Braver Angels & All-Saints-by-the-Sea Join in hosting a Workshop for the Community
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DEPOLARIZING WITHIN & DEALING EFFECTIVELY WITH DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS led by Parishioner Cecile P Lyons PhD and Craig Lincoln Braver Angels Moderator
Fellowship Hall @ All-Saints-by-the-Sea
83 Eucalyptus Lane, Montecito
October 26, 2024
9:30 – 12:00
Hospitality with coffee, tea, juice, fruit, and pastries
Bonus Group Discussion, following week
Saturday 11/2/24 @ 9:30-11:00
Facilitated by Cecile Lyons, Parishioner
PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP
In these times of social polarity and contentious rhetoric, civil discourse has diminished in the national conversation, community deliberations, and sadly around dining room tables in many homes. These conditions create alienation, anguish, and anxiety. In this workshop we will offer experiences in creating a mindset and heart-state to address dissension with courage, de-escalate argumentation, and create positive outcomes.
Learning Outcomes:
Aware of your own ‘inner polarizer’.
Challenge Stereotypes.
Skills for Depolarizing Conversations.
Ability to disagree with others without
demonizing, dismissing, or stereotyping.
Speak in ways others will want to hear.
Affirm the importance of building relationship.
Send expressions of interest to drlyons@cecilelyonsphd.com