Flip the Script with Alina Costache

Do you know your 'off button'?

I know, this may sound counter-intuitive: here you are, coming back from your summer holiday with fresh energy in your tank and a spring in your step…

Aug 28 • 

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We are all narcissists (now what?!)

OK, I admit it: this is a provocative (and potentially unpleasant?) headline.

Aug 17 • 

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July 2025

June 2025

The courage to disappoint others

'Terminal niceness' is costing you and your people - here's how to get over it

Jun 19 • 

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May 2025

We can do hard things. Starting with each other

Why avoiding relationship friction is the riskiest thing you can do.

May 22 • 

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Flowing with change and loss

Lately I’ve been dealing with quite a bit of personal loss, so I thought I’d share some reflections on what I’m learning from it.

May 8 • 

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April 2025

The one thing that changed how I look at conflict - forever

Part 2 of my series on what teams can learn from couples therapists.

Apr 24 • 

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March 2025

What teams can learn from couples therapists [new series]

“I need to understand: is it me or is it them?!,” a client entangled in an impasse with his team recently shared with me.

Mar 27 • 

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The opposite of uncertainty is not what you might think

How to sense your way forward when things fall apart around us.

Mar 13 • 

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December 2024

Three offerings for the new year

How to ditch illusory "New Year's resolutions" and craft your own meaningful ritual instead.

Dec 30, 2024 • 

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Adaptability starts here: Find your way back to your optimal zone

In this last stretch of the year, I see leaders & their teams either in overdrive to the point of burnout; or in a state of overwhelm and utter…

Dec 4, 2024 • 

Alina Costache

November 2024

Mastering the relational dance

A woman I greatly admire and learn from once said that “the quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.” I would paraphrase to…

Nov 20, 2024 • 

Alina Costache