Luminous poet, performance artist, Zen monk, and teacher Brooke McNamara joins Terry for a tender inquiry into this scary, beautiful and pregnant moment in our collective journey. Terry reads one of Brooke’s new poems to her and then she reads several poignant and evocative poems in a deeply touching, playful, grounding, and generous conversation. Brooke

Neuropsychologist Rick Hanson, Ph.D. explores the dharma (or “truth”) that emerges from neuropsychological research and how it can help us relate and respond to our current world crises. Rick is a remarkable teacher and the best-selling author of Buddha’s Brain, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, and Resilient. His newest book Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and

Harvard psychologist and senior meditation master Dr. Daniel P. Brown describes historical occurrences of social distancing in the U.S. and the significant negative effects that can result from such events. Dan and Terry then explore a variety of proven practices for counteracting fear, helplessness, and a lack of social connection during periods of social distancing.

Integral philosopher Steve McIntosh shares new ideas for healing America’s polarized politics and culture. Steve explores the “shared agreements” that form the basic units of culture and considers how virtue can become a source of common ground between opposing worldviews. He expands upon these ideas in his book Developmental Politics—How America Can Grow Into a

Austrian mystic Thomas Hübl — healthy but in mandatory quarantine in his home in Tel Aviv — joins us to explore the Coronavirus crisis and share insights about our relationship to “the system.” While our system is completely unsustainable, he observes that we are not truly separate from it and suggests that we may first

Harvard psychologist and meditation master Dr. Daniel P. Brown reflects on his body of work integrating ancient contemplative wisdom with western psychology and neuroscience and considers what really matters in life and in his work. Dan is a prominent Western psychologist, on the faculty of Harvard Medical School for over 38 years and he is

Renowned storyteller and scholar of mythology, anthropology, and psychology Michael Meade draws from his study of archetypal myths, ancestral wisdom and cross-cultural rituals to interpret our remarkable moment in human history. While many of us are attempting to recognize our own self-terminating patterns and inhabit new ways of being human, Michael helps us to see

The remarkable futurist, author, and teacher Peter Russell describes the unsustainable trajectory of civilization and goes on to explore the spiritual implications of our crisis. He explains how human creativity begets creativity, feeding upon itself and becoming an unstoppable self-accelerating “positive-feedback loop”, reaching rates of change to which human individuals and collectives simply can’t adapt.