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Dealing with Difficult People II

People who are fortunate enough to have received healthy genes and the essential developmental support vital for the full expression of their human potential are most likely to be caring, kind, and cooperative.  Unfortunately, the world has many people who have not been that lucky.

As a result, we all are likely to encounter people who can be difficult to get along with, at best, and impossible to deal with, at worst.

Whether a coworker, a neighbor, or even a family member, sooner or later almost everyone will have to deal with a difficult person.

Listen to show #69 below!

Dealing with Difficult People

Whether it’s a coworker, a neighbor, or even a family member, sooner or later almost everyone will have to deal with a difficult person.  Today we ask – is there a way to understand difficult people that can protect and empower us?

Join Elaine, Arnell, and the Naturalistic Support Community as we consider this challenging problem.

Listen to show #68 below!

Hopes, Fears, and Dreams for the New Year

Join Arnell and Elaine on New Year’s Eve to talk about all our hopes, fears, and dreams for 2026.  Find out how a Naturalistic Humanist approach can support the expression of our fullest potential.

Listen to show #67 below!

Naturalistic Xmas Special!

Equal Time for Freethought’s annual Naturalistic Christmas Special returns on Thursday December 25th from 3 to 5 via Naturalistic Support – with two jam packed hours including: a conversation with Santa Claus, a special transcendent meditation, a new interview with a space scientist (because it’s the winter solstice), plus Christmas music and parody songs.

Listen to show #66 below!

Xmas Alone

Each year in America, the way Christmas is rolled out with idealized holiday images bombarding us, often makes otherwise happy people feel insecure and lonely —  particularly if they live alone. 

How should we deal with loneliness or feeling disconnected when it seems as if everyone else is having a great time?

Listen to show #65 below!

Personal Victories and Setbacks during 2025

With just a couple of weeks left until the New Year, it’s time to look back at our personal victories and setbacks of 2025.  

What were the high points for you?  What brought you joy, and what are you most pleased about? What challenges did you struggle with, and what did you learn from them?  And what do you want to leave behind?

Listen to show #64 below!

Passive-Aggression, Anger and Rage II!

How should we understand what makes us angry?  And what’s best way to deal with it?

How should we respond to others when they are angry?  And what about passive-aggression?

Join Elaine, Sharon, and Arnell and as they examine passive-aggression, anger, and rage and how a Naturalistic Humanist approach can help.

Listen to show #63 below!

Passive-Aggression, Anger and Rage!

How should we understand what makes us angry?  And what’s best way to deal with it?

How should we respond to others when they are angry?  And what about passive-aggression?

Join Elaine, Sharon, and Arnell and as they examine passive-aggression, anger, and rage and how a Naturalistic Humanist approach can help.

Listen to show #62 below!

Bridging the Communication Gap

The holidays present many of us with a problem – dealing with people who may have ideas directly opposed to our own.

Is there a way for people with very different ideas to get beyond conflict?

How can we speak to people who have beliefs that are very different than our own respectfully, and in way that connects?

And how can an approach informed by Naturalistic Humanism help?

Listen to show #61 below!

Naturalistic Humanism and Society III

Why is achieving progressive change that lasts seem so difficult?

Why have so many progressive changes realized in the last 50 years been rolled back?

Join us as we consider how Naturalistic Humanism offers a perspective that supports enduring social progress.

Listen to show #60 below!