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When feedback hits a nerve, do you react defensively or pause to consider the truth it might contain? Theresa Marie opens up about her six-week struggle with being called a "conflict attractor" - a label that initially made her want to walk away from her spiritual community altogether.
With raw honesty, she shares the painful process of recognizing how her controlling communication style has created the very conflicts she believed she was avoiding. From discovering an old email from her son about her tendency to "shove things down people's throats" to reflecting on 17 years with a husband whose anxiety was often triggered by her forceful approach, Theresa confronts the mirror she's been avoiding.
"The biggest confrontation is the one an individual has with themselves," Theresa reflects, using the vivid metaphor of a painful facial blemish that builds pressure until it erupts. Similarly, our unaddressed character flaws eventually manifest as relationship problems that can no longer be ignored or covered up.
Through her practice of Tai Chi Gung and the support of her Circle of Chi community, Theresa is learning to transform this energy by making the courageous journey from head to heart. She explains how we can differentiate between the 10% of conflict caused by differing opinions and the 90% caused by our delivery and tone.
As energy continues to intensify globally, Theresa suggests that confrontation becomes increasingly unavoidable - and potentially transformative. "Leaders don't avoid or repress conflicts; they see them as opportunities," she reminds us. What patterns keep recurring in your life? What uncomfortable truths might you be running from? Join Theresa on this vulnerable exploration of how facing our shadows frees us to help others navigate their own.
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