Let's Talk About Conflict

Empowering You to Go There In this podcast with Lynne Nash, we go on a captivating journey of discovery, debunking the myths surrounding conflict, and uncovering the heart of the matter. Lynne Nash is an Attorney Mediator who began her career in Public Relations and Marketing, yet found her calling helping others through mediation. She holds an M.A. in Conflict Resolution and Restoration and a J.D. from Texas A&M University School of Law. Lynne’s one of a kind journey combines her legal expertise with a passion for resolving conflict. As a wife, mother, and entrepreneur, she believes in the limitless possibilities each day holds and everyone’s ability to ‘get on with it’. Join her on “Let’s Talk About Conflict,” where she makes sense of conflict, explores the practice of mediation, and sorts out solutions—all while encouraging you to go there through conflict, right alongside her.

Let's Talk About Conflict is a education podcast hosted by Lynne Nash, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Lynne Nash hosts Let's Talk About Conflict, a education show with 27 episodes published.

Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.

• 

  Episode #6

  LTAC Season 4 Episode 6 - Inside the Life of a Mediator & Arbitrator, with John Shipp

  Sep 24, 20261h 23mS4

  I would love to hear from you ~ Lynne This episode is a conversation, not a lecture. Attorney-mediator Lynne Nash sits down with her longtime friend John Shipp — a civil attorney turned full-time neutral, and founder of Shipp ADR in Dallas — to pull back the curtain on what mediators and arbitrators actually do, and how the world of dispute resolution has changed since they both got started. They dig into the shift from "alternative" dispute resolution to just dispute resolution (since trial now happens in a tiny fraction of cases), the move from facilitative to evaluative mediation styles, and why knowing your bottom line before you walk into a room matters more than any clever negotiating trick. John shares war stories from decades of practice — including scrambling to build a virtual mediation process from scratch in the early days of the pandemic — and the two swap thoughts on confidentiality, Zoom privacy settings, and why comfortable shoes might make for better decisions at the table. In this episode: Why "alternative" dispute resolution stopped being much of an alternative Facilitative vs. evaluative mediation, and how the standard has shifted over 25 years Real negotiation habits that waste time — and how to avoid them Building a virtual mediation practice overnight during COVID Confidentiality and privacy practices for online mediation sessions Lynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas. John Shipp is a mediator and arbitrator with Shipp ADR, also based in Dallas — learn more at shippadr.com. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal advice. Connect with Lynne YouTube Instagram

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #5

  LTAC Season 4 Episode 5 - Soiling the Nest – When it’s Time to Fly

  Sep 17, 202618 minS4

  I would love to hear from you ~ Lynne Every parent of a teenager will eventually meet this moment, whether they've heard the term for it or not. In this episode, attorney-mediator and mom of four Lynne Nash talks about "soiling the nest" — the psychological term for the pushback, moodiness, and rule-testing that shows up in teens during that last stretch before they leave home — and why it's one of the biggest, least-talked-about conflicts in the parent-child relationship. Speaking from her own experience raising four kids through this exact stage, Lynne walks through why this behavior is a normal (if painful) part of healthy maturation, not a sign that anything's gone wrong. She offers real, usable phrases for communicating through it, and lays out four things parents can lean on while they ride it out: understanding it's normal, communicating clearly and calmly, striving for patience, and deliberately handing over small doses of independence before the big departure. In this episode: What "soiling the nest" is, psychologically, and why it shows up in that last year of high school Why this conflict is actually a sign of good parenting, not bad Specific phrases to use when your teenager pushes back or gets nasty Why giving small doses of independence early prevents bigger problems later Why this conflict, however painful, doesn't last forever Lynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas, and a mom of four. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal advice. Connect with Lynne YouTube Instagram

