This is Seth Silver's.

Thank you for joining us for pant suit politics.

This is Sarah Stewart Holland.

And this is Beth Silver's.

Thank you for joining us for pant suit politics. Welcome to Pants, P. We are so grateful you have joined us today. So much of our

work has been built around having better conversations with our people.

How do we stay in relationship with people when we disagree on political or spiritual or moral issues?

We've written two books about those questions. I think you're wrong but I'm listening and now what?

So whether you have been with us for a long time or this is your first episode,

we can imagine with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching

if you celebrate it here in the United States you might feel a sense of dread

as you consider gathering with your people for the holidays. This time of year can be very hard

if you have any kind of conflict, including conflict about news and politics,

with your family and friends. Maybe you can't even make it through a board game

without someone losing it. Maybe there are struggles over personal boundaries. Whether your issues are big or small, they can

lead to many of us losing the joy and peace that we're supposed to be here for around the holidays.

Today we want to devote a whole episode to practical solutions and strategies for those gatherings.

We don't just want you to grit your teeth and get through it.

We want to help you find actual enjoyment in your people this year.

We've solicited suggestions from our community.

Some of you are pros at enjoying your people and it shows.

We will be sharing those as well as some thoughts of our own to help you

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