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Cultivating Civility

Diane Kalen-Sukra

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Frequency: 1 episode/37d. Total Eps: 11

Conversations with civic leaders & sages on tackling toxicity and cultivating civility in our communities. A podcast series hosted by Diane Kalen-Sukra, Save Your City author, speaker and founder of Kalen Academy, an online civic leadership institute.

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Metanoia and Civility: Why Culture Can’t Heal Without a Change of Mind

Season 3 · Episode 1

Friday, January 9, 2026 • Duration 10:37

What if the crisis we’re facing isn’t just political, institutional, or cultural—but perceptual?

In this Civility Dispatch, Diane Kalen-Sukra introduces metanoia, an ancient word we rarely use but can no longer afford to ignore. Meaning a profound change of mind, metanoia names the inner turning that makes moral renewal possible—personally, relationally, and civically.

Drawing on Greek philosophy, early Christian thought, and modern warnings from figures like Carl Jung, this episode explores how societies slide into decay when they normalize domination, winner-take-all thinking, short-term gain, and transactional relationships—and how those choices show up everywhere from crumbling infrastructure and broken institutions to rising despair and fractured communities.

Metanoia, Diane argues, is not about guilt or self-help. It is about seeing clearly again—about recognizing when the way we’ve been living together no longer works, and having the courage to turn.

This episode connects metanoia directly to civility, leadership, and local governance, asking what it would mean for leaders and citizens alike to take responsibility not just for policies and outcomes, but for the moral direction of our shared life.

Diane also introduces the upcoming Global Civility Summit: Leading Through Uncivil Times, where renowned thinkers and civic leaders will gather to help translate this deeper seeing into practical action—renewing civic culture where it matters most: in communities, institutions, and everyday leadership.

If you’ve sensed that something fundamental must change—but haven’t had the words for it—this episode is for you.

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