Conflict Isn't a Problem to Avoid—It's an Opportunity Your Brain Is Trained to Misread

“We should look at this as an opportunity.” You’ve probably heard some version of that about conflict, and it may have sounded like a platitude. Opportunities are things we want. How could conflict possibly be one of them? In this episode, we explore why we may not want conflict, but we often need it to grow, learn, and create meaningful change. The problem is that years of difficult experiences can train our brains to associate conflict almost entirely with threat. But that association isn’t...