Priya Parker wants us all to stop running from conflict and she says there is actually an art to fighting! The bestselling author of The Art of Gathering is back with her new book The Art of Fighting, a guide to having the hard conversations that can actually bring us closer together. Priya joins Danielle to unpack why avoiding conflict may be making us lonelier, how to figure out which relationships are worth fighting for, and why every fight may be revealing something deeper that we want. Plus, Priya looks at some of pop culture’s most memorable conflicts: from Issa and Molly’s friendship rupture on Insecure and Ross and Rachel’s infamous fight on Friends to the real conflict hiding inside The Devil Wears Prada. If you’ve ever avoided a difficult conversation, struggled to speak up, or wondered whether it’s time to repair a relationship or walk away, this episode will change the way you think about fighting. Priya shares:
Why avoiding conflict might actually be making us lonelier
How healthy conflict can bring us closer together
Why the fights we avoid can reveal what we really want
How to figure out what you’re actually fighting about
Why conflict can be an unexpected form of intimacy
How to know when a relationship is worth fighting for — and when it’s time to walk away
What to do when a friendship starts to feel different
Why some friendships need to evolve as we change
What Insecure gets right about friendship breakups and “the dangerous truth”
What the Ross and Rachel fight on Friends teaches us about group dynamics
Why Priya thinks we’ve misunderstood the real conflict in The Devil Wears Prada
A new way to look at Miranda Priestly’s iconic cerulean sweater speech
How to ask better questions during difficult conversations
Why you don’t have to resolve every fight in the moment
The surprising reason some of our hardest fights can become a doorway to deeper connection

Priya’s Book Recommendation: The Soul of Moneyby Lynne Twist

Grab a copy of Priya’s book, The Art of Fighting, here.

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Priya Parker wants us all to stop running from conflict and she says there is actually an art to fighting! The bestselling author of The Art of Gathering is back with her new book The Art of Fighting, a guide to having the hard conversations that can actually bring us closer together. Priya joins Danielle to unpack why avoiding conflict may be making us lonelier, how to figure out which relationships are worth fighting for, and why every fight may be revealing something deeper that we want. Plus, Priya looks at some of pop culture&rsquo;s most memorable conflicts: from Issa and Molly&rsquo;s friendship rupture on Insecure and Ross and Rachel&rsquo;s infamous fight on Friends to the real conflict hiding inside The Devil Wears Prada. If you&rsquo;ve ever avoided a difficult conversation, struggled to speak up, or wondered whether it&rsquo;s time to repair a relationship or walk away, this episode will change the way you think about fighting. Priya shares:
<ul>
<li aria-level="1">Why avoiding conflict might actually be making us lonelier</li>
<li aria-level="1">How healthy conflict can bring us closer together</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why the fights we avoid can reveal what we really want</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to figure out what you&rsquo;re actually fighting about</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why conflict can be an unexpected form of intimacy</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to know when a relationship is worth fighting for &mdash; and when it&rsquo;s time to walk away</li>
<li aria-level="1">What to do when a friendship starts to feel different</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why some friendships need to evolve as we change</li>
<li aria-level="1">What Insecure gets right about friendship breakups and &ldquo;the dangerous truth&rdquo;</li>
<li aria-level="1">What the Ross and Rachel fight on Friends teaches us about group dynamics</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why Priya thinks we&rsquo;ve misunderstood the real conflict in The Devil Wears Prada</li>
<li aria-level="1">A new way to look at Miranda Priestly&rsquo;s iconic cerulean sweater speech</li>
<li aria-level="1">How to ask better questions during difficult conversations</li>
<li aria-level="1">Why you don&rsquo;t have to resolve every fight in the moment</li>
<li aria-level="1">The surprising reason some of our hardest fights can become a doorway to deeper connection</li>
</ul>
Priya&rsquo;s Book Recommendation: <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-soul-of-money-transforming-your-relationship-with-money-and-life-lynne-twist/7bc8ed9428d0d499?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&amp;utm_term=aud-2151538068632:dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld42x7Uk6-YAf6-HAidz5951p8&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw1bvTBhBbEiwAzbP8L3m-HuNBYEEuyCY6F63I4m25ZfzVM5APYotf6IRug9axzYSZUBrvGRoCzNEQAvD_BwE">The Soul of Money</a> by Lynne Twist
Grab a copy of Priya&rsquo;s book, The Art of Fighting, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-art-of-fighting-the-transformative-power-of-conflict-priya-n-parker/4a99cb4fb9ddf088?ean=9780593420225&amp;bkshp-astro=t">here</a>.
Follow Priya on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/priyaparker/?hl=en">Instagram</a>.

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Danielle is also the creator of the bestselling QUESTION EVERYTHING card game series, which has sparked connection in thousands of living rooms around the world, and the co-executive producer and host of Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, alongside Reese Witherspoon. Dubbed "The Queen of Questions," she brings both heart and rigor to every conversation — a background in political science, a Gloria Steinem Fellowship, and a mentorship under Larry King, whose legacy of curiosity and connection she's carried forward across more than 8,000 hours of interviews with icons from Taylor Swift to Malala Yousafzai.

There are celebrity interviews, and there are life-changing conversations. On Question Everything, you get both. Journalist Danielle Robay has a rare gift: she makes people feel safe + seen enough to tell the truth. Every week, she draws out the stories the world's most fascinating people rarely get to tell&ndash; the heartbreaks, the risks, the controversies, the beliefs they had to unlearn to become who they are and every now and then, their thoughts on the Bravoverse. You'll come for their story. You'll leave rethinking your own.
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Danielle is also the creator of the bestselling QUESTION EVERYTHING card game series, which has sparked connection in thousands of living rooms around the world, and the co-executive producer and host of&nbsp;Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club, alongside Reese Witherspoon. Dubbed "The Queen of Questions," she brings both heart and rigor to every conversation &mdash; a background in political science, a Gloria Steinem Fellowship, and a mentorship under Larry King, whose legacy of curiosity and connection she's carried forward across more than 8,000 hours of interviews with icons from Taylor Swift to Malala Yousafzai.

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Danielle is also the creator of the bestselling QUESTION EVERYTHING card game series, which has sparked connection and conversation in thousands of living rooms around the world. She's also the co-executive producer (alongside Reese Witherspoon) and host of Bookmarked by Reese's Book Club. With her signature curiosity—dubbed "The Queen of Questions"—and a background in political science, Danielle brings both heart and rigor to every conversation. A Gloria Steinem Fellow and mentee of Larry King, she's carried forward a legacy of curiosity and connection, interviewing icons from Taylor Swift to Malala Yousafzai in more than 8,000 hours of elevated conversation.

Do You Actually Know How to Fight? With Priya Parker

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