Can You Bridge Without Moving to the Middle? - NaPodPoMo 2025 Day 12

Day 12 of our 30-day challenge exploring what it really takes to bridge our divides.Throughout this series, we’ve talked about how to disagree without being disagreeable and how to turn talk into action. On Day 6, we asked whether productive debate requires people to become more moderate.Today, we’re revisiting that question through another lens — because not every disagreement is solved by compromise.Can people with strong, even extreme, convictions still have productive, respectful conversations? Or do we have to meet in the middle to get along?To help us unpack that, we’re joined by Tania Israel, professor of counseling psychology and award-winning author of Beyond Your Bubble and Facing the Fracture. Tania shares practical insights on how to stay true to your beliefs while keeping curiosity, empathy, and connection alive — even across deep divides. Get full access to Outrage Overload Newsletter at outrageoverload.substack.com/subscribe