610: How to Communicate with People Who Disagree with You with Dr. Tania Israel

Dr. Tania Israel discusses the fundamental skills that help us have more empathic conversations. 

— YOU’LL LEARN — 

1) One skill to make difficult conversations more manageable 

2) How to stop seeing disagreement as a threat 

3) The two fears that keep us from actively listening 

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— ABOUT TANIA — 

Tania Israel is a Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Raised in Charlottesville, Virginia and educated at the University of Pennsylvania and Arizona State University, Dr. Israel is known for her work on dialogue across political lines, social justice, and LGBT psychology. 

• Tania’s book: Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide, Skills and Strategies for Conversations That Work 

• Tania’s website: TaniaIsrael.com 

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — 

• Study: “Hidden Tribes” 

• Technique: The Pomodoro Technique 

• Tool: Temi 

• Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt 

• Book: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller 

• Cartoon: Peadoodles 

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