Lowering defenses to raise security | Ami Carpenter | TEDxDonovanCorrectional 2018

The instinct to raise defenses against “others” in our communities is often how violence begins and then spreads. Practicing practicing non-defensiveness is at the heart of conflict resolution.“I love to sing and play the piano. I am also inspired by witnessing life’s movements transform into harmonic displays. As the middle child of 10 home-schooled siblings, I came to appreciate the value and suffering of living in community and all that it has to offer. With an immense passion for the academia world and being a student of life, I teach and learn the benefits of trusting in the deep resilience of the human individual and community.” I am a professor of conflict resolution and I research and learn about the benefits of trusting in the deep resilience of the human individual and community.