Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

When we think of leadership, we often think in terms of output. A leader is someone who provides inspiration, teaching, direction, vision, and problem-solving. But true leaders distinguish themselves ...

Better relationships rarely hinge on the perfect speech. They are built in the quiet moments when one person feels genuinely ...

The red and blue divide is fast becoming a chasm. Ideologically, Democrats and Republicans are farther apart than at any time in the past 50 years, according to research from Pew. Some even fear that ...

This post is Part 1 of a two-part series. Have you ever spaced out when someone was talking to you? Or have you ever talked to someone whom you had a feeling wasn't listening? They were somewhere else ...

In his Oct. 23rd talk at Page Auditorium, Percival Everett — the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book “James” — repeatedly speaks to his seemingly antiquated practices, including his abstinence ...

As a pacifist who has spent a lifetime preaching nonviolence and peaceful conflict resolution, I feel compelled to write this letter. The writings of Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. have ...

We’ve all witnessed it. The Thanksgiving table and other family gatherings turned terribly wrong. “Don’t talk about politics.” Maybe our parents told us that. Somewhere along the way, we’ve lost the ...

In this episode of To The Contrary, Bonnie Erbé speaks with Dr. Jessica Gottlieb, associate professor at the University of Houston, about a groundbreaking study applying marriage counseling techniques ...