By Chad Estes, Faith Communities Partner at Living Room Conversations My church looked different at the beginning of 2018. Walking into our sanctuary you would have thought that the maintenance staff forgot to remove…
One of our dedicated and deeply appreciated volunteer hosts, Kathy Mitchell, created a list of insights from the Communicating With Care conversation. From her experience hosting this conversation, she generated…
by Gayle Yamauchi-Gleason Michael C. Taggart is retired from a public service career in the Columbus, OH area and is one of many dedicated Living Room Conversations volunteers. A self-identified…
By Beth Raps Dr. David Sacks is in private practice as a clinical psychologist in the metropolitan DC area. He met us through one of our star organizers, Jessica Shryack,…
By Debilyn Molineaux. Reposted from AllSides.com Since I saw this YouTube video on The First Follower, I’ve been fascinated by who follows whom, and why? We often see analyses of various…
By Joan Blades. Reposted from AllSides. I began describing Living Room Conversations as a domestic peace initiative just over a year ago. Individuals and communities that were at odds or disconnected were intentionally…
By David Womeldorff & Donna Zajonc. Reposted from TED*. Are you a good listener? According to a recent business survey, even though people are frequently texting and checking their email…
By Joan Blades & John Gable. Reposted from The Aspen Institute. The Better Arguments Project is a new national civic initiative created to help bridge ideological divides – not by…
By Gayle Yamauchi-Gleason Our organizer/volunteer, Gayle Yamauchi-Gleason shared the thoughtful write-up below about Living Room Conversations. I'm a Living Room Conversations organizer because the Living Room Conversations model has about…
By Tom McSteen. Reposted from AllSides.com. How do you feel when your voice is heard? How do you feel when it is not? We all want our voice to be…