Kairos Collaborative

10/05/2026

Todd Porter joins Clay Boykin on In Search of the New Compassionate Male Podcast Todd and Clay discuss the role of words in our thoughts and speaking, words that bring […]

Todd and Clay discuss the role of words in our thoughts and speaking, words that bring connection or separation. In this episode of In Search of the New Compassionate Male Podcast, we explore ways that our words can bring us toward a more compassionate engagement with ourselves and the world around....

09/20/2026

There is a cause-and-effect relationship between the stories we tell ourselves and our experience of reality (the stories we live). We create stories to explain our experience, often based only on our own observations and reactions.

There is a cause-and-effect relationship between the stories we tell ourselves and our experience of reality (the stories we live). We create stories to explain our experience, often based only on our own observations and reactions. These stories, once in place, influence what we subsequently observ...

09/18/2026

To me, open-handed doesn’t mean that I don’t care or it doesn’t matter if I don’t get what I want… so what do I mean when I say that? Here’s what I […]

To me, open-handed doesn’t mean that I don’t care or it doesn’t matter if I don’t get what I want… so what do I mean when I say that?

09/08/2026

Asking for what we want increases the likelihood of getting it.

08/22/2026

Wise words about disagreement in any sphere, but especially applicable to our civic discourse.

NVC has something to say about polarization. And it's not what most people expect.

Nonviolent Communication isn’t asking us to become neutral. It isn’t asking us to pretend every viewpoint is equally acceptable, or to give up our own convictions.

You can believe that someone’s choices are dangerous. You can oppose what they are doing. You can set firm boundaries and refuse to support them.

And still ask:
"What deeply human need might be driving this person toward a strategy I strongly reject?"

Seeing that need doesn’t mean endorsing the strategy.

It means refusing to reduce a human being to the part of them we’re fighting against.

That may be one of the hardest things NVC asks of us.

Understanding isn’t agreement. It’s how we stop dehumanizing.
(And from there, new possibilities can emerge.)

08/21/2026

Ready to connect with others who are pursuing a thriving democracy in your circle? Our friends with the Charter for Compassion offer this invitation to connect with partners in that work. See you there?

✨ Thrive2 is for people already doing democracy work—and for people who care but do not yet know where they fit.

🤝 Join us if you are an educator, librarian, student, youth leader, organizer, nonprofit professional, journalist, media-literacy advocate, civic technologist, faith or community leader, business social-impact professional, or concerned citizen.

You do not need to arrive as an expert. ✅

📣 Bring one concern, one community you care about, and a willingness to choose a realistic next step.

Register here: https://events.ringcentral.com/events/thrive2-united-for-democracy-and-global-action/registration
♾️

08/10/2026

Bearing Witness with Love

Bearing Witness with Love

08/02/2026

This is Kathleen's Substack.

This is Kathleen's Substack.

08/02/2026

I’m starting this substack to provide a place for discovery and learning about how we can build strong communities and social systems that effectively care for all those involved.

I’m starting this substack to provide a place for discovery and learning about how we can build strong communities and social systems that effectively care for all those involved.

08/01/2026

Reimagine our world

Reimagine our world