Dear Babygurl: Notes on Life, Leadership, and Liberation

Dear Babygurl: Notes on Life, Leadership, and Liberation

022 - Why Conflict Feels So Hard

24 min · 29 de abr de 2026
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Why does conflict feel so hard? Why do we replay conversations in our heads, stay quiet when something doesn’t sit right, or say yes when our whole body is saying no? In this episode, we are not talking about how to handle conflict. We are talking about the part most people skip. The why. Because before you can have a courageous conversation, you have to understand what happens inside of you when conflict shows up. In this episode, I share a personal story from my time as Associate Director of Wellness at Power California, an organization born out of a merger that felt like a blended family. Two leadership styles. Two cultures. Oneshared mission. And underneath it all, tension, unspoken dynamics, and the need for a shared language around conflict. That experience led me to develop what I now call Courageous Conversations. A framework I’ve used with organizations, leadership teams, and in high-stakes situations. But this episode is not about the framework. It is about the foundation. This episode invites you to bring compassion to the parts of you that learned to stay quiet to stay safe. Because you are not bad at conflict. You were never taught how to do it. And. You can learn a new way. You can build the capacity to stay present, to speak with clarity, and to move through hard conversations without losing yourself. If you want support working with your nervous system, check out the bonus regulation episodes available in both English and Spanish. These are short, practical tools you can come back to before, during, or after difficult conversations. If this episode resonated, share it with someone who’s been navigating hard conversations, or someone who avoids them altogether. And if you haven’t already, follow the podcast so you don’t miss what’s coming next. 🎧 Listen, subscribe, and share with someone who needs this.

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