'Dialogues Unfolded'

Dialogue is vital in our polarized times.  The DIAL Erasmus Plus project has set out to improve dialogue skills  in everyday settings. Many of us think that dialogue is not doing well. In fact, in Finland 68 % of respondents of the recent national dialogue survey run by the Hyvin sanottu campaign that the country's conversation culture has deteriorated in the last 12 months. This development has swiped across Europe with heated debates in both mainstream and social media, which carry to our everyday interactions. It is also evident that the skills of entering a dialogue don't fall evenly, as Eurobarometer 508 has suggested. As a result, the Dialogue In Adult Learning Erasmus Plus project (DIAL) has set out to bring dialogue and related skills from facilitated discussions to everyday settings: workplaces, schools, housing communities and so on. We have set out to reach out to learners who don't have as much access to more formal dialogue or who haven't practiced...

  Let's talk real—these days, a lot of people are dealing with depression. Life's on the fast track, and it's taking a toll on our mental well-being. Why? Well, it's more or less like this: the constant rush, trying to fit into society's expectations, and the whole social media scene can make anyone feel alone and not good enough. On top of that, there's this stigma around mental health that makes people keep their struggles to themselves. Now, can just talking about it make a difference? Absolutely, and a big one at that. See, depression makes you feel like you're stuck in your own bubble, dealing with stuff nobody else can get. But when you open up and have a real conversation, it's like popping that bubble. Dialogue helps you express all those messy feelings—fears, doubts, and everything in between. It's like taking this huge, tangled-up mess in your head and turning it into something you can actually talk about. And that's a big deal. But her...