Democrats and Republicans Don’t Actually Hate Each Other!
Democrats and Republicans Don’t Actually Hate Each Other! by Melinda Burrell 526 words Scenes from a bipartisan effort in the...
Democrats and Republicans Don’t Actually Hate Each Other! by Melinda Burrell 526 words Scenes from a bipartisan effort in the...
Minding the Debate: What’s Happening to Our Brains During Election Season by Melinda Burrell 548 words Some of us are...
Overwhelmed by Anger Around Us? Thoughts on How to De-escalate a Situation by Melinda Burrell 566 words I leaned halfway...
What conflict resolution experts wish universities knew about conflict by Melinda Burrell 542 words The protests roiling our campuses reveal...
Creating community, one conversation at a time by Melinda Burrell 555 words Walking home one evening, I came to an...
Be a Rainbow in Someone Else’s Cloud? How Kindness Makes Us All Stronger by Melinda Burrell 506 words When was...
Photo by Ante Gudelj on Unsplash
Can Political Foes Be Personal Friends? A GOP and a Dem County Chair Test a Theory by Melinda Burrell 526...
Listening with Love: Father/Daughter Talks Across the Political Divide by Melinda Burrell 459 words This is my first Father’ Day...
Golden Rule Week is coming! Are you ready to join? by Melinda Burrell 525 words It was a bright, busy...
Trouble in town? Send in the Maroon People! by Melinda Burrell 537 words Somewhere in Dayton, Ohio, a 13-year-old girl...
You had me healthy at hello: How holiday cheer benefits all of us by Melinda Burrell 455 words Published in:...
“I want to thank all of you, because there's no excuses in life, and I'm not going to make excuses now because we put up one heck of a fight.”
I love getting my “I Voted” sticker on Election Day, after chatting with other voters in line and carefully following poll workers’ instructions for marking my choices. Having worked in many places where voting is a relatively new right, I cherish all of this.
“I’m afraid what Thanksgiving will be like, no matter how the election turns out,” a friend commented. She’s not wrong to be worried. Elections bring up all sorts of emotions and behaviors that create division. Understanding our “brains on elections” can help.