KarunaNews Story

For her new book, Trust Your Mind, Jenara Nerenberg spent three years exploring the emotional undercurrents of our political landscape to better understand what’s happening underneath all the polarization. She discovered that while surprising numbers of people who choose healthy, positive, constructive dissent are labeled as “reactionaries,” dissenting can help groups realize where they have strayed from their core values and help repair connection, group solidarity, and unity. Today’s polarization requires us to embrace nuanced conversations and the complexity of opinions and diversity of thought that are present among all human beings. The article offers a few tips for becoming a more flexible thinker.