Compassionate Conversations

How to Speak and Listen from the Heart

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Pub Date Jul 21 2020 | Archive Date May 19 2020

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Description

The definitive guide to learning effective skills for engaging in open and honest conversations about divisive issues from three professional mediators.

When a conversation takes a turn into the sometimes uncomfortable and often contentious topics of race, religion, gender, sexuality, and politics, it can be difficult to know what to say or how to respond to someone you disagree with. Compassionate Conversations empowers us to transform these conversations into opportunities to bridge divides and mend relationships by providing the basic set of conflict resolution skills we need to be successful, including listening, reframing, and dealing with strong emotions. Addressing the long history of injury and pain for marginalized groups, the authors explore topics like social privilege, power dynamics, and, political correctness allowing us to be more mindful in our conversations. Each chapter contains practices and reflection questions to help readers feel more prepared to talk through polarizing issues, ultimately encouraging us to take risks, to understand and recognize our deep commonalities, to be willing to make mistakes, and to become more intimate with expressing our truths, as well as listening to those of others.
The definitive guide to learning effective skills for engaging in open and honest conversations about divisive issues from three professional mediators.

When a conversation takes a turn into the...

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ISBN 9781611807783
PRICE $16.95 (USD)
PAGES 272

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This is a timely read, as so many of us have lost our ability to communicate in a kind manner due to the political climate in our country at this time. The authors of this book have some really great ideas that I cannot wait to utilize the next time I am in a conversation with someone that has differing views than myself.

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Loved this book! As someone who's been trying to be kinder to others and myself this year, it was the perfect read. Would recommend to those looking for an enlightening read that makes you feel better about the world after reading it.

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