{"id":1278,"date":"2023-02-28T20:40:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T20:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1278"},"modified":"2025-01-29T21:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T21:41:06","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tDetox from the Political Polarization Trap\n\t<\/h1>\n\t<p>Overcome the toxic polarization harming your health, your relationships, and our country&#8217;s ability to thrive, starting with one short exercise a day.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/exercises\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart The Challenge\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tSet a daily reminder\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>By submitting your cell phone number you are agreeing to receive periodic text messages from Builders. Message and data rates may apply. Text HELP for more information. Text STOP to stop receiving messages.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tFeel like we&#8217;re more divided than ever?\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>You&#8217;re not alone: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/starts-with-us-rallies-the-87-of-americans-who-are-tired-of-political-division-by-sending-87-abraham-lincolns-to-times-square-ahead-of-midterm-elections-301653930.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">87%<\/a> of Americans are exhausted by how politically divided we are. We&#8217;ve designed this challenge to help you address polarization in your life, so that you can:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/icon-brain.svg\" alt=\"Icon: A brain with stimulated gestures around it.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"icon-brain\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tBecome your most effective self\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Think more critically, relate with greater compassion, and develop your comfort with discomfort.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/icon-hands.svg\" alt=\"Icon: Three hands meeting in the center to collaborate.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"icon-hands\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tRepair strained relationships\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Reconnect with proven methods that elevate understanding and common ground.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/icon-convo.svg\" alt=\"Icon: Two overlapping speech bubbles with a checkmark in the overlapped section.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"icon-convo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h4>\n\t\tHelp your community unite and thrive\n\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Overcoming toxic polarization empowers us to solve our toughest problems together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/polarization-stoptoreset.jpg\" alt=\"A Black man navigating the Polarization Detox Website on his smartphone, exploring the different exercises.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"polarization-stoptoreset\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tHow It Works\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>The Challenge is a flexible skill-building bootcamp equipping you to break the blame cycle and be a leader of constructive conflict.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-commit.svg\" alt=\"Icon: Finger with a string bow tied around it.\" title=\"icon-commit\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p><strong>Commit to The Challenge:<\/strong> One exercise a day for four weeks. Start by <a href=\"#reminder\">setting a reminder<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-daily-select.svg\" alt=\"Icon: Calendar with a day and time checked.\" title=\"icon-daily-select\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p><strong>Each day, select one of three exercise options:<\/strong> Easy, intermediate, or advanced. The easy options can be completed in as little as 5 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/exercises\/\">See the exercises<\/a>.<\/p><\/li><li>\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-keepitup.svg\" alt=\"Icon, 3 steps levels with a small flag on the last step.\" title=\"icon-keepitup\" itemprop=\"image\"\/>\n\t\t<p><strong>Keep it up for as long as you find it useful,<\/strong> and encourage others to join you in The Challenge.<\/p><\/li>\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/how-it-works\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore About How It Works\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h2>\n\t\tHear from some of the 87% of Americans tired of toxic political division.\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/Screen-Shot-2023-10-09-at-2.57.13-PM-300x284.png\" alt=\"A headshot of a blonde-haired man wearing a blue and red checkered shirt, he is smiling in front of river with a bridge.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Screen Shot 2023-10-09 at 2.57.13 PM\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>&#8220;I was struck by how quick I am to assume and judge someone&#8217;s political identity based on one offhand comment during my Bible study group last week. Ironic right? When toxic polarization has warped our thinking in spaces all about grace and loving our neighbor, we have a problem. This was a wakeup call for me to resist this poison making me someone I don&#8217;t want to be.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>Pearce G.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/jeremy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of a smiling, college-aged Black man in glasses wearing a blue suit and a blue and gold striped tie.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"jeremy\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>&#8220;As a Black man in America, I have always been suspicious of calls for &#8220;bridge-building&#8221; across political differences. What really drew me to the Polarization Detox Challenge was how it encourages us to disagree with one another with decency and responsibility. The key to The Challenge was stepping out of my comfort zone daily and facing the complex realities of politics today.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>Jeremy W.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/roi-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of a smiling man with brown hair, a short beard, and a grey sweater.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"roi\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>&#8220;One of the insights that emerged was that my identity was more contradictory than I&#8217;d imagined. In some ways, I&#8217;d become more liberal, in other ways, more conservative, and those labels didn&#8217;t fit me anymore. It inspired me to become more curious about others, about their complexities, to see commonalities that I hadn&#8217;t seen, and to have challenging conversations I would have avoided in the past.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>Roi B.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/varshini-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A headshot of a woman of South Asian descent, with long black hair, large gold earrings, a colourful scarf and a large smile.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"varshini\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t<p>&#8220;The most powerful moment of The Challenge came after the 4 weeks &#8211; suddenly, I could see how distrustful I&#8217;d become. My activism had become selfish, as opposed to nurturing and caring for my community. I know I have a lot to do in reconnecting with my community, and not automatically perceiving threat from those different from me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\t<p>Varshini S.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/polarization.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-8666.png\" alt=\"Group 8666\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"Group 8666\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t    <div class=\"video_window_wrapper\"  style=\"background:url(\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/peter-coleman-1.jpg) center center \/ cover no-repeat;\" >\n                    <div class=\"video_window_wrapper_inner\">\n                <iframe class=\"video_window\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HFWfdnAw63Y?autoplay=1&mute=1&playsinline=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0&amp;rel=0&amp;start=0&amp;end=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;widgetid=1&amp;loop=1&amp;playlist=HFWfdnAw63Y\"><\/iframe>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/01\/Group-8619.png\"\/>\t\t\t\n\t<p>How to Overcome Toxic Polarization<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhat&#8217;s Behind The Challenge?\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Based on decades of research from Columbia University professor and Builders Expert-in-Residence Peter T. Coleman, Ph.D., the Polarization Detox Challenge is designed to help shape new habits and norms for political tolerance and courageous compassion.\u202fThink of it as a personalized boot camp for building a healthier national culture, repairing broken relationships, and solving problems across differences.<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tSet a daily reminder\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Get daily exercise reminders on your phone or email throughout The Challenge to stay on track.<\/p>\n<ul> \t\n<li>Better navigate politically polarizing situations<\/li>\n\n<li>Repair strained relationships with family and friends<\/li>\n\n<li>Become a less reactive and more effective communicator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<p>By submitting your cell phone number you are agreeing to receive periodic text messages from Builders. Message and data rates may apply. Text HELP for more information. Text STOP to stop receiving messages.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detox from the Political Polarization Trap Overcome the toxic polarization harming your health, your relationships, and our country&#8217;s ability to thrive, starting with one short exercise a day. Start The Challenge Set a daily reminder By submitting your cell phone number you are agreeing to receive periodic text messages from Builders. Message and data rates&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":43417,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1278","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Overcoming Toxic Polarization - Builders Movement<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Overcoming Toxic Polarization Starts With Us\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Polarization Detox Challenge\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-29T21:41:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1101\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"756\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"OverOvercoming Toxic Polarization Starts With Us\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/toxic-polarization-feature.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/\",\"name\":\"Overcoming Toxic Polarization - Builders Movement\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-28T20:40:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-29T21:41:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2025\\\/01\\\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg\",\"width\":1101,\"height\":756},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Homepage\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/\",\"name\":\"Polarization Detox Challenge\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/buildersmovement.org\\\/pdc\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Overcoming Toxic Polarization - Builders Movement","description":"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Overcoming Toxic Polarization Starts With Us","og_description":"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.","og_url":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","og_site_name":"Polarization Detox Challenge","article_modified_time":"2025-01-29T21:41:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1101,"height":756,"url":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"OverOvercoming Toxic Polarization Starts With Us","twitter_description":"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/toxic-polarization-feature.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","url":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","name":"Overcoming Toxic Polarization - Builders Movement","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg","datePublished":"2023-02-28T20:40:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-29T21:41:06+00:00","description":"A 30 day skill-building bootcamp to break the blame cycle and turn constructive conflict into sustainable solutions.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/builders-pdc-featured-image.jpg","width":1101,"height":756},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Homepage"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/#website","url":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/","name":"Polarization Detox Challenge","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buildersmovement.org\/pdc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}