hmTv at HMTC Podcasts Ep 408: Habits of a Whole Heart with Arnie Herz and guest Steven Hart P2 on hmTv
In Part 2 of Habits of a Whole Heart, host Arnie Herz welcomes back Steven Hart, professor at Appalachian State University, to continue a timely conversation on the healing power of communication. Building on their first episode, Arnie and Steven explore what “structured listening” can look like, why the best conversations balance purpose with openness, and how everyday interactions can become powerful moments of meaning-making.
Steven shares why he teaches communication as a full set of life skills, speaking, listening, reading, and writing, and how language helps expand perspective, deepen connection, and build community. The episode then pivots to one of today’s most polarizing challenges: climate change. Steven explains why the crisis is not a failure of information but a failure of conversation, and how “ordinary” climate conversations rooted in human emotion and shared well-being can depoliticize the issue and move people toward action without dehumanizing one another.
A thoughtful, grounded episode about empathy, disagreement, and the kind of communication that keeps communities intact, even when opinions differ.
Habits of a Whole Heart is part of the Humanity Matters series on hmTv. Follow and listen on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms.