Knowing the deeper story -- in a time when the stories we're told tend to be shallow and manipulative -- is a way to reclaim your humanity, your emotions, your empathy, your attention, and your power.

It's also a way to reclaim the humanity of the people who have been set against you -- as you have been set against them -- as a way for the people in power to control us all.

Well, sorry neither! There is a deeper story here that needs to be told so that we can reclaim ourselves, each other, and our communities again.

In this episode:

Braver Angels: https://braverangels.org/our-mission/

Books mentioned in this episode: https://bookshop.org/lists/the-off-ramp-project

The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild

Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right by Arlie Russell Hochschild

The Power of Emotions at Work: Accessing the Vital Intelligence in Your Workplace by Karla McLaren: https://bookshop.org/lists/karla-mclaren-s-books