In relationships, we typically either build bridges or walls. When we build bridges, we work towards connection, intimacy, and safety. In relationships, we typically either build bridges or walls.

There is far too little reward for people who cross lines of difference, listen with curiosity to those we disagree with, humanize the “other,” and humbly acknowledge our blind spots as we learn from ...

Last year, I sat across from a group of exhausted Americans who’d been asked to imagine volunteering for a community event with people they normally avoided: political opponents, racial “others,” ...