What if you could disagree with someone — even someone who attacks your beliefs — without losing your cool or your dignity?

Tim Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics International and co-creator of The Dignity Index, joins host Julie Rose to unpack how contempt creeps into our conversations and how to replace it with curiosity, humility, and respect.

Together they explore:

- What “The Dignity Index” is and how it evaluates our dialogue

- Why we often find contempt hiding inside ourselves

- How to respond with dignity when someone lashes out

- Why kindness isn’t weakness but power

Learn more about The Dignity Index: https://www.dignity.us

Episode transcript - https://uncomfypodcastbyu.blogspot.com/2025/11/can-we-disagree-without-contempt-tim.html

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

00:38 Meet Tim Shriver: Special Olympics and The Dignity Index

03:48 Understanding The Dignity Index Scale

07:51 The Power of Words and Dignity

08:51 Responding to Personal Attacks with Dignity

13:54 Changing the Culture of Contempt

17:21 Conclusion