We started a book club to discuss racial justice but every time we read something challenging, the same two people dominate the conversation with their guilt and the rest of us end up managing their feelings instead of having the discussion we came for. I don't want to blow up the group but this isn't working.
More people experience this than they realize.
The group must establish boundaries around whose emotions get centered while maintaining space for authentic engagement with difficult material.
“Where Are You with Indigenous restorative traditions?”
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