About this episode

Julia Minson discusses her journey from competitive ballroom dancing to social psychology, focusing on transforming disagreements into constructive conversations.

Wondering why she and her husband got into frequent spats while practicing competitive ballroom dancing led her to a career in social psychology with a focus on disagreements; not just on why and how we have them, but on how to turn them from toxic to constructive.

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