Conflict Is Normal. Here's How To Keep It Healthy And Avoid Disaster. | Amanda Ripley

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- 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 Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram , TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety , Sleep , Relationships , Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/amanda-ripley-843 Additional Resources: thegoodconflict.com Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://app.tenpercent.com/link/download