3.0 IS ANGER A FRIEND OR A FOE? RE-THINKING THE POWER OF EMOTIONS AND THEIR ROLE IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION

PeaceMaking on Purpose | Conflict Resolution, Communication skills, Managing Anger, Stress, Reconciliation Win Win, Women, Common Ground · Feb 5, 2026 · 16m

We’ve been taught not to trust our emotions.

They’re “too much.”

They’re not logical.

And for women especially, they’re often treated like a problem to fix.

So, when emotions show up in a hard conversation, we do what we’ve learned to do—we shut them down, apologize for them, or pretend they aren’t there.

But what if that’s the real problem?

What if your emotions aren’t sabotaging the conversation…

What if they’re trying to tell you something?

In this episode, we’re challenging the idea that emotions don’t belong in conflict. We’re talking about how emotions are released, the messages they…