By Parker J. Palmer
The heart is where we integrate what we know in our minds with what we know in our bones, the place where our knowledge can become more fully human.
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Providing ways for people to share their perspectives through storytelling initiatives can contribute to bigger changes in society and even help reduce prejudice.
We tend to “believe” in the woke-ness that is “performed” for us. “The more vocal you are, the more confident you appear. And because you appear more confident, you seem to have more influence on other people, who believe you’ll be great at practicing what you claim too,” she says.
It sounds simple, yet it’s more than a technique for resolving conflict. It’s a different way of understanding human motivation and behavior.
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Whether he’s working in a war-torn area or an inner-city slum, Rosenberg’s goal is the same: to teach and encourage compassionate communication.
People can change how they think and communicate. They can treat themselves with much more respect, and they can learn from their limitations without hating themselves.
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We’ve been taught to refer to people with disabilities using person-first language, but that might be doing more harm than good.
A grassroots civil-dialogue movement creates a new kind of safe space: one that invites students from across the political spectrum to discuss controversial issues, including policing, gender identity, and free speech itself.
If you have ADHD, you might find it hard to date, make friends, or parent. That’s partly because good relationships require you to be aware of other people's thoughts and feelings. But ADHD can make it hard for you to pay attention or react the right way.
Climate change is a pressing issue worldwide and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable people among us. Here are 8 ecofeminists doing radical work to bring about equity and environmental justice.
A growing number of activists and commentators say that “people of color” no longer works. The central point of Black Lives Matter, after all, has been to condemn the mortal threat of anti-Black racism and name the particular experiences of the Black community.