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  • Trying to Decide

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation You know those moments when you’re standing in the middle of your kitchen, staring at nothing, completely forgetting about what…

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  • Sound Familiar?

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Tell me if this sounds familiar. People are talking. It’s going well. The conversation is thoughtful; folks are asking good…

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  • Says Who??

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Each week, when I sit down to figure out what I’m going to write about, I usually go back and…

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  • A Little Adjustment

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation A couple weeks ago now, we recorded our first podcast episode, which went…surprisingly smoothly.  In hindsight, that probably should have…

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  • When Conversation Connects

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Over the last few weeks, Rachel and I have been sitting across from each other on these pages, talking about…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 4

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation The question we left off with last week was “How do we create communities where differences don’t immediately divide, and…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 3

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Our snippet of conversation last week left off with a thought about processing difficult feelings, like anger, and staying grounded…

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  • Connection Across Differences: Part 2

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Last week, we ended with an open question: “Maybe the question isn’t how we resolve every difference, but how we…

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  • Connection Across Differences

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing about connection. About choosing it deliberately. About noticing where it already lives.…

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  • When Conversation Connects

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation So…what does connection actually look like? Let’s say that we have decided to intentionally nurture connection.  Great.  Step one complete. …

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    Connected Along the Way

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Last week, I wrote about connection. About choosing it deliberately, especially when the world feels loud and fractured. Which is…

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  • Resolution-Adjacent

    By: Selina Pedi-Smith, Pellere Foundation Well, here we are – a whole week into a whole new year. This time of year always comes with…

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