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The human mind is the key to reacting in a more constructive way to current events and life's challenges. Not only can training our thinking help us understand what is happening, it gives us a path forward to change our lives, our communities, and our world for the better.

Making Change is an exploration of neuroscience, ethics , politics, and best conflict resolution practices when it comes to the challenges and opportunities we have to build a better world.

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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/making-change--4113720/support.]]>enNewsCopyright Marc Gopinhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7a4f5bb25253038e61385f86105a7d06.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/making-changeSun, 24 May 2026 00:46:01 +0000Marc GopinMarc Gopinfeeds@spreaker.comWelcome to Making Change: A podcast on positive change, the art and science of what needs to happen to make ourselves better, to make society better, and make the earth better. The human mind is the key to reacting in a more constructive way to...
The human mind is the key to reacting in a more constructive way to current events and life's challenges. Not only can training our thinking help us understand what is happening, it gives us a path forward to change our lives, our communities, and our world for the better.

Making Change is an exploration of neuroscience, ethics , politics, and best conflict resolution practices when it comes to the challenges and opportunities we have to build a better world.

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http://bit.ly/2pP6pF5

http://howtothinkandact.com/

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Gopin explores how “The Love of this World” is an essential ingredient for the survival of the Earth’s biosphere. By focusing on how we can positively change our minds to change the world, this episode probes the way in which getting past humanity’s threat to the future of life on Earth depends upon our collectively finding ways to express an intense love of this world. We can develop a philosophy and a spirituality that embraces not only the Earth but all of humanity, even when we fight and oppose one another.

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In this week’s episode, Dr. Gopin explores how “The Love of this World” is an essential ingredient for the survival of the Earth’s biosphere. By focusing on how we can positively change our minds to change the world, this episode probes the way in which getting past humanity’s threat to the future of life on Earth depends upon our collectively finding ways to express an intense love of this world. We can develop a philosophy and a spirituality that embraces not only the Earth but all of humanity, even when we fight and oppose one another.

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One of the interesting things about America is its civil religion. We need to think about how we engage emotions in American civil religion much more carefully. How, Marc Gopin and Heidi Ravven ask, can we engage emotions in a way that brings us together as Americans, rather than the current way in which politics and social media tear us apart? American civil religion means everything that we do that makes us feel American with a kind of sacred devotion. The Fourth of July is a prime example because it brings together Americans in ceremony. Such celebrations are important in terms of freedom and equality, and they can be used to define us as Americans. Our basic moral belief in elections as a human right can be celebrated through ceremonies and rituals that acknowledge our identity as Americans. Political polarization tends to distort the brain of most citizens, driving us to obsess about how we are completely different from each other.

In Making Change's latest episode, Dr. Heidi Ravven makes the case for how much we actually have in common in terms of shared values of pluralism, respect, and equality. This is the first step, emotionally and psychologically, towards building a better relationship to the democratic process and towards elections. Elections can become a focus of many rituals, customs and ceremonies that will bring us together as a nation of common ethical values rather than a nation headed toward fragmentation.

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One of the interesting things about America is its civil religion. We need to think about how we engage emotions in American civil religion much more carefully. How, Marc Gopin and Heidi Ravven ask, can we engage emotions in a way that brings us together as Americans, rather than the current way in which politics and social media tear us apart? American civil religion means everything that we do that makes us feel American with a kind of sacred devotion. The Fourth of July is a prime example because it brings together Americans in ceremony. Such celebrations are important in terms of freedom and equality, and they can be used to define us as Americans. Our basic moral belief in elections as a human right can be celebrated through ceremonies and rituals that acknowledge our identity as Americans. Political polarization tends to distort the brain of most citizens, driving us to obsess about how we are completely different from each other.

In Making Change's latest episode, Dr. Heidi Ravven makes the case for how much we actually have in common in terms of shared values of pluralism, respect, and equality. This is the first step, emotionally and psychologically, towards building a better relationship to the democratic process and towards elections. Elections can become a focus of many rituals, customs and ceremonies that will bring us together as a nation of common ethical values rather than a nation headed toward fragmentation.

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Here are some of the things that work with dementia patients and also could work with our whole society when we forget to love and care for each other: 1. Greetings of care, 2. Focusing on positive emotions, 3. Deep breathing, 4. Smiles, 5. Making safe environments, and 6 Repeating ourselves again and again to reassure and guide. These ways of being with dementia patients are also lessons that we need to learn about ourselves when we are at our most vulnerable and confused, as we are today as a society. We must focus on the present, the here and now, the moment-to-moment gestures of compassion and care. We must be infinitely patient to build local and national politics together. Politicians' jobs are to fight for control, but our job as citizens is to band together and build a society that is safe, prosperous, and equal for everyone.

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Here are some of the things that work with dementia patients and also could work with our whole society when we forget to love and care for each other: 1. Greetings of care, 2. Focusing on positive emotions, 3. Deep breathing, 4. Smiles, 5. Making safe environments, and 6 Repeating ourselves again and again to reassure and guide. These ways of being with dementia patients are also lessons that we need to learn about ourselves when we are at our most vulnerable and confused, as we are today as a society. We must focus on the present, the here and now, the moment-to-moment gestures of compassion and care. We must be infinitely patient to build local and national politics together. Politicians' jobs are to fight for control, but our job as citizens is to band together and build a society that is safe, prosperous, and equal for everyone.

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History and science suggest that this is the beginning of stigmatization, hatred, and violence. But we do have a choice. We can choose to humanize each other across enemy divides, and we can especially seek out those who are angry, unhappy, and miserable. Empathy with those in misery may be a way out of serious American conflict. We will explore how in this podcast. 

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History and science suggest that this is the beginning of stigmatization, hatred, and violence. But we do have a choice. We can choose to humanize each other across enemy divides, and we can especially seek out those who are angry, unhappy, and miserable. Empathy with those in misery may be a way out of serious American conflict. We will explore how in this podcast. 

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Our society is faced with a multitude of ethical dilemmas stemming from the COVID-19 crisis, from the loss of life, economic recession, needs of healthcare workers, and social disconnection. In this week’s episode, Dr. Gopin interviews Dr. Dan Rothbart, professor of conflict analysis and resolution at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and co-director of the Program on Prevention of Mass Violence. Dr. Rothbart assesses the current state of politicization of the COVID crisis and outlines an ethical process for a moral discussion and moral thinking. By listening to the suffering of others and learning about the different experiences around us, we can reach a state of balance to meet the needs of others with our own involvement. Humility is the path to wisdom.

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Our society is faced with a multitude of ethical dilemmas stemming from the COVID-19 crisis, from the loss of life, economic recession, needs of healthcare workers, and social disconnection. In this week’s episode, Dr. Gopin interviews Dr. Dan Rothbart, professor of conflict analysis and resolution at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University and co-director of the Program on Prevention of Mass Violence. Dr. Rothbart assesses the current state of politicization of the COVID crisis and outlines an ethical process for a moral discussion and moral thinking. By listening to the suffering of others and learning about the different experiences around us, we can reach a state of balance to meet the needs of others with our own involvement. Humility is the path to wisdom.

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We are at a moment in time where we can recreate our future. In this episode, Dr. Gopin interviews African American scholar, theologian and activist Reverend Dr. Rodney Sadler on transforming our racialized America. With personal insight and words of wisdom, Dr. Sadler reviews the past with America’s history of slavery and the present with protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and others. But he provides a hopeful outlook on the future with solutions to our racialized society, starting with the reimagination of the ideological issue of race itself.

This conversation is meant for listeners of all backgrounds.

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We are at a moment in time where we can recreate our future. In this episode, Dr. Gopin interviews African American scholar, theologian and activist Reverend Dr. Rodney Sadler on transforming our racialized America. With personal insight and words of wisdom, Dr. Sadler reviews the past with America’s history of slavery and the present with protests sparked by the death of George Floyd and others. But he provides a hopeful outlook on the future with solutions to our racialized society, starting with the reimagination of the ideological issue of race itself.

This conversation is meant for listeners of all backgrounds.

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Regret, while painful at times, is a key part of positive change. Those who do not regret anything are sociopaths. But constant and perpetual regret damages as well. Regret, when properly channeled, can be a central part of personal and social change.

By using psychological and neuroscience studies and an excerpt from the timeless film “Shawshank Redemption” and Morgan Freeman's immortal words, Dr. Marc Gopin shows us how the method of looking into the past with the wisdom of the present can shift the thought pattern of our minds away from a place of anxiety, anger, and depression, to instead become a place of learning, optimism, and adaptation.

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Regret, while painful at times, is a key part of positive change. Those who do not regret anything are sociopaths. But constant and perpetual regret damages as well. Regret, when properly channeled, can be a central part of personal and social change.

By using psychological and neuroscience studies and an excerpt from the timeless film “Shawshank Redemption” and Morgan Freeman's immortal words, Dr. Marc Gopin shows us how the method of looking into the past with the wisdom of the present can shift the thought pattern of our minds away from a place of anxiety, anger, and depression, to instead become a place of learning, optimism, and adaptation.

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In this time of quarantine and social distancing, it’s up to us to decide how to create our community. Dr. Marc Gopin discusses how gratitude can help us when we may feel like we have lost everything, from loved ones being affected by the virus to our own isolation and separation from everything we hold dear. Gratitude shows us and the people around us that we are not alone, and through gratitude, kindness, love, and compassion can persist.

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In this time of quarantine and social distancing, it’s up to us to decide how to create our community. Dr. Marc Gopin discusses how gratitude can help us when we may feel like we have lost everything, from loved ones being affected by the virus to our own isolation and separation from everything we hold dear. Gratitude shows us and the people around us that we are not alone, and through gratitude, kindness, love, and compassion can persist.

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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/making-change--4113720/support.]]>Buzzsprout-3398572Fri, 17 Apr 2020 15:00:00 +0000Marc Gopin“The answer of Buddy Bench in the time of corona is the intimacy that comes with relationships being victorious over the disease and caring for others across these physical boundaries. “ The coronavirus (COVID-19) presents us with a new challenge of...
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Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/making-change--4113720/support.]]>Buzzsprout-3036289Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000Marc GopinWhat happens when empathy makes you feel miserable? How can you change the way you empathize with people in a healthier way that does not hurt you internally and does not blame other people? Instead of focusing on the negatives, channel those feelings...
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Compassion is what makes us human. We all share the values that human lives should honored and not be wasted. In this episode of “Making Change”, Dr. Marc Gopin discusses the Black Lives Matter movement versus the All Lives Matter movement and how the path forward is to listen to our common bonds that create dignity and forge a social contract between all Americans.

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Compassion is what makes us human. We all share the values that human lives should honored and not be wasted. In this episode of “Making Change”, Dr. Marc Gopin discusses the Black Lives Matter movement versus the All Lives Matter movement and how the path forward is to listen to our common bonds that create dignity and forge a social contract between all Americans.

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