Conflict Resilience

Conflict Resilience (2025) blends deep expertise in conflict negotiation with neuroscientific insight to explore why conflict is so deeply rooted in both human biology and modern society. Drawing on this understanding, it presents a proven framework for engaging with conflict in a more constructive and productive way. 

• Anyone feeling stuck in ongoing disagreements with family, friends, or neighbors and looking for a way forward
• Conflict avoiders who want to build the confidence and skills to engage in difficult conversations
• Those seeking practical tools to resolve deep, entrenched differences at home, at work, or in their community

Robert Bordone is currently a senior fellow at Harvard Law School, and served for more than two decades as the Thaddeus R. Beal Clinical Professor of Law, as well as the director and founder of the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program. He is also Founder and Principal of The Cambridge Negotiation Institute, and has coauthored two previous books, Designing Systems and Processes for Managing Disputes and The Handbook of Dispute Resolution.

Joel Salinas is a behavioral neurologist, researcher, speaker, and author with a focus on how social relationships and environmental factors shape brain health and overall well-being. He is a clinical professor of neurology and formerly held the position of Lulu P. and David J. Levidow Assistant Professor of Neurology at NYU. Salinas has published more than forty peer-reviewed articles in his field and is the author of the bestselling book Mirror Touch, which explores empathy and its role in complex human interactions.