Braver Angels Connect in Healthy Ways Across Divides with CEO Maury Giles
From What's Worthwhile - Healthy Living Motivation and Discussion by Ramsey Zimmerman - Holistic and Natural Health Specialist, Author, and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner
March 19, 2026 · 53 min · Season 1 · Episode 139
About this episode
Ramsey Zimmerman and Maury Giles discuss how to engage with differing beliefs in a healthy way.
How can we talk with, learn about, and relate to people with very different ideas, beliefs, and views from ourselves in ways that reduce our stress levels and increase our burnout resilience? Maury Giles is the CEO of Braver Angels, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to depolarization, empowering people to have calmer, more productive and respectful interactions with people who think differently from each other. Ramsey and Maury discuss what it’s like to be a “Red” or “Blue,” why discovering someone’s life experience is a breakthrough to finding common ground, and how Braver Angels creates opportunities for people to have real discussions. Ramsey also directly asks Maury’s advice on how to navigate the political nature of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement moment. If you dread those holiday meals with extended family or have tense moments at work with your opinionated colleagues, this is a great episode to learn how to lower the temperature of those interactions … and your blood pressure. Learn more about Braver Angels at www.braverangels.org.
People in this episode
Host: Ramsey Zimmerman
Guest: Maury Giles
Topics covered
- communication
- political polarization
- healthy interactions
- burnout resilience
- common ground
Keywords
- Braver Angels
- political discussions
- healthy living
- stress reduction
- burnout resilience
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Braver Angels, Make America Healthy Again
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