Transform Conflict into Connection: For Parents/Guardians and Their Teens

"Transform Conflict into Connection" is a 3-part series virtual training that aims to provide strategies and tools to parents/guardians and their teens to overcome conflicts and strengthen family connections.

Objectives for these workshops:

• to develop an awareness of the architecture of conflict
• to understand your relationship to conflict and how this impacts your relationships
• to empower you to experience productive conflict thus deepening your connections
• to provide you with tools for navigating conflict at home and beyond

This interactive training will cover various topics, including Avoiding the Conflict Trap, Moving from Blame to Curiosity, and Navigating Difficult Conversations. As a result parents/guardians and their teens will walk away with skills, strategies, and resources to walk through their conflicts and develop healthier connected relationships.

In addition to creating a safe space for all, your facilitators, Shannon Evans, Jodi Lewis, and Misha Safran, will support you to maneuver through these challenging topics with empathy and levity. Bios below.

Parents/guardians and their teens are welcome to attend either together or apart. If a teen would like to attend without their parent(s) or guardian(s), we will need a signed waiver by the parent or guardian.

Who is this for? Parents/guardians and their teens who want to move from conflict to connection through healthier communication resulting in fewer power struggles, and increased trust.

Each session will be 2-hours. We will meet on July 7th, July 14th, and July 21st from 5:00pm - 7:00pm.

REMINDER: This event is a 3-part series. Registering for this event means you are committing to attending all three dates: July 7th, 14th, and 21st. Thank you. We look forward to empowering deeper connection between you and your loved ones.

ALL DONATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE CENTER FOR UNDERSTANDING IN CONFLICT TO SUPPORT THEIR TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. Thank you!

Shannon Whitnack Evans is a mediator and conflict skills trainer with the Conflict Resolution Center in Nevada City, CA. With a life-long pursuit of the transcendent golden nugget, her insatiable curiosity has led her into the study of anthropology, film and photography, human health, architecture, straw bale design, cargo bikes, the human potential movement, the history of the American West, and psychology. All paths led her to the treasure lying underneath humans in conflict.

Evans is passionate about learning and teaching others about courageous conversations, attachment theory, and transformative mediation. She is currently a student in the teacher training program at the Center for Understanding in Conflict and holds a degree in architecture from UC Berkeley. These days you might find her designing a house, belly laughing with a friend, mediating in Court Room 6 or reading Allan Schore (for fun).

Jodi Lewis (she/her/hers) is an attorney, mediator, and group facilitator. She assists survivors of domestic and gender-based violence with their court cases. She is also an assistant soccer coach for a girls’ high school varsity soccer. Jodi volunteers as a mediator in the Alameda Court System, with the Sierra Club in the Inspiring Connections Outdoors Program, and is a board member for the non-profit Restorative Community Solutions.

Jodi is currently a student in the teacher training program at the Center for Understanding in Conflict. Jodi is passionate about helping people transform their relationships through leaning into and allowing conflict, compassionate communication, and curiousity.

Misha Safran, she/they, is a dynamic speaker, coach, and author of “A Teacher's Companion: Centering Empathy & Emotional Well-Being for Yourself and Your Students.” Fluent in three languages, she excels as a consultant in DEIABJ (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Belonging, and Justice) education. Misha offers personalized coaching for individuals and families, delivers inspiring talks, and leads engaging workshops and retreats for diverse groups, including families, couples, individuals, and educators. Committed to inclusivity, Misha passionately advocates for family and community involvement, collaborative power-sharing, and building empathy between educators and students.

Misha is currently a student in the teacher training program at the Center for Understanding in Conflict and holds a bachelors degree from Southern Oregon State University, a masters degree from the University of Oregon, and is a professionally credentialed life coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation.

Event Venue

Online