Category Archives: Conflict Management Coaching

As you have likely realized, I am intrigued by a number of interesting metaphors that relate to conflict. Last week was about “biting our tongues” and this week’s Conflict Mastery Quest(ions) blog is about “eating our words”! One explanation of … Continue reading →

One reference to the expression “bite my tongue” is “To forcibly prevent oneself from speaking, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute”. In conflict situations this idiom comes up when there is something we feel compelled to say but catch … Continue reading →

Since the 1300s the adjective heavy – referring to the heart – has been used in the sense of “weighed down with grief or sadness”. Having a ‘heavy heart’ is a vivid expression that most of us can relate to … Continue reading →