Beyond Conflict: Communication Skills for Polyamory and CNM
Schedule
Sun, 19 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
FriendsQuarters - FQ | Vancouver, BC
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✨ Beyond Conflict: Communication Skills for Polyamory and CNM ✨A practical workshop for navigating conflict with more confidence, clarity, and care
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Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-conflict-communication-skills-for-polyamory-and-cnm-tickets-1567476015959?aff=oddtdtcreator
This is part of a three-topic workshop series, taking place both in person and online. Find links to the other ones below, and use the code BUNDLE15 to take 15% off when registering for three.
Beyond Jealousy: Unpacking Emotion and Expanding Love
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1564664296029?aff=oddtdtcreator
Beyond Monogamy: Re-writing the relationship Paradigm
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/1567459265859?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Are you navigating multiple relationships, or exploring non-monogamy and finding that communication can get… tricky? Whether you're solo, partnered, poly, open, or figuring it out as you go, this workshop is for you.
In this interactive, compassionate, and down-to-earth session, we’ll reframe conflict as a doorway—not a dead end. You’ll learn how to understand what’s really going on beneath the surface of tough conversations, and build skills for communicating with more empathy, regulation, and trust. Together, we’ll explore:
🌿 What conflict actually is (and why it’s not always a problem)
🌿 Why nervous system regulation matters when emotions run high
🌿 The difference between surface-level arguments and deeper patterns
🌿 Common dynamics like criticism/defensiveness and pursue/withdraw cycles
🌿 How attachment and capacity shape communication styles
🌿 What empathy really is—and how to give it without losing yourself
🌿 How to express needs and boundaries with more clarity and care
🌿 Tools to shift out of reactive loops and into grounded connection
We’ll mix practical tools, real talk, guided exercises, and group reflection. You’ll get the chance to try on communication strategies in real time—whether you’re someone who tends to shut down, get flooded, over-explain, or try to keep the peace.
You’ll leave with:
❤️ A clearer understanding of your own communication patterns
❤️ Tools to regulate your nervous system and stay present during conflict
❤️ Practical strategies for creating emotional safety and repairing disconnection
❤️ More confidence in your ability to handle hard conversations—without losing connection or self-trust
Bring your messy moments, your communication curiosities, and your whole self. Let’s transform the way we do conflict—together.
All relationship structures, orientations, and experience levels are welcome. This is a queer-affirming, neurodiversity-aware, and judgment-free space. 💜
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Where is it happening?
FriendsQuarters - FQ, 116 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G8, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
