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    • A recent article about how Braver Angels is helping mend family relationships. Have you had issues in your family discussing difficult issues? Do discussions turn into arguments, shouting matches, hurt feelings, and — tragically — ruptured relationships?

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      ANXIETY GRIPPED MANDI HEADRICK EVERY second of the six-and-half hours it took to fly from Sea-Tac to Birmingham International Airport to reunite with her sister. Two years had passed since communication broke down with her family. But on that flight in 2021, she carried nearly a lifetime of arguments over her qualms with Christianity, their support for Trump (twice), and the trauma of their hurtful words: “Being queer is a sin” and “being liberal is wrong.”

      Braver Angels Aims to Mend Our Polarized Relationships
      A nonprofit championed by local author Mónica Guzmán says curiosity can help bridge political divides.

      https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/09/braver-angels-washington-state-political-polarization-democrats-republicans

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