Parker J. Palmer, is the founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal. He is a world-renowned writer, speaker and activist who focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has reached millions worldwide through his nine books, including Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, A Hidden Wholeness, and Healing the Heart of Democracy.
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Parker Palmer and I Discuss and …

His book, Hidden Wholeness: A Journey Towards an Undivided Life
What the idea of “the Soul” means to him
His experiences with depression and the lesson he’s learned from it
What “the divided life” is
The importance of having both community and solitude
The idea of “The Circle of Trust”
The importance of letting another person work their way to the answer themselves
His book, Healing the Heart of Democracy
The important role that conflict brings to our form of government
The Five Habits of the Heart
Eustress is the positive effect of tension
The two ways that the heart can break
How those with different viewpoints can find common ground
The Courage and Renewal Center

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