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Conversations to Cut the Conflict
HI, I am Lisanne Iriks and I am deeply passionate about people having the ability to resolve conflict powerfully and negotiate effectively in their lives. I am so passionate about it because I see how much suffering it is causing people on a daily basis and I know that it just does not have to be this way. When people truly get how conflict impacts their life and put the work in to get effective at conflict resolution and negotiation, they get to experience deep connections with other people, freedom, self-expression, love, and happiness!
So what is it that I do? I am a conflict resolution specialist and have been a mediator and facilitator for over 12 years specialising in family mediation and workplace mediation. I have taken thousands for people through the mediation process and I have had the honour to be a finalist for the Australian Mediator of the year award for the last two years. I train, coach, and mentor people to become highly effective in conflict resolution and negotiation so they can create the relationships they want in their homes and their boardrooms.
I am so excited to welcome you to CONVERSATIONS TO CUT THE CONFLICT! This podcast is designed to create actual change in people’s lives and the world.
I am committed to bringing you the conversations, insight, and tools you need for you to switch on your inner conflict resolution and negotiation muscles and get you to a completely different level where you can resolve conflict powerfully and create the relationships you want in your life. Think about it...what would life be like if you would not be afraid of dealing with conflict and you would deal with it easily and quickly. It would change the game dramatically, wouldn't it?
Thank you for being here and being willing to have these conversations and switch on your inner conflict resolution muscle. The world needs people like you!
It would mean so much to me if you could share an episode with the people in your life. I put so much into these conversations and I would like these conversations to reach as many people as possible! Please tag me on Instagram when you share an episode so I can reshare your story.
It is so great to meet you, now let's get into these conversations…
Episodes
51 episodes
Ep 50 - Modern Co-Parenting in the Age of Smartphones & Social Media
Co-parenting was never easy, but throw in constant notifications, texting wars, and social media exposure, and it can feel impossible.How do you set boundaries when your ex has 24/7 access to you?What happens when texts spiral i...
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Ep 49 - How Menopause Impacts Women's Lives and Their Relationships
Did you know that menopause can have a profound impact on how we act, think, and handle conflict? Hormones have a huge impact on our mood, our relationships and how we deal with difficult situations.As women we often think th...
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Ep 48 - Understanding and Addressing Domestic Abuse in Australia
In this episode I interview Annabelle Daniel OAM, Founding CEO of Women’s Community Shelters, to delve into the critical issues of domestic violence and women’s homelessness.Annabelle shares her extensive experience working with local co...
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Ep 47 - The Lawyer That Tells You Not To Go To Court and Why
I loved recording this episode with Ella Hickman from Hickman Family Lawyers. Ella is not only a great human being but also a great lawyer. She practices almost exclusively in family law, dealing with both parenting and ...
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Ep 46 - How to Better Engage Fathers in the Family Mediation Process
I have had the pleasure of interviewing Nurit Zubery in this episode of Conversations To Cut The Conflict. I sat in Nurit's presentation at the Mediation Conference in New Zealand last year and I asked her to come on the podcast as...
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Ep 45 - How to negotiate and avoid family conflict in the lead up and on Christmas day
I have recorded a quick episode for you to give you some tips on how to get through the next couple of weeks without losing your sanity. I also cover how to negotiate with your family in the lead up and on Christmas Day so you can ...
Ep 44 - Parenting Coordination
Listen to my conversation with my fellow mediator and coach Anne-Marie Cade.We delve into the vital role of coaching in high-conflict separation and her parenting coordination research. Find out what parenting coordination is and what An...
Ep 43 - Money Matters: Navigating Conflict and Finding Resolution
Money is one of the most common reason that people are in conflict.I have recorded a short and sweet episode for you on how to best deal with conflict relating to money.Have a listen and let me me know your thoughts. I hope it hel...
Ep 42 - The Power of NLP and Hypnosis in Self-Discovery and Resolving Conflict
In this episode, I interview Paul Eliseo, co-founder of Evolve & Relaunch.Paul trains coaches in becoming masterful at NLP, timeline therapy and hypnosis. This episode is one of my favourite episodes ever! ...
