Ms. Stanford Martin digs so deeply into the human and societal root causes of conflict, her book could tally 1,000 pages instead of 240. Instead, writing with economy, compassion, humor, and ringing clarity, she offers readers a concise and practical guide to coping with conflict. In these divisive times, how do we do better at the hard conversations? How do we overcome the fear? Ms. Stanford Martin provides the tools we need, while skillfully breaking down how each of us comes to these conversations based on the sum of ourselves and our experiences. Her tools are rooted in compassion but also reality. For example, she (hilariously) compares the “world of ideas“ to a potluck meal. What if someone’s ideas are truly harmful? What if they are “bringing dog poo to the potluck?“ In the graphic shown here, she illustrates how to discern the answer and respond with compassion, but within boundaries.
Ms. Stanford Martin argues powerfully that by embracing conflict, we build stronger, more resilient relationships, and in turn stronger societies. In this broken time, she wants to put us back together. This work is for individuals as well as groups, and requires an investment of time. But it’s an investment that could well pay off by saving us from ourselves.
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Melody Standford Martin's Brave Talk explores a paradoxical set of questions:
- How do we care for each other while we navigate impasse?
- How do we honor the complexities of difference while keeping a firm grasp on the dreams and values we do share?
- How do we transform the animosity of impasse into resilient relationships that are the bedrock of community?
An Inside Look at Brave Talk: Building Resilient Relationships in the Face of Conflict
Excerpt from the Introduction
The answer is changing our relationship with conflict itself. It means learning skills of healthy disagreement. It means that we can hold fast to our convictions while allowing others to sharpen us and our ideas. And it means engaging impasse in ways that help us truly see each other and let ourselves be seen. This is how we reclaim our society: we build resilient relationships that can handle the weight of conflict.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2021
Ms. Stanford Martin digs so deeply into the human and societal root causes of conflict, her book could tally 1,000 pages instead of 240. Instead, writing with economy, compassion, humor, and ringing clarity, she offers readers a concise and practical guide to coping with conflict. In these divisive times, how do we do better at the hard conversations? How do we overcome the fear? Ms. Stanford Martin provides the tools we need, while skillfully breaking down how each of us comes to these conversations based on the sum of ourselves and our experiences. Her tools are rooted in compassion but also reality. For example, she (hilariously) compares the “world of ideas“ to a potluck meal. What if someone’s ideas are truly harmful? What if they are “bringing dog poo to the potluck?“ In the graphic shown here, she illustrates how to discern the answer and respond with compassion, but within boundaries.Ms. Stanford Martin argues powerfully that by embracing conflict, we build stronger, more resilient relationships, and in turn stronger societies. In this broken time, she wants to put us back together. This work is for individuals as well as groups, and requires an investment of time. But it’s an investment that could well pay off by saving us from ourselves.
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Ms. Stanford Martin argues powerfully that by embracing conflict, we build stronger, more resilient relationships, and in turn stronger societies. In this broken time, she wants to put us back together. This work is for individuals as well as groups, and requires an investment of time. But it’s an investment that could well pay off by saving us from ourselves.
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Ms. Stanford Martin digs so deeply into the human and societal root causes of conflict, her book could tally 1,000 pages instead of 240. Instead, writing with economy, compassion, humor, and ringing clarity, she offers readers a concise and practical guide to coping with conflict. In these divisive times, how do we do better at the hard conversations? How do we overcome the fear? Ms. Stanford Martin provides the tools we need, while skillfully breaking down how each of us comes to these conversations based on the sum of ourselves and our experiences. Her tools are rooted in compassion but also reality. For example, she (hilariously) compares the “world of ideas“ to a potluck meal. What if someone’s ideas are truly harmful? What if they are “bringing dog poo to the potluck?“ In the graphic shown here, she illustrates how to discern the answer and respond with compassion, but within boundaries.Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 21, 2021
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