Why This Workshop?

Ever find yourself caught in reactive conflict, struggling to communicate well under pressure? You’re definitely not alone. It’s a common challenge, even for the most intelligent among us.

In our recent livestream, we shared a behind-the-scenes look at the Stoic practices that have changed how we navigate disagreement. We talked about how to respond to conflict with greater clarity, discipline, and connection, rather than getting swept away by emotion.

Consider that livestream your preview of what we’ll explore in much greater depth during our upcoming Stoic Heart® Academy Reduce Reactive Conflict + Build Stronger Connection Workshop.

Why Now? The Workshop is Just One Week Away!

Enroll Now!

This coming Saturday, July 18th at 10am CT, join us for an intensive 2.5-hour interactive workshop. You’ll not only learn three practical Stoic shifts you can begin using immediately — in your relationships, at work, and anywhere difficult conversations arise — but you’ll have the opportunity to practice them.

For just $97, your registration includes:

• live participation in the workshop

• lifetime access to the recording and all workshop materials

• PLUS: admission for you AND a partner, friend, or family member at no additional cost!

Conflict is inevitable. Reactivity doesn’t have to be. We’ve seen firsthand how these practices transform communication, reduce friction, and build better relationships.

Here’s What You’ll Learn & Experience:

Through a combination of lecture, individual activities, and optional group discussion, you will practice:

• The Stoic Pause: reclaim control in heated moments.

• The Clarity Filter: understand what’s truly at stake.

• The Control Shift: focus your energy where it makes a difference.

Practicing these shifts will create immediate opportunities to:

• Identify your conflict triggers and retrain your first response in real-time.

• Navigate tense conversations with greater steadiness and precision.

• Reduce resentment, stop repetitive conflict loops, and respond from a place of harmony rather than frustration.

The Basics:

• 📅 Date: Saturday, July 18, 2026

• ⏰ Time: 12:00pm–2:30pm CT (America/Chicago)

• 💻 Format: Live Interactive Workshop (fully online via ZOOM)

• 📒 Includes: Comprehensive Workbook + Reflective Exercises

• ⏳ Access: Life-Time Access to Content + Recording

• 👥 Bonus: Options for Private Coaching Add-Ons

All are welcome. No previous knowledge or experience required, other than a thoughtful approach and a desire to learn.

Enroll Now!

Enrollment is open, but time is running out. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your communication and relationships.

👉 Click Here to Enroll Now and Secure Your Spot!

The Stoic Heart® helps individuals and couples navigate the complexities of modern relationships using the timeless principles of Stoic philosophy. We provide the tools for disciplined communication, emotional self-mastery, and deeper, more intentional connections in a variety of settings, from home to work to the wider community. We apply Stoic practice to help others live more in harmony with nature.

We held our very first livestream event here for the Stoic Heart® today, and it went very well! This was a great opportunity for the two of us both to continue doing what we’ve done many times in other places and platforms, but also to try out something a bit new as well.

For over a decade, we have engaged in workshops, interviews, talks, and other events in person and online, centered on helping people apply Stoic philosophy and practices to understanding and improving their relationships. Doing that here in Substack is something new for us this year, and offering this first of (what we plan to be) many livestreams is an additional new step.

We covered quite a range of topics in this online session, starting with what the Stoic Heart itself is, and why we decided to take what we were already engaged in, and then deliberately amp it up, combining a platform here in Substack with an online academy, individual or couples coaching, and more opportunities for talks, workshops, interviews, and conversations.

That’s just the start of the conversation, though. We strayed into all sorts of matters, including: concrete examples of Stoic ideas we’ve found useful as we dealt together with challenges, obstacles, and problems that life (and sometimes other people) threw at us; ways in which applying Stoicism has helped us better understand not just our relationship, but a range of others, including those with family, friends, and people in the workplace; and several of the common issues we’ve seen other people struggling with.

We also discussed a few excellent questions we have been asked by people in earlier events, and grappled with a few new interesting questions, like what our duties are to people we actively dislike (or even whether we have any towards them), or what Stoicism might have to say about contemporary practices, situations, and conundrums in contemporary dating and romance.

That’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, as you’ll find when watching the video recording of the livestream, which runs for just a bit over an hour. There’s so much more, but we’ll keep it short here and invite you to do three things:

• Check out the video itself.

• Watch for more of these livestreams coming up.

• If you have anything you’d like to ask about The Stoic Heart®, feel free to do so here in a comment.

The Stoic Heart® helps individuals and couples navigate the complexities of modern relationships using the timeless principles of Stoic philosophy. We provide the tools for disciplined communication, emotional self-mastery, and deeper, more intentional connections in a variety of settings, from home to work to the wider community. We apply Stoic practice to help others live more in harmony with nature.