Disarming Conversations

Disarming Conversations

I was recently listening to a woman sharing about what’s worked for her when it comes to bridging differences in her politically divided family, and I wanted to pass on a few nuggets of learning. She leans liberal politically, but lives in a part of the country that...
Who Will You Be in Divisive Times?

Who Will You Be in Divisive Times?

I recently decided (for the bazillionth time) to remove as much sugar from my diet as possible. I don’t become totally puritanical about this (most of you know that about me already) but I do set the intention of simply choosing “no sugar” every time I remember to. It...
Vaccine Conversations

Vaccine Conversations

When I mentioned to my mother that I was offering a workshop on how to approach “the vaccine conversation” nonviolently, she laughingly empathized with, “Oh my, you’ve just put yourself in the middle of a hornet’s nest.”  It certainly feels that way. When issues of...