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After the Murder of George Floyd

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFaith

After the murder of George Floyd, racial tensions rose to dramatic levels in America. A man posted our Heart Perception page on Facebook, "I hope you make a statement in support of Black Lives Matter!" For a moment, I was in a quandry. Of ...

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Just Try to Trigger Me

by Heidi Petak CommunicationFaithFriendship

Conversations about controversial subjects can quickly turn violent- both in word and action. It's not easy to keep your cool, stay in the moment, and maintain your connection with the other person. When my progressive, Seattle-dwelling friend Kell ...

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After the Midterms

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFriendship

Today, conversations about politics with people on the other side of the aisle from you can be downright dangerous.  Some people would advise that we all just stick to the topic of the weather, reminiscent of Henry Higgins' advice to Eliza Dooli ...

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The Kavanaugh Crisis

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFriendship

Whenever a political crisis hits our nation, I immediately think of Kellie, my liberal friend in Seattle with whom I founded the Heart Perception Project after the tumultuous presidential election in 2016. I wonder what she's thinking, and I wonder if we ...

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4 Steps to Civil Conversations: Hashing Out the Roy Moore Dilemma on Video

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFamily

Nearly every day we are confronted with another national situation that fuels polarity. Most recently, it's the sexual misconduct allegations against Roy Moore, the conservative Republican judge in Alabama who is running in a tight race for US Senate. Eve ...

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Hate Has No Place Here

Dinner in the Liberal Lion’s Den

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFriendship

“HATE HAS NO PLACE HERE,” their buttons blared from their jacket lapels as they stood at Kellie’s back door. I recoiled. Clearly, the liberal couple wore the buttons to make a statement against me, the conservative guest who voted for Trump, right? I resi ...

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A Risky Interview with a Seattle Radio Station

by Heidi Petak CommunicationCommunityFaith

When I was a teenager, I took risks. Like perching precariously underneath a train bridge to see what it felt like when a train went over. Not one of my wisest moments. But now that I'm older and so much more mature, I take "calculated" risks. Like agreei ...

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