Transform how you Manage Conflict with Shadow Work®


In this workshop, we’ll use Shadow Work® technology to examine what keeps you stuck and restrained from who you want to be in conflict. We’ll help you transform what's getting in the way so you can communicate and engage more effectively.

You won't walk away with only a list of best practices.

Instead, you'll experience deep, transformational work that will reconstruct the beliefs you have about yourself and how you handle conflict.

This is not your “usual” conflict resolution training!

During our time together, you can expect to:

  • Explore and experience an archetypal leadership model that encompasses 12 Shadow Types.

  • Develop an understanding of the three life paradoxes that often give rise to conflict in the workplace and learn effective strategies for engaging with them.

  • Undergo a transformative process where you will address and modify a key conflict pattern in your life. Furthermore, you will deepen your self-awareness and understanding by witnessing and supporting others in their own journeys.

  • Depart with a fresh perspective of conflict, equipped with practical tools that can be applied to effectively handle conflict in both your professional and personal life.


Why THIS workshop?

Simply put, this workshop aims to help you tap into your best self when faced with conflict. It's a unique retreat-style experience, carefully designed and limited to only 10 participants, allowing for optimal learning over a span of 2.5 days. Our objective is to assist you in identifying and reconstructing the underlying challenges that influence your behavior and approach to conflict. Without transforming these deep-rooted patterns and beliefs, effecting behavioral change becomes significantly more difficult, especially in conflict-ridden situations.

Consider this, do you: 

  • Freeze-up?

  • Cry?

  • Lash-out?

  • Manipulate?

  • Or do you totally avoid conflict at all costs -even preferring to leave a job or sabotage a relationship instead of dealing with it?

  • Or maybe something else...?

Maybe your reaction to challenging circumstances aligns with one of these tendencies, despite receiving extensive training, practice, or coaching. If you desire to break free from such patterns, we would be honored to guide you through the process of unpacking and navigating them, enabling you to communicate more effectively and achieve greater success in managing conflict.

Doesn't that sound amazing? We certainly think so, and we sincerely hope you'll join us!

What else?


Gretchen Kainz and Ipek Utun are the enthusiastic co-facilitators of this incredibly exciting workshop. We both have extensive experience working with individuals and their shadows, having been certified as Shadow Work® facilitators and coaches for the past decade. In addition, we boast a combined background of over 30 years in communication and conflict resolution.

Our expertise extends to teaching and coaching professionals at every level of leadership, spanning various sectors such as the private sector, non-profit organizations, federal government, and military service.

One day, during a lively conversation, we had a brilliant idea: why not merge our specialties to address a common need? Our goal is to assist people in tapping into their true potential when faced with conflict. And the best part is, the impact of our workshop will extend far beyond the workplace and positively influence all aspects of your life! 

Yay!