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Develop effective communication skills, conflict resolution, and healthy boundary-setting. Strengthen personal and professional relationships by building a positive support network.
Conflict arises when needs and expectations clash and is inevitable in any relationship. This article maps five levels of conflict, from problems to solve through disagreement, contest and fight to a rupture, and gives practical ways to handle each, from 'I feel' statements to outside mediation.
A support network is made up of people we can trust in times of need: family, friends, colleagues or community groups. This article explains how such relationships reduce stress, build resilience and improve self-esteem, and offers five strategies to build and maintain yours.
