LTAC Season 4 Episode 4 – Internal Conflicts and You
Not every conflict happens between two people — sometimes the toughest one is the one going on in your own head. In this episode, attorney-mediator Lynne Nash turns the lens inward to talk about internal conflict: that private, often invisible struggle over a decision, a desire, or a value that pulls you in two directions at once.Lynne gets personal about her own pattern (after 28 years of marriage, her husband can spot it from a mile away) and walks through why internal conflict is normal, temporary, and manageable — as long as you don't cope with it through denial, avoidance, distortion, or blame, all of which quietly erode your relationships and even distort your own memory over time. She shares three practical tools she uses herself: resisting the urge to make a premature decision, testing a low-risk option out in the real world instead of looping it endlessly in your head, and a surprisingly effective writing exercise that ends with a trip to the shredder.In this episode:What internal conflict actually is, psychologically speakingWhy avoidance, denial, and blame make it worse over timeSitting with "I don't know yet" instead of forcing a premature decisionTesting low-risk options in real life to break a mental loopThe write-it-down-and-shred-it method for getting a conflict out of your headLynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas, with a master's in conflict resolution. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal or therapeutic advice.
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