

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: HOW TO TALK WITH SOMEBODY WHO SEES IT DIFFERENTLY
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm – Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Event Description**: HOW TO TALK WITH SOMEBODY WHO SEES IT DIFFERENTLY**
 Melt Defenses, Make Connections, Heal Divides

Facilitated by: Educator Robin Dunn and life coach Stephanie Frykholm. 

• Do you feel uneasy about approaching a spouse, friend, workmate, or neighbor about a conflict or misunderstanding? 
• Are you stuck in communication ruts or hurtful patterns and looking for a way of communicating that can bring healing and better relations? 
• Do you wonder how to open the door for a real conversation with someone with an opposing viewpoint, one that will foster respect and trust? 

What you’ll learn:
•  the 3 things to listen for in any conversation 
•  the key element missing in most “paraphrasing” 
•  what to say when you don’t know what to say 
•  how to create trust with one sentence

How you choose to show up in the world matters.
Would you like to feel better prepared for scary, uncomfortable conversations? Are you ready to explore the dynamics of “conflict” with curiosity and openness? This skill-building workshop will equip you with a 3-step formula that melts defensiveness, builds trust, and creates connection. Through partner practice, you will develop a specific set of listening and speaking tools that you can use in your everyday life to diffuse tension and open channels for constructive communication.  Through exercises that engage the body, mind, and heart, you will practice core skills in the art of presence, such as holding space, grounding and centering, observing with non-judgment, setting energetic boundaries, and detaching from reactivity. You will explore a way of being that invites shifts to occur within both yourself and others, creating new possibilities for your relationships. 

Testimonials:
“This really works! I had my first real conversation with my brother-in-law after all these years!”~ Sue Griener, Buena Vista, Colorado 

“I’m so glad to have a method to work with in political conversations. I now have someplace to start without giving up right away.“ ~ Judy T., Seattle
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This event is FREE! 
Space is limited. Registration is required. 
To register:** Call 207-674-2004 or email librarian@westparislibrary.org. 

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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: West Paris
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 226 Main St, West Paris, ME, United States, Maine 04289
- **lat**: 44.32481
- **long**: -70.57372
- **full address**: 226 Main St, West Paris, ME, United States, Maine 04289

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 31 Jan, 2026 at 02:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 226 Main St, West Paris, ME, United States, Maine 04289
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** West Paris Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, art
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