MIXed - Repair

About This Event

Session 3: When It Breaks — Conflict, De-escalation, and Repair In a tight-knit community, avoiding someone you're in conflict with isn't really an option — you'll see them again, at the next event, in the group chat, at a mutual friend's gathering. This session is about handling that reality directly. We start by creating a small conflict on purpose, then practice repairing it — both the boundary you knowingly crossed and the one you didn't realize you'd crossed until later. From there, you'll practice recognizing what specifically escalates conflict in this community, regulation techniques you can actually use (not just hear described), structured hard conversations, and live scenarios you can pause and take over until the group finds an approach that works. We close on a distinction that shapes everything else: conflict, harm, and abuse are different problems, and they need different responses. A pause option is available throughout — anyone can use it at any time, no explanation required. This course is part of a 3-part series on Consent, Power, and Repair. As with the other sessions, you don't need to attend the others to get value from this one.