Let’s be honest, it’s impossible to avoid conflict when it is everywhere. While some of us do our best to avoid it and make peace with others at our own expense, there are others who thrive on creating it. I’ve always been the “peacemaker” in my family and in my relationships, but it wasn’t until I understood the Unmanaged Conflict Cycle that I learned how to maintain a more objective position so that I could keep my boundaries in tact in the process.