How a republican girl went off to a liberal east coast school, started picking fights with her dad, then realized his politics weren’t the problem but SHE was — because she wasn’t listening, learning, or loving. Let’s heal #polarization for real.

For example, about Charlie Kirk, or his shooter, or Jimmy Kimmel, or when pregnant women began swallowing fistfuls of TYLENOL® while Harvard scientists were recommending caution, or any of the other wild leaps to conclusions in the last few weeks. IMHO.

Simone Weil saw doubt not as failure of reverence but its highest expression—a way of staying open to truth as it unfolds. A path to ever-deepening connection, insight, and love. My new essay in Plough Quarterly explores what I call her “sacred work of doubt.” 🔗 Read it here →

“In a culture that equates strength with conviction, Weil offers us a different strength: the strength to remain tender in uncertainty. To be patient with mystery. To trust that faith, too, can grow in the soil of doubt.” Stefani Ruper plough.com/en/topics/fait…

After years of research, writing, and rethinking everything I thought I knew about truth… My new book, The Certainty Cure, comes out Nov 20. What will our democracy become if we stop trying to win arguments—and start trying to learn? Preorder: certaintycure.com/book

Been thinking a lot about everyone heading home for the holidays. I used to go home and pick fights that nearly destroyed my family. I reassured myself by silently chanting, “It’s for justice.” Ten years of fighting—and studying philosophy—later, I realized I was doing the

My work focuses on releasing the need to be right for the sake of our political discourse - but we may gain the most in our personal relationships. Certainty feels like control. Curiosity is what actually creates connection. 🎙️ Listen (w Dr. Zoe Shaw): drzoeshaw.com/podcasts/how-r…

The Certainty Cure is live — and the Kindle edition is 50% off ($4.99) today only. It’s a book about how our addiction to being right fuels division — and how humility + curiosity can heal it. Grab your copy before midnight 👇 certaintycure.com/book

Winning arguments doesn’t #savedemocracy. Building trust does. I wrote in The Hill about why I stopped going home to “win” Thanksgiving — and what happened when I chose to listen instead. 👉 thehill.com/opinion/educat…

Hello all - if you're in the Triangle area, join us on Thursday! Deep Talk Table — A Dinner Gathering for All 🎉 meetup.com/deep-talk-tabl…