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A Guide On Building Lasting Connections: How to Make and Keep Friends (pt.2)

Haven't read Part 1? Check it out here! Welcome back, friend. So, you’ve taken the leap. You got out of the house, met some people, maybe even asked for a follow-up hang. That’s huge. But now the question is: how do you make it last? Friendship, like any living thin...

by Sara Ness — Jun 17, 2025 authentic relating boundaries communication community conflict resolution connection consistency emotional intelligence empathy friendship friendship maintenance loneliness personal growth reflection relational intelligence relationships social skills trust vulnerability

A Guide On Building Lasting Connections: How to Make and Keep Friends (pt.1)

Are you lonely? Do you have a close partner or friends, or a wider social network? Do you have people you can connect with, and depend on? Whether or not you have these things, do you feel lonely day to day? Connection is a basic human need, but it’s one that many of us feel w...

Jun 17, 2025 authentic relating communication community connection conversaion skills emotional intelligence friendship loneliness mental health personal development personal growth psychology relational intelligence relationships self-awareness social anxiety social skills tips & tools vulnerability

What Kind of Bad Communicator Are You?

Introducing the Dark Art-chetypes Let’s face it, we’re all shitty communicators when we’re mad. Yes, dear reader, even you. Even me, the Queen of Authenticity. I’m extra “authentic” when I’m angry. I have so many feelings that need to be spoken, so many logical arguments for why I’m right, so muc...

Jun 06, 2025 anger archetypes communication styles conflict communication conversational power dark arts defensive behaviors difficult conversations emotional intelligence manipulation tactics personal growth power dynamics quiz-based learning relationship dynamics self-awareness shadow work

Work That Works

From tools to tactics By the time we had sifted through the literature, rejected the fluff, and traced the shared spine running through the best conflict models, we were left with something that looked promising on paper. But paper isn’t practice. Conflict, as we’d seen over and ov...

Jun 03, 2025 applied communication c4 model communication dojo conflict coaching conflict fluency conflict methodology conflict resolution skills context content concern connection conversation mapping emotional intelligence experiential learning facilitation training feedback practice fight lab leadership communication nervous system regulation practice-based training relationship tools somatic awareness the art of difficult conversations

A Framework for Conflict at the End of the World

In early 2022, Sara and I got a call from Rebel Wisdom. They had a problem: their community, despite being unusually bright, dangerously curious, and predisposed to that greatest of libertarian vices: solipsism, didn’t really know how to talk to each other. Their community was founded...

Jun 03, 2025 art of difficult conversations communication skills conflict resolution crisis negotiation de-escalation strategies difficult conversations emotional intelligence facilitation tools feedback skills group dynamics holding tension interpersonal skills leadership development nonviolent communication presence in conflict relational capacity relational intelligence self-regulation somatic awareness tactical empathy

What I Want to Do With My Life (or, a commentary on community)

Balancing needs in a culture without collectivity I’ve been thinking a lot about what I want to do next with my life. After 13 years teaching communication and connection, I want to learn, contribute, and receive more. Meeting all these needs together will be hard. But I’ve been asking myself, “I...

by Sara Ness — May 02, 2025 collective collective identity communal living commune community community essays community living conflict & negotiation emotional intelligence group dynamics intentional community interpersonal dynamics living systems modern loneliness moral development personal growth prosocial psychology social health

How to Survive in Uncertainty

The science of why we struggle + my best strategies I didn’t know what to write on this morning. Most of my current research is on things like “how to do drywall” and “how to take care of chickens”, which…doesn’t seem like something y’all can learn more about from me than Youtube. (Welcome to far...

by Sara Ness — Apr 09, 2025 anxiety relief brain states coping strategies critical brain theory depression emotional intelligence existential tools mental health modern spirituality neuroscience personal growth philosophy resilience tools uncertainty

Lead Into Your Edge

Feedback Loops Feedback is invaluable You are allergic to it, and you can treat the allergy The person you identify as and the person that the world experiences are not the same person. For every person in your life—every person you’ve interacted with—there is an alternate version of yo...

Mar 11, 2025 community building constructive criticism emotional intelligence facilitation feedback leadership development performance evaluation personal growth self-awareness self-improvement social psychology workplace culture

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