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[Ep. 129] Being A Bridge Between Left & Right w/ Monica Guzman

January 16, 2023 Episode 129
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[Ep. 129] Being A Bridge Between Left & Right w/ Monica Guzman
Show Notes

In this episode, Luis is joined by Monica Guzman, author of “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times" and the director of digital  storytelling at Braver Angels, a nonprofit dedicated to bridging the partisan divide.

Monica and Luis engage in a very interesting conversation about navigating politics when it seems almost impossible to do so. Monica explores the polarity between judgment and curiosity as well as why we have come to equate disagreement with threat and how that dynamic has resulted in spaces where we judge each other more and engage with each other less.

Luis and Monica also share common experiences that have nurtured their capacity for curiosity even regarding politics: 1) having dual identities and 2)their parents voted for Donald Trump but they did not.

For more information on Monica's work, visit: https://braverangels.org/ 

For more information on Luis' work, visit: https://www.holisticlifenavigation.com/

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