by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jan 3, 2017
At this point in history there is really no escaping conflict anymore. Yes, most of us are avoiders, but we are running out of ways to avoid confronting conflict, because it is the biggest thing in our lives thanks to this election. As a nation, we are experiencing a...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Dec 5, 2016
The death of Florence Henderson who played one of America’s favorite TV moms comes at a time when America could use some real motherly advice. Just as we managed to get through Thanksgiving, our beloved Carol Brady took her leave. As the mom of a blended family of six...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Oct 24, 2016
A year ago a colleague questioned me as to whether I thought that teaching predominantly poor African American and Latino children (my primary youth audience), the skills of conflict resolution, communication and managing emotions bordered on respectability politics....
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Sep 29, 2016
The divide in our country is showing itself to be a lot deeper than our political affiliations. Certainly, the election has proven to illuminate and heighten our differences, but even in a country where being different has never been met with genuine curiosity and a...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Sep 1, 2016
Donald Trump is the Republican nominee. Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee. Some Bernie Sanders supporters are still angry enough to split off in to their own idea of holding on to him as their candidate. Almost everyone thinks that the folks supporting...
