Can We Disagree Without Contempt? — Tim Shriver (The Dignity Index)Uncomfy: Sticking with Moments That Challenge Us • Season 2025, Episode 45
Nov 12, 2025 • 19m
What if you could disagree with someone — even someone who attacks your beliefs — without losing your cool or your dignity?
Tim Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics International and co-creator of The Dignity Index, joins host Julie Rose to unpack how contempt creeps into our conversations and how to replace it with curiosity, humility, and respect.
Together they explore:
- What “The Dignity Index” is and how it evaluates our dialogue
- Why we often find contempt hiding inside ourselves
- How to respond with dignity when someone lashes out
- Why kindness isn’t weakness but power
Learn more about The Dignity Index: https://www.dignity.us
Episode transcript - https://uncomfypodcastbyu.blogspot.com/2025/11/can-we-disagree-without-contempt-tim.html
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
00:38 Meet Tim Shriver: Special Olympics and The Dignity Index
03:48 Understanding The Dignity Index Scale
07:51 The Power of Words and Dignity
08:51 Responding to Personal Attacks with Dignity
13:54 Changing the Culture of Contempt
17:21 Conclusion