Empathic Podcast Circles

Experience deep connections around inspiring podcasts

THE OPPORTUNITY

Most of us feel deeply concerned about the pressing global issues of our time and feel the need to communicate better across cultural divides. Many of us listen to podcasts aligned with our values. And yet we can feel isolated in our care and are longing for meaningful social connections and a desire for (more) collective actions. To meet this challenge we are facilitating empathic podcast circles so you can deeply connect with other caring people.

The short trailer (2min) below shows the depth of connection and community building skills we are fostering with our peer dialogue programs.

THE INVITATION

Our Human Bridges Community invites you to join our online Podcast Circle sessions to foster empathy, connection and social change. The sessions are built around inspiring podcasts, for example Outrage & Optimism, On Being, The Happiness Lab and many others. The sessions give you a safe space to share, connect and build character strengths and life skills. Each session will give participants the opportunity to connect over a particular episode of the chosen podcast

The Podcast Circles are offered in clusters of three and each session is an hour and 15 minutes long. We ask you to commit to a cluster of three sessions. The three sessions will be spread over six weeks.

DIALOGUE PROCESS

We facilitate these online sessions in groups of about 12 participants. With the use of break out rooms, you will experience the depth, vulnerability, and courage necessary to nurture empathic dialogues across differences in small groups of 3-4 participants. All of our sessions are structured around dialogue agreements to create a safe environment for empathic interactions. This method is developed by Crossing Borders Education (CBE), an international non-profit organisation that specializes in personal transformation and dialogue across differences.

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