Speaker: Walter Ezell

Stranger in the Mirror: The Journey Toward Wholeness


In 1979, psychologist Vivienne Cass mapped a journey that millions have traveled without a name for it — the long, often lonely process of forming a gay identity under the weight of stigma and silence. Drawing on memoir, scholarship, and lived experience, Walter will trace that journey from a child’s first quiet sense of being different to … Continue reading Stranger in the Mirror: The Journey Toward Wholeness

The Power of Listening

How do we hear each other across chasms of difference? The differences that separate us from others are deep, and perhaps unprecedented in our lifetime. Kindness, respect, and exploring solutions side-by-side are what we need as we build a civil society. It starts with listening.

Find Your Sweet Spot

Study after study shows that having a purpose in life can help lift depression, reverse physical disease, and extend longevity. Join us to learn how to find your own purpose and how personal goals factor into the practice of living purposefully. 

Who Do You Trust?

In our deeply divided society, we trust different sources of information. This mistrust of information and of each other threatens civility and civilization itself. How do we restore trust?