Saturday, December 12 · 11am – 1pm ET

Does it seem confusing and strange how American society, and to some degree many societies around the world, have moved towards authoritarianism and conspiracy theories? Yet, it does not need to be that way.

The most common response on seeing ideas with which we strongly disagree is to call those with whom we disagree "stupid." Alternative insults are: uneducated; snobbish; weak; out of touch; living in mom's basement; on welfare; and so on. What a list of harsh judgements!

The ways we experience ourselves and the world starts with our family, and continues to evolve throughout adulthood, influenced by those around us and by society's values as a whole. We each attempt to find meaning and fulfillment in our lives while also having impact on the health of our society.