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START WITH THE HEART IBD

TRUSTED SPACE PARTNERS
12 / 2022
9798218119171
Anglès

Sinopsi

Start with the Heart is a practical guide to building genuine multicultural relationships and community networks to increase belonging, mutual support, and shared action, where you live and work.áâÇóâÇéAre you searching for new friends, ones who bring out the best in you?âÇóâÇéAre you challenged by getting to know people who are different than you?âÇóâÇéDo you need to do a better job connecting with people at work?âÇóâÇéDoes your job require you to build diverse and trusting relationships in the community?Many people acknowledge how difficult it has become to make friends or to forge new relationships of any kind, but especially those which can open our minds and hearts to new perspectives and experiences. áFrankie Blackburn, a longtime community organizer in neighborhoods, apartment complexes and local schools, interviewed over 50 diverse colleagues, each of whom brings direct experience building relationships across race and class in a wide range of settings, both personal and professional. áOut of these in-depth conversations and 40 years of her own personal practice, she developed ten specific practices to support both the cultivation of new relationships and the nurturing of lasting relationships.áShe believes that networks of diverse and trusting relationships are the only way to thrive personally and transform our world collectively.áThis self-help handbook, and the real stories used to illustrate each practice, willâÇóâÇéInspire you to find activities and spaces to meet new people.âÇóâÇéSupport you in initiating conversation and following up afterward.âÇóâÇéMotivate you to be more creative and intentional in how you deepen a new connection.âÇóâÇéOffer you concrete tips and tools for navigating the ups and downs of relating to people.âÇóâÇéProvide you a framework for sharing gifts and talents to effect change.

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