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Homelessness Conversation
Lack of affordable housing and addiction support, changes in employment, unexpected medical emergencies, mental health, gender based violence, trauma, and stagnant wages all contribute to a growing homeless or unhoused population. Experts, direct service providers, and politicians try to find potential “solutions” with varying results. At times, solutions are rebuffed by the community with cries…
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Disability and Ableism Conversation
In the United States, one in four adults have some type of disability. Even though a quarter of the population is included, this issue can be difficult to talk about. There are a number of factors that may lead people to avoid this conversation: uncertainty around proper terminology, feeling like you don’t know enough about…
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Healing Conversation
Healing takes many forms and can mean many things to different people. Going to the doctor and pharmacist can be part of the process of becoming healthy again. Accessing our internal power to engage in the process of becoming and/or remembering our wholeness may be part of healing. From an Indigenous perspective, healing is a…
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How to Bridge Partisan Divides: A Demonstration!
When was the last time you changed your mind in a debate about something you cared about? Never, right? Debates don’t solve problems. Particularly political problems. Join me for a free, live, unrehearsed online demonstration of how to bridge divides on political issues. First, I’ll discuss how conflict resolution principles can create common ground with…
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How to Bridge Partisan Divides: A Demonstration!
When was the last time you changed your mind in a debate about something you cared about? Never, right? Debates don’t solve problems. Particularly political problems. Join me for a free, live, unrehearsed online demonstration of how to bridge divides on political issues. First, I’ll discuss how conflict resolution principles can create common ground with…
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Creating Common Ground
