Themed Workshops · Depolarize This

Depolarize This

Finding compassion and connection in polarizing moments, without losing your own authentic voice.

Understanding polarization, within us and around us, and what we can actually do about it. This workshop is for anyone who feels the pull of the divides, in the news, online, at the dinner table, and doesn't want to either go numb or go to war. Together we make tender space for how much polarization hurts, and we build the capacity to stay grounded and connected when it would be easier to harden.

What we'll explore

Tools, not slogans.

Making space for the real pain and danger of polarization.
How media, social media, algorithms, and cultural gaps deepen the divides, and how to think critically about our sources.
Meeting others beyond right and wrong: tracing the needs and stories under our opinions.
Self-empathy when we're triggered and overwhelmed, and what high fear does to the brain.
What to do when we experience someone's ideas as a threat to our existence.
Becoming a steadying, depolarizing presence, in everyday life and online, and knowing when not to engage.

Who it's for

Anyone carrying the weight of a divided world who wants tools, and a circle to practice them in.

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Going deeper · The Depolarization Lab

For those who complete the workshop, a Depolarization Lab is coming later, a deeper practice space to keep building this work together. More on that down the road.

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