Josh TrentIdentity Transformation Architect and award winning Host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast—a decade-strong show with over 750 episodes and 15M downloads.

Don’t let them divide us! #division #union #separation #united #podcast #podcastclips

9 Mar 2023 · 1 min

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Speaker (Josh Trent) states his goal is to unify the country through human connection and teaching the power of love. He explains that division arises because people seek safety in their in-groups and that neurobiology underlies these behaviors (mentions vasopressin contributing to attack/defense toward out-groups). He encourages awareness so people are not 'hijacked' by divisive messages and notes that a small loud minority polarizes public discourse while the majority are moderate.

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My job and my goal is to unify this country and to unify it through human connection. Let's go. And to teach people about the power of love. Even division has the neurobiology of connection in it. Because the reason why people divide is because they find safety in their in group. And then the vasopressin hormone is very much at play when you are trying to attack and defend against another group. And my job is to help people see what's actually going on inside their bodies so they realize that they don't have to be hijacked by these bullshit messages. Because the truth is, is that there's a very small percentage of people that aren't on each side of these polarities that are really vocal and loud. The vast majority of people are in the middle.