<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Conflict cannot be avoided, but it can be handled... > Conflict cannot be avoided, but it can be handled constructively. Stating your needs and problems calmly and clearly is a form of self-advocacy that does not require drama, even when the other person brings it, and many people struggle simply because they were taught as children to stay quiet rather than taught how to speak. **Source:** [[livestreams/All Is Well Within — Gratitude, Pain, and Seeds of Change - Workbook|All Is Well Within — Gratitude, Pain, and Seeds of Change]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Conflict cannot be avoided, but it can be handled constructively. Stating your needs and problems calmly and clearly is a form of self-advocacy that does not require drama, even when the other person brings it, and many people struggle simply because they were taught as children to stay quiet rather than taught how to speak.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-conflict-cannot-avoided-rather-taught-speak ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->