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Ep 41 - The Importance of Coaching for Children
Unlock your child's full potential with the help of a Kids Coach!Listen to our latest podcast episode in which I chat with Nichole Hamilton, a clinical hypnotherapist and master practitioner in timeline therapy and NLP who specializes in...
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Ep 40 - Navigating High-Conflict Family Separation
I loved having a conversation with Faiza Gabriel, director of Lighthouse Legal. Having observed her parents go through a messy divorce as a teenager, Faiza knew early on that there had to be a better way, and that her calling wa...
Ep 39 - Overcome your Inner Conflict and Show Up with Confidence on Camera
This episode is for business owners who do not feel confident to show up on all the platforms commonly used nowadays to generate business. Or if you are someone that feels that you do not need to show up on all the different platforms, th...
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Ep 38 - Emotions in Conflict- Debunking Myths and How to Work With It
Emotions are necessary and useful to have in our everyday life. We cannot survive without them. While emotions are so important, most people do not find it easy to talk about them, recognise them and work with (please note I said with, not agai...
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Ep 37 - Legacy, Death and Conflict
In this episode, I interview Zinta Harris from Resolve Estate Law. Zinta is a succession lawyer, collaborative professional, and mediator who is amazing at helping people when they are in conflict while a loved one has just passed away.
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Ep 36 - How can you negotiate effectively within the workplace and avoid conflict.
This episode is for anyone who is interested in preventing conflict in the workplace and creating an environment where people enjoy working and want to stay.I interviewed Jo Alilovic who is an HR lawyer that works with businesses to get ...
Ep 35 - How Empathy Can Change Everything
This episode is a short one to remind you of the power of empathy. Empathy is amazing, but often we forget about it as we run though life in our fast moving society where we don't always get to connect with other people properly.<...
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Ep 34 - How To Negotiate Effectively
Negotiation is a fact of life. We do it every day in our personal and professional lives. When you are confident in your negotiations and you know how to do it effectively you will be surprised at the kind of results you can produce.&nbs...
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Ep 33 - Why taking responsibility will give you the power to make positive changes in your life
In this episode I talk about taking RESPONSIBILITY!Why do most people not like taking responsibility?Why is it the most powerful thing that you can do to make positive changes in your life?Listen to this episode to change...
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Ep 32 - First Year of Separation
The first year of separation is very hard for most people. There is so much going on practically speaking and on an emotional level. I interview Nicky Thomas who is an amazing leadership coach who has been separated for 12 months now.We...
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Ep 31 - Why is it important to focus and say no?
Oh my god! It has been a while since I have recorded a podcast episode. I have moved house and one of my children has started high school so my focus has been on my clients and my family and there was no space for recording podcasts for example...
Ep 30 - What is anxiety and how can you deal with it effectively
Stress and anxiety is something that we all experience in our lives when we are going through a difficult period such as separation or it might just be getting through the end of year surviving the silly season! Stress is not necess...
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Ep 29 - Let's talk about Child Support.
Money is a topic that causes a lot of conflict! For separated parents child support is often a huge bone contention. In this episode I speak with Lisa Young Professor of Law at Murdoch university who is a child support expert. In ou...
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Ep 28 - Why you need legal advice when going through a separation
I ask all my clients to get legal advice when they are going through separation. When I have that conversation I often find that people don't want to go to a lawyer. They are scared of lawyers for different reasons. They think that if the...
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Ep 27 - How to co-parent smoothly with your ex
This episode is for anyone who is co-parenting with their ex-partner.I interviewed Rosalie who is is the founder of the The Co-Parenting Collective®. Rosalie has been a co-parent for over 20 years.S...
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Ep 26 - How to avoid finding yourself in high conflict
In this week's episode, I am talking about a subject that has been coming up a lot in the last couple of weeks. People want to know how to avoid getting in a situation where they have to deal with high levels of conflict. ...
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