Public Education Programs

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Welcoming Disagreement and Difference: Introducing the Skill of Real Dialogue

Free for everyone!

Do you feel hopeless about political polarizations?

  • Are you dealing with estrangement, divorce, or alienation in your family?

  • Do you feel discouraged by conflicts with co-workers?

  • Do you avoid conflicts because you don’t learn from them?

  • Are you tired of painful disagreements in which others don’t get your point, regardless of your tone or language?

In this two hour workshop, you will learn about human emotions and our tendency to develop and confirm bias and stereotypes, as well as how to work with your own emotional triggering during conflict in order to become a more authentic speaker and a better listener.

You will be introduced to the Skill of Real Dialogue: Speaking for Yourself, Listening Mindfully and Remaining Curious – a practice that increases problem-solving and reduces polarization at home, at work, and in the world. Real Dialogue is a conflict transformation skill and method designed specifically to address the challenges of polarization and conflict avoidance.

Podcasts

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In this podcast, Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. and Eleanor Johnson analyze human hostilities from the most mundane to the most sophisticated as we apply psychology, psychoanalysis, art, spirituality, and relational theory in conversations about belonging and othering in our relationships and ideologies. Each program will reach for a fresh wisdom that shows us how to step back from creating enemies in our lives.

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In this podcast, Polly Young-Eisendrath and Michael Berger draw on expertise in science, psychology, adult development, psychedelics, NDEs, dreams, and Buddhist practice in conversations about compassion, resilience, responsibility, kindness, and development after awakening. You will learn how to chart a new path for flourishing in the human space in which waking up is important, but not enough.