THE RELATIONABLE TOOLKIT
Life Intentionally Designed
After 25 years in a boldly intentional marriage, 16 years leading a successful design firm, and a lifetime spent building things that last, Justin M. Riordan brings you Relationable, a practical, field-tested tool kit to navigating the relationships that matter most. This isn’t abstract theory. It’s real talk from a relationship architect who knows how to lay a strong emotional foundation. Find out what people are saying about this talk which blends humor, hard-won insight, and heart. Justin delivers a fresh take on how to create clarity, build trust, and defuse conflict, whether you're leading a team, growing a business, or nurturing a partnership at home. If relationships are the operating system of your life, hire Justin today to get the EQ upgrade you’ve been waiting for.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Understand
Explain the difference between mistakes, lies, mistrust, and misunderstandings in relationships, and describe how each impacts trust, repair, and long-term connection.
Recognize how clearly defined behavioral expectations and boundaries create psychological safety, trust, and accountability at work and at home.
2. Analyze
Examine real-world or personal examples to differentiate between a repairable mistake and a trust-breaking deception or miscommunication.
Identify the defining traits of behaviors such as mansplaining, gaslighting, and mendacity, and analyze how power dynamics and communication patterns contribute to relational breakdowns.
3. Apply
Use relational tools to address misunderstandings, rebuild trust, and re-establish healthy boundaries after conflict or misalignment.
Practice boundary-setting strategies to create or refine behavioral agreements that align with team values, organizational culture, and personal integrity.
Apply evidence-based communication approaches to diffuse harmful interactions, reclaim psychological safety, and strengthen connection and collaboration.
4. Evaluate and Integrate (for workshops or deeper applications only)
Assess personal and team behaviors for alignment with agreed-upon boundaries, adjusting responses when those boundaries are tested or crossed.
Integrate the tools from The Relationable Toolkit to build trust-based cultures that value honesty, empathy, and emotional accountability.
In summary:
This model helps participants understand how relational dynamics shape trust, analyze the root causes of conflict and misunderstanding, and apply practical tools that turn friction into connection. Relationable is not theory, it’s functional emotional intelligence designed for real people in real relationships.