Why Avoiding a Fight is Killing Your Relationship (and How to Fight Well) | Priya Parker
Why Avoiding a Fight is Killing Your Relationship (and How to Fight Well) | Priya Parker  
Podcast: Good Life Project
Published On: Thu Aug 27 2026
Description: Priya Parker comes back to argue that the fights you're avoiding aren't threatening your closest relationships; they're the only thing that can save them.Priya Parker is a facilitator and strategic advisor who has spent two decades helping churches, companies, and families fight better, not less. She's the acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering and her new book, The Art of Fighting, and she's spent her career inside the rooms where groups either fall apart or find their way back to each other.What you'll explore:Why "conflict is not sin," and how a moral hangover from that idea keeps good relationships stuck in surface-level peaceThe concept of "relational longing," the pulse underneath a fight that tells you whether it's worth havingPriya's three-phase framework for a healthy fight, and the one question that unlocks the middle phaseThe "we're not a" clause: a phrase to listen for that reveals what a group is actually trying to becomeWhy giant sequoias can't reproduce without fire, and what that means for families, teams, and marriages that go decades without a real disagreementIf you've been mistaking distance for peace, this conversation is an invitation to find out what's actually still alive underneath.You can find Priya at: Website | Instagram | Episode TranscriptNext week, we're sitting down with Shane Parrish to talk about why the way most of us make big decisions is quietly working against us, and the small, repeatable shifts that can change that. Be sure to follow Good Life Project wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss any upcoming episodes!Check out our sponsors and resources: Visit Our Sponsor Page Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.