# Conflict & Holding Environments

*Tom Geraghty · Interpersonal Practice, Voice & Silence*

Examines conflict as a feature rather than a bug of psychologically safe environments. Introduces holding environments — the relational containers that make productive disagreement possible — and argues that suppressing conflict in the name of comfort produces far more dangerous silence.

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- [Reaping the Benefits of Task Conflict in Teams: The Critical Role of Team Psychological Safety Climate](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/bradley-et-al-2012.md) (paper)
- [Feedback & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/feedback-in-the-workplace.md)
- [Too Much PS?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/can-workplaces-have-too-much-psychological-safety.md)
- [Can a Team Be Too Safe?](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-83-can-a-team-be-too-psychologically-safe.md)
- [Non-Violent Communication](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-76-non-violent-communication.md)
- [PS ≠ Comfortable](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/psychological-safety-doesnt-mean-feeling-comfortable.md)
- [Transactional Analysis](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/transactional-analysis.md)
- [Humour & PS](https://explore.psychsafety.com/n/humour-and-psychological-safety.md)