Allison Briscoe-Smith

I'm not talking about persuasion, debate. I'm not even talking about having my mind changed. When I talk about bridging differences, I mean about the mere connection with another person and the space around seeing that person as a human.

Yeah. I hear often, if I talk to that person, am I subject to violence? That's clinical psychologist Allison Briscoe-Smith. I am not inviting people to have a conversation with people that are violent towards you or dehumanizing towards you. That's not a requirement. Like, actually, your humanness is there. We can all kind of discern.

Yeah. I hear often, if I talk to that person, am I subject to violence? That's clinical psychologist Allison Briscoe-Smith. I am not inviting people to have a conversation with people that are violent towards you or dehumanizing towards you. That's not a requirement. Like, actually, your humanness is there. We can all kind of discern.

Yeah. I hear often, if I talk to that person, am I subject to violence? That's clinical psychologist Allison Briscoe-Smith. I am not inviting people to have a conversation with people that are violent towards you or dehumanizing towards you. That's not a requirement. Like, actually, your humanness is there. We can all kind of discern.

And bridging differences actually doesn't require or ask us to do that. So that's kind of like step zero.

And bridging differences actually doesn't require or ask us to do that. So that's kind of like step zero.

And bridging differences actually doesn't require or ask us to do that. So that's kind of like step zero.

Can you slow this down just a little bit so you can kind of come back into yourself, your body? Can you take a breath and then align with the intention?

Can you slow this down just a little bit so you can kind of come back into yourself, your body? Can you take a breath and then align with the intention?

Can you slow this down just a little bit so you can kind of come back into yourself, your body? Can you take a breath and then align with the intention?

I'm not talking about persuasion, debate. I'm not even talking about having my mind changed. When I talk about bridging differences, I mean about the mere connection with another person and the space around seeing that person as a human.

I'm not talking about persuasion, debate. I'm not even talking about having my mind changed. When I talk about bridging differences, I mean about the mere connection with another person and the space around seeing that person as a human.

I'm not talking about persuasion, debate. I'm not even talking about having my mind changed. When I talk about bridging differences, I mean about the mere connection with another person and the space around seeing that person as a human.