This podcast series offers a new way of looking at politics, one that focuses on how we engage with others rather than on our partisan identities or policy preferences. It explores why politics is so triggering and offers spiritual practices that heal past wounds, ground us in our bodies, and connect us to that which transcends our differences. Below you will find conversations with thought leaders working at the forefront of resilience and social change, we will explore how politics affects our wellbeing and how approaching politics as a practice can transform our political culture.
1: Politics and Emotional Safety–Consent, Boundaries, and Small t Trauma
With Marvie Corbett
2: Music as a Portal for Empathy, Lamentation, and Social Imagining
With David Gungor
3: Using Movement, Breath, and Sound to Prepare for and Recover from Politics
With Jaycee Gossett
4: Politics and Trauma: Moving Beyond Reactivity
With Staci Haines
5: How Meditation and Loving Kindness can bring Hope to Politics
With Sharon Salzberg
6: Politics and Emotional Regulation: How to Protect Wellbeing and Sustain Engagement
With Dr. Brett Q Ford
7: Rest and Restoration in Politics
With Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith
8: Politics, Practice, and Discernment
With Emily P Freeman
9: Politics, Poetry, and Holy Reading
With Laura Martin
10: Nature, Interconnectedness, and Reimagining Politics
With John Philip Newell
11: Prayer, Politics, and Paying Attention
With Cameron Bellm
12: Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit
With Parker Palmer