Conversations to Cut the Conflict

When I work with separated parents, we talk a lot about,  why it's so important to have agreements in place . A lot of people feel that they will lose their flexibility if they do that, which is not necessarily the case!  In this episode I am busting this myth and I talk about why it is important to have agreements in place AND it is possible to remain flexible if that is what you both want t...

Communication is key especially for separated parents!!   It is very possible you left your relationship because the communication was not great. So how can you get better at communicating after separation? It might not sound possible but it is!  Have a listen to this podcast episode where I talk all about how to make agreements, set boundaries and improve the communication with your ex-partner. 

I am so excited to share this episode of Conversations to Cut the Conflict with you. I'm interviewing Ashley Matkovic, the owner of Fusion Biz Co.,  Perth’s Leading Small Business Community for Female Entrepreneurs.  Ashley is incredible. She built up her business from nothing to now having more than 300 members while being a mum.  Being in business is not always amazing and full of rainbows...

This episode of Conversations to Cut the Conflict is pretty special as I have asked my sister in law to join me for a conversation in this episode about our family conflict and her area of expertise in health and nutrition. What we talk in this episode: How important nutrition is for your mood, headspace and ability to perform in life.  Why what you eat and when you eat it impacts your mood and h...

 In this episode I interview Bethan Winn and she is a critical thinking facilitator. You might wonder what that actually is! Bethan will answer that question for you in this episode as I had the same question. Bethan is knowledgeable and has a great way of explaining concepts in an easy and entertaining manner. We not only talk about what a critical thinking facilitator is, but what critical think...

In this episode, I'm talking about perception - a topic that's so close to my heart. I love it so much because every time I facilitate conflict resolution training, this is the topic that most of the participants tell me made the the biggest difference to them and often they email me how it changed their life in a positive way. That is the reason I wanted to share these concepts in my po...

In this episode, I am discussing such an important topic! It is a topic that we don't necessarily like to talk about, which is what will happen after we pass away. Nobody likes to think about this, but if you do not organise it well, it can create a lot of family conflict during an already difficult time. I'm interviewing Lucy Percy from Head and Heart Estate Planning. She helps people t...

In this episode, I interview Emily Smith from Be Think Do Coaching. Emily is a mind expansion coach who works with her clients through hypnosis. In this episode we discuss what hypnosis actually is, how does it works and how can it help you. We talk about how can you hypnotize yourself to help you work with your inner conflict. What can you do  when you worry about “what if people don’t like me”, ...

It has been a while but I am back podcasting and I am excited to share with you that Episode 17  of Conversations to Cut the Conflict is out now! I’m interviewing Di Wilcox in this episode, who is an amazing human with the biggest heart. She is a parenting expert and the founder of the Magic Coat Foundation. She has developed effective tools to work with children that have anxiety and depression....

Welcome to another episode of "Conversations to Cut the Conflict", and I'm so excited about this episode. I have Juliet Lever on this episode and she is an NLP trainer, neuro-linguistic programming. Juliet talks about what NLP actually is and how you can use it to feel confident, resolve conflict, and when you feel really stuck. I trained with Juliet a couple of weeks ago and she&ap...

It is almost Christmas, and I have decided to record a Christmas episode for you, because Christmas is surrounded by conflict, anxiety, and stress, for a lot of people. I'm going to talk about the lead up before Christmas. Everything from how to make sure you're not so anxious and stressed, how to negotiate with family members, how to set boundaries, and then what you can do to make that...

In this episode, I am interviewing the Powerhouse Kate Maree O'Brien. Kate is the founder of SHE, Australasia's largest women's leadership and empowerment event. Kate is an amazing coach. She owns multiple businesses and I just love her. I work with her as well in my business and she's just amazing. And Kate is amazing at boundary setting and does it in a really beautiful way....

In this episode, I interview Veronica Jacob, and she's the director of innovation and impact investment, for Mediators Beyond Borders International. She's a social entrepreneur and a stubborn optimist, and a chronic creator. We talk about the US election as she lives in California, we talk about the vision and the current conflict, and what possibly could be done about it. We also talk a...

In this episode I'm going to answer two questions that I get asked on a daily basis. The first question is, what is mediation? What's the process, what happens in mediation? And the second question is, if I have to do mediation, what do I need to think about and what do I need to prepare? So I'm answering both these questions in this episode. So please listen to it and share it with...

I am so excited to share Conversations to Cut the Conflict with you because this episode is about internal conflict. So conflict with yourself, not with others. And I think it's one of the biggest conflicts that we have. That internal chatter that keeps going on and on and on in our mind. And there's this devil and there's this angel and we're constantly battling with ourselves...

Episode 10 of "Conversations to Cut the Conflict" is here and it's all about domestic violence, a topic very close to my heart. And I'm interviewing Michelle Powell from Happiness Co. who shares her incredible domestic violence story with me. We talk about what is domestic violence, what isn't domestic violence, what can you do when you see a loved one go through it, or wh...

In this episode, I Interview Edita Tahiri former deputy prime minister and chief negotiator of Kosovo. We discuss how can you get people to listen? How having a goal that is much bigger than yourself can drive you to create miracles and what women can do to get a seat at the negotiation table and be in leadership roles.

In episode 8 Lisanne interviews José Ramos-Horta. Mr Ramos-Horta is the former president of Timor-Leste and Nobel peace prize winner. If anyone knows about negotiation and conflict resolution it is Mr Ramos-Horta. In this episode Mr Ramos-Horta comments on the current situation in the world, in particular what has happened in relation to Covid-19 and how this has been managed by world leaders. Mr...

In this episode, I speak with coach and powerhouse Nicky Thomas who authentically shares her very personal story about how she set new boundaries in her marriage that was no longer working for her. She has been separated from her husband for 6 months before getting back together. She shares their journey and what it took to create a brand new relationship in this real and raw episode.

Find out in episode 6 why listening is more important than speaking, what gets in the way of listening and how you can improve your listening skills.

In this episode, I am speaking with Julian Pace, award-winning speaker and founder of Happiness Co about how you can become happy within yourself and as a result have better relationships in your life.

In this episode, I will discuss easy steps that you can take to improve your negotiation skills and make agreements that support and work for everyone in the relationship.

In this episode, we will discuss how every conversation with your partner matters! We often think that day to day conversations with our partner is not important, but they are the ones that matter. This is where we create our habits and practise our negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

In this episode, you will find out how to make clear agreements and how you can change them, so you'll have a much clearer understanding of what everyone needs and wants in this relationship so you can avoid conflict altogether .

Lisanne Iriks , Conflict Resolution Specialist and award-winning mediator talks about HOW you can communicate effectively with your partner when you are stressed. This episode will give you some simple tips that you can action straight away to take your relationship to the next level!