Constructive Disagreement – Art & Memory edition - Episode 3: “What is it?"

Two voices clash over dinner. A cousin’s hand slams the table. A nation divides at the seams. But what if disagreement isn’t the end of harmony—it’s the beginning of a deeper kind?

🔸 What you’ll hear
An intimate reflection on conflict, color, and the unexpected beauty born at the edge of tension.

The neuroscience behind why we defend, withdraw, or explode—and how to shift the story.
A practical guide to HEAR, a framework by Harvard researcher Julia Minson for navigating disagreement with empathy, curiosity, and care.
A real-life family dialogue transformed—not avoided—by the gentle application of these tools.

🔸 Why it matters
We live in a world growing more polarized by the day. Yet disagreement, when practiced with skill and heart, can be a portal to connection, not rupture. Whether you’re in a meeting, at home, or in protest, this episode offers a compass to navigate difference without losing your center—or your humanity.

🔸 Take it further
Try the HEAR framework in a low-stakes disagreement this week.
Revisit a past argument with compassion and curiosity: what was really being said?
Reflect on how art, like disagreement, thrives on contrast—and transforms through presence.

Download resources and guides at SharollSinani.com.

Inside the Heart Portal, disagreement becomes dialogue, and friction becomes form. Step through.