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Why Society Reflects Our Inner Conflicts | Phyllis E. Leavitt
When we think about conflict…
we usually look outward.
Different beliefs.
Different groups.
Different sides.
But what if conflict doesn’t begin out there?
What if it starts within — in how people process fear, pain, and experience?
In this episode of Thought Atlas, we sit down with Phyllis E. Leavitt to explore how individual psychology scales into collective behavior — and what that means for conflict, division, and healing.
We talk about:
How early experiences shape patterns of behavior
Why unresolved emotions repeat — individually and collectively
How personal psychology shows up at a…
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