438: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

About this episode

The episode explores the role of imagination in resolving conflicts and redefining relationships, inspired by Joy Harjo's poetry.

A call to our imaginative capacities when we are caught in conflict with one another... our capacity to uncover new stories and new ways of understanding that bring us into a different kind of relationship with ourselves, with each other, and with the something we seem to be in conflict about. Imagination as a path to choice, invention, discovery and as a counter to our familiar ways of keeping ourselves safe, habitual and automatic. All inspired by a luminous poem by Joy Harjo. In our conversation we talk specifically about Turning Towards Life - Live - Season 2 , which begins in March 2026. This week's Turning Towards Life is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace. Episode Overview 00:00 Introduction to Turning Towards Life 04:01 Exploring Joy Harjo's Work 08:28 Navigating Conflict and Self-Discovery 13:59 The Nature of Conflict and Imagination 25:09 The Sacredness of Everyday Experiences 30:34 Redefining Forgiveness in Context This is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook to join in the lively conversation on…

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Hosts: Lizzie Winn, Justin Wise

Topics covered

• conflict resolution
• imagination
• self-discovery
• forgiveness
• relationships
• poetry

Keywords

• conflict
• imagination
• Joy Harjo
• forgiveness
• self-discovery
• relationships

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Books & works: Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

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