Matthew Legge

About

Matthew Legge has supported locally-led peace initiatives in North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. He is particularly passionate about exploring the evidence and making communication honest, simple, and accessible. He is the author of Are We Done Fighting? Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division. Since 2012, Matthew has worked for Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of Quakers in Canada. Quakers are widely respected for their efforts to prevent war and transform conflicts, as well as their impartial support for war victims. Matthew’s fascination with how diverse cultures organize themselves to solve different challenges led him to get a degree in Anthropology from the University of Toronto.

Books by Matthew Legge

Recent Posts

The Relationship Dilemma: Judgment vs. Acceptance

Standard advice tells you to be accepting. But is that helpful for your relationships? Here are the other strategies.

Listening: Your Key to Success

You'll be amazed by how powerful listening can be. It's not just about being civil. If you want to be influential and improve your relationships, listening is essential.

Why Your Presence Alone Is Surprisingly Powerful

Being present with someone without even speaking is a powerful act. Evidence from eye gazing to negotiation studies explains this power.

Want to Move On After a Painful Fight? Try a Ritual

Are you feeling stuck in a conflict? This science explains how rituals are powerful ways to transform your feelings and embody improved relationships.

Beware the Popular Idea That You Know a Hidden Truth

A simple idea—that your side is awake to the secret way things are while everyone else sleepwalks—made its way across intense ideological divides.

One Easy Change in Perspective Can Deepen Your Understanding

You know who you are and what you stand for. And sometimes it’s miles away from the people you disagree with. Or is it? One simple tool will help you find out.

Your Emotions Are Fundamental

What you think you know about emotions may be wrong, which can drive bitter conflicts. These tips will help you better understand your emotions.

Mental Health, Trauma, and the Nonprofit Sector

In helping professions, there can sometimes be shame, guilt, and weakness associated with needing to step back and catch one’s breath.

Humor and Humiliation

Why would someone take the dangerous risk of getting in a physical fight over something as apparently meaningless as a bad joke, even one in poor taste?

Victimhood Is Tearing Us Apart

Victimhood narratives are driving explosive conflicts like protests against public health measures.