Times bestselling author Amanda Ripley to talk about her book High Conflict and "what happens when discord distills into a good-versus-evil kind of feud, the kind with an us and a them."
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Introduction to the Understanding-Based Model and Founder Gary Friedman
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Welcome to The Other Chair. In this episode, Center for Understanding in Conflict co-founder Gary J. Friedman introduces listeners to the center while exploring the understanding-based approach to conflict and how it can help you bring people together in personal, professional, and practitioner settings.
Learn more at understandinginconflict.org