You Don’t Have to Make Them the Enemy

Radio Headspace

Headspace Studios

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Rosie unpacks a moment where setting a boundary felt necessary but still complicated. She talks about polarization, cancel culture, and how we can step back from conflict without turning people into villains. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Headspace Studios.
0:13.0	Hey friends, it's Rosie.
0:15.5	Welcome back to Radio Headspace.
0:19.7	Not too long ago, I was scrolling on social media when I saw a post from someone I deeply
0:24.8	respect, someone I've admired for many years.
0:28.8	And then my jaw dropped.
0:31.7	She had posted something completely unhinged, not just a different opinion, but a full-on line in the sand.
0:40.2	If you don't believe X, Y, and Z, then unfollow me immediately.
0:45.6	It wasn't just conviction.
0:47.7	It felt like aggression.
0:49.8	Like she was drawing battle lines.
0:51.8	And suddenly, I saw her differently, not as a teacher, not as a
0:56.5	colleague, but as someone I needed to get away from.
1:01.6	So I did.
1:02.9	I unfollowed.
1:03.7	And honestly, it felt like a little act of self-protection.
1:08.8	Then, out of nowhere, came the text. Those five little words
1:13.8	capable of turning any calm person into a full-blown overthinker. Hey, are you mad at me?
1:23.0	And my stomach flipped, because the truth was complicated.
1:28.4	That moment reminded me how easy it is to fall into us versus them thinking.
1:35.0	This is called in-group, out-group bias.
1:39.1	It's our natural tendency to divide the world into people who are with us
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