When Fixing the Problem Isn't the Answer with Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers

Here's Where It Gets Interesting

Sharon McMahon

Government, History, Storytelling, Education

4.9 • 15.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sharon reunites with the hosts of Pantsuit Politics, Sarah and Beth, to talk about their brand new book, Now What? How To Move Forward When We’re Divided (About Basically Everything). While we all want the next step to be solving conflict together, it’s not a realistic approach. Instead, think of asking “Now what?” as a catalyst for connecting with people in a more heartfelt way. The goal isn’t to fix other people, the goal is to strengthen our understanding about the complexities of human relationships. Seeking peaceful solutions looks like honoring other people’s stories, giving them the benefit of the doubt, and authentically showing our own beliefs and joys. The ways in which we live our beliefs is often varied; we show up in different ways during different stages of our lives.

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0:00.0	Hello friends, you're here and that makes me so happy. And today I am chatting with my friends,
0:07.6	Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silver's. You might listen to their podcast, Pantsuit Politics,
0:14.0	and I am so excited that they're back with us today
0:17.0	because they have so much heart and wisdom
0:21.0	and humor and kindness behind their conversations about politics.
0:26.3	They have a new book out called Now What How to Move Forward when we're divided about basically
0:32.1	everything. So let's dive in. I'm Sharon McMahon and welcome to the
0:38.2	Sharon Says So podcast. I'm so excited to be here with Sarah and Beth again. Thanks for coming back.
0:48.0	Thank you for having us again. It's always a pleasure.
0:51.0	Lovely to be back. I'd love to have you give people just a small introduction if they've never
0:56.3	listened to your show before. This is their first time listening. Beth, can you tell us a little bit more
1:00.8	about your background? Well, we say that we take a different
1:04.1	approach to the news and that approach is really centered in the whole of who we
1:08.1	are and who we are not. So we aren't journalists, we aren't pundits, we aren't party people, we're not trying to convince anyone of anything.
1:17.0	I never want someone to listen to Pants-Sou politics to be Team Sarah or Team Beth.
1:21.0	What we are, are two women with law degrees with a variety of
1:25.1	professional experiences with children. We're very active in our
1:29.2	communities and we bring all of that to the table to say,
1:34.0	here's what's going on in the headlines, how do I feel about it?
1:37.0	What if anything do I want to do about it?
1:39.0	How do I make meaning of this thing that's consuming a lot of my attention and my energy and a lot of conversation in my life.
1:46.0	How might I engage in that conversation in ways that feel inspiring instead of depleting and doing that twice a week since November of 2015 has really altered the way that I show up as a citizen and I'm so grateful to be doing that in community with all the people who listen to the show and
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