Ann Pierce

📍 San Francisco, CA

Hey, I’m Ann. I’m obsessed with interpersonal conflict.

Most people know me from my viral tweets on the subject:

When my nearly 10-year marriage ended, I couldn’t think about anything else. What started as a distraction turned into an extensive research project – exploring everything from attachment theory and parenting to business negotiation and the limitations of the human brain.

Now, a book and course are in the works. ✍️👩‍💻🎨✨🪩 (Subscribe to my email list at the bottom of this page for updates!)

I’m also a community builder.

I have headed workshops, challenges, communities, and conferences, including The Love Symposium, SF Intellectuals, Conflict Practice, Cringe Week, The Rejectionathon, and more. Here’s a video of me talking about SF Intellectuals:

Here’s a photo from the NYT article about The Love Symposium:

Here’s a tweet about The Rejectionathon:

In a previous life…

I was co-founder/CEO of Photofeeler. I started and ended a few other companies, did some angel investing, was a marketer and a dev. (Relationship tech is still an area of great interest for me.)

Read my writing

🖼️ Switching Frames – Truth and conflict resolution for mere mortals

💡 How to Be Understood – On the limits of language and the blinding power of fear

❤️‍🩹 The Paradox of Self-Esteem – How low self-esteem hinders relationships (but requires them to heal)

💙 Understanding Interpersonal Conflict – My distilled “theory of everything” vis-à-vis conflict and relational health

💧 Emotional Validation (My Vision) – A reflection on how I came to value emotional data and my hopes for us as a society

Work with me

Need conflict coaching or mediation? Want me to speak or run a workshop at your event? Shoot me an email: hello@annpierce.com.

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