Neighbourhood garden

Peace next door

What this is

A conflict with someone you have to keep living beside — a small thing that grew into a years-long war. You sit down together, each on your own device, before resentment hardens.

What it gives you

You'll both leave heard, with the real need under the complaint named — peace, respect, fairness — and a concrete agreement you can both live next to. The issue resolved, not inflamed for months.

How the guide leads

Anger at a neighbour spins scenarios sharper than you truly feel — spoken in front of a witness, they cool down. The guide mirrors each of you in turn, tends to both people's feelings and needs, and leads you to one doable agreement — calm, not at war.

Empathic communication tool. In a crisis, contact your local emergency line.