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How To Disagree With People and Still Love Them: Embracing Nuance in Polarized Times with Brit Barron
Manage episode 485166458 series 2999269
When family members or friends hold views that we oppose, we can feel stuck. These days, polarization is everywhere, both in our culture at large and within familial and intimate relationships. So often, conversations online feel like a zero-sum game. At the same time, most of us want to live in a world where we can have thoughtful, nuanced conversations with people we don’t see eye to eye with on every issue. In her book, Do You Still Talk to Grandma? When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love, speaker and teacher Brit Barron offers us a way forward that goes beyond the black and white thinking that’s so characteristic of this time, while also emphasizing the importance of holding fast to our personal boundaries and values. In this conversation, Dr. Alexandra and Brit discuss reminders and a roadmap for cultivating curiosity, humility, and openness, which are essential when it comes to connecting with loved ones we disagree with.
"Your Anxiety Toolkit" on MasterClass: www.masterclass.com/youranxietytoolkit
Do You Still Talk to Grandma? When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love by Brit Barron
Order Dr. Alexandra’s book, Love Every Day
176 episodes
Manage episode 485166458 series 2999269
When family members or friends hold views that we oppose, we can feel stuck. These days, polarization is everywhere, both in our culture at large and within familial and intimate relationships. So often, conversations online feel like a zero-sum game. At the same time, most of us want to live in a world where we can have thoughtful, nuanced conversations with people we don’t see eye to eye with on every issue. In her book, Do You Still Talk to Grandma? When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love, speaker and teacher Brit Barron offers us a way forward that goes beyond the black and white thinking that’s so characteristic of this time, while also emphasizing the importance of holding fast to our personal boundaries and values. In this conversation, Dr. Alexandra and Brit discuss reminders and a roadmap for cultivating curiosity, humility, and openness, which are essential when it comes to connecting with loved ones we disagree with.
"Your Anxiety Toolkit" on MasterClass: www.masterclass.com/youranxietytoolkit
Do You Still Talk to Grandma? When the Problematic People in Our Lives Are the Ones We Love by Brit Barron
Order Dr. Alexandra’s book, Love Every Day
176 episodes
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