Archive - Mending Fractured Relationships

The magic ingredient: Curiosity

I am again sharing one of my favorite posts.

3 hrs ago • Karen Tibbals

Used with permission from Today’s Hope, a 12 step website/app for those in relationships with alcoholics or addicts.

Aug 8 • Karen Tibbals

The military developed a term to summarize what happens during war, VUCA.

Aug 1 • Karen Tibbals

July 2026

How money affects relationships

I have been noticing how many ways that differences about money can derail a relationship. Stories about inheritances going to one person instead of…

Jul 25 • Karen Tibbals

How do we deal with a chronic liar? Or with someone we don’t trust?

I think we have all had the experience of finding out that someone has broken our trust.

Jul 18 • Karen Tibbals

Five phrases to help you in a difficult conversation

These are from Barb Nangle, who guest posted on my newsletter a while ago. Here is a link to her podcast where she talks about these in more detail.

Jul 11 • Karen Tibbals

Give someone a compliment

I’ve been practicing giving compliments.

Jul 4 • Karen Tibbals

June 2026

Repost: What team are you on?

I am recovering from being away on vacation, so I am reposting one of my favorites.

Jun 27 • Karen Tibbals

The opposite of a truth may also be true

As someone trained in analytical thinking, I would sometimes find information that didn’t fit into what I thought was true, that didn’t fit into the…

Jun 20 • Karen Tibbals

Repost: How do you know whom to trust?

I was going to write a new newsletter on Trust, but I found I wrote this one a year ago.

Jun 13 • Karen Tibbals

Conflict advice

I’ve been comparing two different pieces of advice for dealing with conflict and thinking about how to use them.

Jun 6 • Karen Tibbals

May 2026

Ask better questions

I’ve written before about the importance of asking good questions, which fits into my model of:

May 30 • Karen Tibbals

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