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Barrier Free Futures09/13/202 Charlie Carr - Long time disability/Independent Living AdvocateBob Kafka host of BFF a talk radio podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Charlie Carr who has been a disability rights advocate for over 50 years. TOPIC: IL Movement - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. CONTACT; CharlesCarr@dpcma.org 978 361 6682 TRANSCRIPT - https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-09-1430 minBarrier Free Futures08/30/2025 Dereck Heard and Teresa Heard Doodling for DemocracyBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues from KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe New Mexico interviews Dereck Heard and Teresa Heard on their new documentary Doodling for Democracy. CONTACT; Must Be Heard Productions www.seedandspark.com Look for Doodling for Democracy Doodling for Democracy - Film and Storytelling/SeedandSpark TRANSCRIPT: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-08-3128 minBarrier Free Futures-08/23/2025 Andy Imparato CE0 Disability Rights Ca Mary Willard Operations Dir for NACDDBob Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Andy imparato CEO Disability Rights Ca and Mary Willard Drector of Operations Ntional Assn of Councils on DD. Andy and Mary on Centene's National Advisory Committee TOPIC Medicaid Managed Care TRANSCRIPT https//bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-08-2330 minBarrier Free Futures08/16/2025 Luke Koppisch, REV UP New Jersey, Organizer - Deputy Director Alliance Center for Independent Livingob Kafka, host of BARRIER FREE FUTURES radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Luke Koppisch, Organizer REV UP New Jersey - Deputy Director Alliance Center for Independent Living., Topics Governor and Assembly races in New Jersey 2025 Organizing REV UP New Jersey Contact = lkoppisch@adacil.org https://www.adacil.org/ Transcript - https;//bob.barrierfreefutures.org/ DISABILITY VOTING RIGHTS WEEK www.aapd.com/REVUP
2025-08-1729 minBarrier Free Futures08/09/2025 Eleanor Smith - Founder Concrete ChangeBob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101,1 Santa, Fe,NM interviews Eleanor Smith, Founder of Concrete Change Topic: Visitability and status of Affordable, Accessible, Integrated Housing. Contact; eleanors@mindspring.com Resource: www,ncil.org VISITABILITY Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-08-0928 minBarrier Free Futures07/26/2025 Lex Frieden, Director ILRU, UT Health Sciences, Professor, long time advocateBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Lex Frieden, Director ILRU, UT Health Sciences, Professor, long time advocate. Topic: The 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it may be threatened under the current adminstration. Lex also shares stories from the passage of the ADA that you may not have heard before. Contact: lfrienden@bcm.edu https://www.ilru.org/ Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-07-2632 minBarrier Free Futures07/19/2025 Colleen Starkloff, long time disability advocate, co-founder PARAQUAD and the Starkloff Disability InstituteBob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 interviews Colleen Starkloff, long time disability advocate, co-founder with her late husband Max Starkloff of PARAQUAD and the Starkloff Disability Institute Topic: Employment Implications of the recently passed legislation and other actions by the Trump Adminstration Contact information: cstarkloff4446@gmail.com https://starkloff.org/ Transcript of this program: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-07-2028 minBarrier Free Futures07/12/2025 Eric Buehlmann Deputy Executive Director for Public Policy NDRNBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures Talk Radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Eric Buehlmann Deputy Executive Director for Public Policy National Disability Rights Network Topic: Implications for the protection and advocacy systems from the Build Back Better bill just passed by Congress and possible reductions in the soon to be passed budget bill. Contact: Eric Buehlmann eric.buehlmann@ndrn.org https://www.ndrn.org/ Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-07-1228 minBarrier Free Futures07/05/2025 Allan Bergman, CEO High Impact Mission Based ConsultingBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, interviews Allan Bergman, CEO High Impact Mission Based Consulting. Topic: Outline of the reductions in Medicaid in the recently passed Big Ugly Bill. Allan describes specific Medicaid programs and services that will be effected and action steps you can take at the state level. Contact: aibergman@comcast.net Resources: TASH https://tash.orghttps://bob.barrierfreefutures.orgww.c-c-d.org Disability and Aging Collaborative Nicole Jorwic nicole@caringacross.org Disability Organizing 101 and...