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Let's Talk About Conflict

  LTAC Season 4 Episode 4 - Internal Conflicts and You

  Sep 10, 202617 min

  I would love to hear from you ~ Lynne Not every conflict happens between two people — sometimes the toughest one is the one going on in your own head. In this episode, attorney-mediator Lynne Nash turns the lens inward to talk about internal conflict: that private, often invisible struggle over a decision, a desire, or a value that pulls you in two directions at once. Lynne gets personal about her own pattern (after 28 years of marriage, her husband can spot it from a mile away) and walks through why internal conflict is normal, temporary, and manageable — as long as you don't cope with it through denial, avoidance, distortion, or blame, all of which quietly erode your relationships and even distort your own memory over time. She shares three practical tools she uses herself: resisting the urge to make a premature decision, testing a low-risk option out in the real world instead of looping it endlessly in your head, and a surprisingly effective writing exercise that ends with a trip to the shredder. In this episode: What internal conflict actually is, psychologically speaking Why avoidance, denial, and blame make it worse over time Sitting with "I don't know yet" instead of forcing a premature decision Testing low-risk options in real life to break a mental loop The write-it-down-and-shred-it method for getting a conflict out of your head Lynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas, with a master's in conflict resolution. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal or therapeutic advice. Connect with Lynne YouTube Instagram

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #3

  LTAC Season 4 Episode 3 - What do we have to be afraid of?

  Sep 3, 202614 minS4

  I would love to hear from you ~ Lynne Fear shows up in nearly every conflict — and almost nobody wants to talk about it. In this episode, attorney-mediator Lynne Nash tackles fear head-on: what it actually is, why we need it, and how it quietly drives the decisions people make when they're in the middle of a dispute. Lynne breaks fear down to its roots — a fundamental emotion triggered by the perception of imminent danger, wired into us for survival — and explains what happens when that wiring fires in situations that aren't actually life-threatening. Drawing on a quote from Seneca ("there are more things to alarm us than to harm us") and her own experience as a civil mediator, she unpacks how fear and its close cousin, frustration, are the real two "F-words" she sees driving people toward rushed, fear-based decisions in mediation. She also offers a reframe that's become a personal touchstone: instead of FEAR meaning Freeze, Everything, And Run , think of it as Face, Everything, and Rise . In this episode: The real definition of fear — and why it's not the enemy How fear fuels anxiety, doubt, and catastrophizing when there's no real danger Seneca's take on suffering in apprehension vs. reality The two "F-words" Lynne sees drive bad decisions in mediation A reframe for FEAR: Face, Everything, and Rise Lynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas, with a master's in conflict resolution. This podcast is for informational purposes only and isn't legal advice. Connect with Lynne YouTube Instagram

  ListenShow Notes
• 

  Episode #2

  LTAC Season 4 Episode 2 - WATNA - What's the Worst That Can Happen

  Aug 27, 202614 minS4

  I would love to hear from you ~ Lynne You've probably heard of BATNA — your best alternative to a negotiated agreement. But what about the worst one? In this episode, attorney-mediator Lynne Nash makes the case for why avoiding the worst-case scenario in a negotiation is actually setting you up to fail. Drawing from Fisher and Ury's Getting to Yes and a formative law school course where she had to argue both sides of a motion without knowing which one she'd be assigned, Lynne breaks down WATNA — the Worst Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement — and why refusing to look at it leads people to make decisions out of fear instead of clarity. She shares a hard mediation story involving the death of a party mid-lawsuit, a sobering Seneca quote on rage and mortality, and a clear line between healthy worst-case planning and catastrophizing . In this episode: What BATNA and WATNA actually mean — and why you need both Why "fear is the real F-word in a negotiation" A law school lesson in arguing both sides of an argument, blind The difference between realistic risk assessment and spiraling into worst-case thinking How knowing your worst-case outcome helps you build a real risk mitigation strategy Lynne Nash is an attorney-mediator based in Dallas, Texas. As always — she's an attorney, not your attorney, and this podcast is for informational purposes, not legal advice. Connect with Lynne YouTube Instagram

  ListenShow Notes

Recent guests on Let's Talk About Conflict. Study who booked and why before you pitch.

Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:

Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.