As public health officials across the globe urge people to stay home to slow the spread of COVID-19, roommates, partners and families are navigating new ways of life with new challenges 鈥� and sometimes, additional conflicts.
鈥淒o what you can to ask for space when you need it,鈥� recommends TC鈥檚 Peter Coleman, a peace studies expert and Director of the , who r about how individuals can better resolve conflict in the unique living circumstances created by the public health crisis.
Setting boundaries about space, time and communication, Coleman says, is also a key approach to making living dynamics more sustainable. Positivity, he notes, can also go a long way. 鈥淣egative encounters go much deeper鈥攖hey are remembered much longer and have much more of an impact on our experience in our relationship than positive ones.鈥�
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