DIFFICULT
CONVERSATIONS
Our Difficult Conversations workshops provide practical tools to navigate sensitive and challenging topics with confidence. You'll learn how to foster empathy, understanding, and curiosity in every conversation—whether you're speaking one-on-one or facilitating a group discussion. Through story-sharing and expert tips, you'll gain valuable insights for creating honest, authentic exchanges, both at home and in the workplace. Discover new approaches to invite meaningful dialogue while minimizing conflict and encouraging deeper connection.
Difficult Converations Series: New 3-Part Workshop
Session 1: Preparing for Difficult Conversations, Wednesday, October 9, 12:00 - 2:00 PM
This workshop is designed to equip participants with the tools and skills to prepare for difficult conversations with confidence and composure. By focusing on both interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects, we aim to create an environment where all participants can engage fully and authentically.
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Understand the necessary preparations before entering a difficult conversation.
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Learn techniques to regulate the nervous system and manage heightened emotions.
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Develop practical skills for engaging in challenging dialogues through role play and planning.
Participants will have time in pairs, small groups, and whole groups.
Facilitators: Elexus Freeman-Filmore and Bronwen Henry
Session 2: Navigating Difficult Conversations, Wednesday, October 30, 12:00 - 2:00 PM
Practice skills for engaging with sensitive and challenging topics. Develop skills to bring empathy, understanding, and curiosity to conversations you have or facilitate. Share stories and learn tips for honest and authentic exchanges, whether at home or in the workplace. Learn alternative ways to invite meaningful dialogue that doesn't lead to conflict.
What you'll learn:
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Practice deep listening and staying present through difficult conversations.
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Discover how your own opinions, triggers, and blind spots, can influence your ability to enter into conversation with integrity and objectivity.
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Leave with practices, and wisdom to apply to a wide range of encounters.
Participants will have time in pairs, small groups, and whole groups.
Facilitators: Bronwen Henry and Barbara Hirsh
Session 3: Bridging Through Difficult Conversations, Wednesday, November 20, 12:00 - 2:00 PM
This workshop serves as an extension of our previous sessions, focusing on practical applications of Navigating Difficult Conversations (NDC) with an emphasis on finding common ground in polarizing topics. Participants will engage in exercises that highlight shared values and develop strategies for fostering collaboration and understanding despite disagreements.
Participants will have time in pairs, small groups, and whole groups.
Facilitators: Asheq Fazlullah and Bronwen Henry
Interfaith Philadelphia’s experiences and history in interfaith engagement offer guidance, practices, and wisdom which can be applied to a wide range of dialogue-based encounters. We have the potential to correct misunderstandings and heal divisions and conflicts that characterize far too many of our interactions and relationships and damage our shared democracy.
For more information, please contact Asheq Fazlullah: