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How to Human

Lura Forcum

If you’re looking for a way to understand America without giving up on it… If you want to feel more human in a time when everything feels polarized… If you believe relationships — not rage — are what hold a country together… Welcome!

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    Out here trying to humanize politics and three children, with mixed results. Social / consumer psychologist and former professor. Heavy on humility and cake. Lightly chaotic.

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