2025-07-0528 minBarrier Free Futures06/28/2025 Marcie Roth, CEO World Institute on DisabilityBob Kafka, Host of Barrier Free Futures Talk Radio/Podcast on Disability and Aging Issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe. Bob interviews Marcie Roth, CEO World Institute on Disability on the implications on disability programs and services when the budget bill passes Congress. In addition, Marcie describes the effect on FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and how people with disabilities and older Americans will be harmed. Contact: https://www.wid.org marcie@wid.org Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-06-2828 minBarrier Free Futures06/21/2025 Katy Neas, CEO of the Arc of the USBob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Katy Neas, CEO of the Arc of the United States on issues concerning Medicaid reduction and other critical services for people with disabilities. Contact https://thearc.org Transcript: https://bob.barrierfreefutures.org/
2025-06-2128 minBarrier Free Futures04/19/2025 Eric Buehlmann Deputy Ex Director for Public Policy, NDRNBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Eric Buehlmann, Deputy Ex Director for Public Policy, Natl Disability Rights Network. Topic: Implications Budget Framework Contact: eric.buehlmann@ndrn.org www.ndrn.org Resource: www.c-c-d.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-04-2028 minBarrier Free Futures03/22/2025 Alison Barkoff, Long time disability rights lawyer. Former head of ACLBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Alison Barkoff, longtime disability rights lawyer. Presently Professor George Washington University.. Former head of the Administration on Community Living. Topic: Texas v Becerra Don't Mess with 504 Contact: Alison.barkoff@gwu.edu Resources: www.dredf.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-03-2228 minBarrier Free Futures03/15/2025 Linda Litowsky, Documentary Filmmaker and Communication ConsultantBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio podcast on disabilitLy and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Linda Litowsky, Documentary Filmmaker and Communication Consultant. Topic: CHANGE NOT CHARITY; Americans with Disabilities Act * Contributing Footage Resource: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/change-not-charity-americans-disabilities-act-trailer/ Tuesday, March 25th 8pm central American Experience Contact: lindalitowsky@gmail.com Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-03-1428 minBarrier Free Futures03/08/2025 Jessica Podesva, Director Advocacy and Public Policy, Natl Council on Independent LivingBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 and KSQR in the Greater Santa Fe, NM area interviews Jessica Podesva, NCIL Director of Advocacy and Public Policy. TOPIC: IL FUNDING 2025 CONTACT; Jessica@ncil.org www.ncil.org TRANSCRIPT: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-03-0828 minBarrier Free Futures02/15/2025 Sheldon Toubman, Litigation Attorney, Disability Rights ConnecticutBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Sheldon Toubman, Litigation Atty for Disability Rights Connecticut. Topic;':Class Action Lawsuits under Medicaid on Durable Medical Equipmennt issues Contact; sheldon.toubman@disrightsct.org Resource; https://www.cga.gov/2024/ACT/PA/PDF/2024PA-00058-R00SB-00308-PA.PDF Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-02-1528 minBarrier Free Futures02/08/2025 Lisa Sloane, Director, Technical Assistance Collaborative * HousingBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Lisa Sloane, Director has 40 years experience in national, state, local governments on housing issues like supported housing, homelessness, Olmstead transitions and Fair Housing.. Contact; https://www.tacinc.org lsloane@tacinc.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-02-0828 minBarrier Free Futures02/01/2025 Bill Henning, Ex Dir Boston CIL, 4 decades of organizing for disability rights and servicesBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interview Bill Henning Ex Dir Boston CIL. Bill has 4 decades of disability rights and services organizing. His expertise is due to his ability to use various advocacy strategies to bring about successful campaigns. Topic: WE CAN'T BE SILENT Resource: https://freeourpeople.net/disabilityorganizing101andbeyond/?page_id=54 Contact: bhenning@bostoncil.org 617 338 6665 x213 Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-02-0128 minBarrier Free Futures01/25/2025 Jim Ward, Founder and Executive Director of ADA Watch - CDRJBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Jim Ward, Founder and Executive Director ADA Watch - Coalition on Disability Rights and Justice. Topic: Don't Mourn Organize! An approach to attacks on disability rights and services. Contact: https://adawatch.org/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2025-01-2528 minBarrier Free Futures01/11/2025 William Bronston, Author - Public Hostage Public Ransom: Ending Institutional AmericaBob Kafka host of Barrier Free America a radio show KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe and podcast, interviews William Bronston, activist physcian, community organizer and author "Public Hostage Public Ransom - Ending Institutional America", The book starts with his autobiographical story of his time at Willowbrook State School, the huge 6,000 person institution in Staten Island, NY. His advocacy in the early 1970's was the catalyst for a class action lawsuit that led to the closing of Willowbrook as well as other institutions around the country. Topic: Ending the Institutional Culture Contact: WilliamBronstonmd@gmail.com 916 798 4000 Resource...
2025-01-1228 minBarrier Free Futures12/21/2024 Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director, Justice in AgingBob Kafka is the host of Barrier Free Futures a radio/podcast on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM. Bob interviews Kevin Prindiville, Ex Director of Justice in Aging on the Implications of the 2024 Elections on Older Americans. Contact: https://justiceinaging.org/ Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-12-2028 minBarrier Free Futures12/14/2024 Kirk Adams, Executive Director Healthcare Education Project - Former Chief of Staff SEIU President{s} Stern and HenryBob Kafka host of BFF weekly radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa, Fe, NM interviews Kirk Adams, Executive Director, Healthcare Education Project. Kirk is a longtime Community Organizer and was Chief of Staff for Presidents' Andy Stern and Mary Kay Henry of the Service Employees International Union, SEIU. Topic: Impact of 2024 election on workers Contact; Kirk.Adams@1199funds.org Resources; https://healthcareeducationproject.org/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-12-1428 minBarrier Free Futures12/07/2024 Michael Gamel-McCormick Disability Policy Director, Senator Bob CaseyBob Kafka, host of Barrier Free Futures talk radio on disability and aging issues on KSFR 101.1 Santa FE, NM, Interviews Michael Gamel-McCormick Disability Policy Director Senator Bob Casey, Special Committee on Aging. Topic:: Congressional Transition and 2025 Issues Contact; mgm@udel.edu Resources; Block Grants and Per Capita Caps https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/5-key-questions-medicaid-block-grants-per-capita-caps/ Transcript; https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-12-0727 minBarrier Free Futures11/30/2024 Nicole Jorwic Caring Across Generations * Disability and Aging CollaborativeBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures a radio show, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM, and podcast on disability and aging issues, interviews Nicole Jorwic, Chief of Advocacy and Campaigns for CARING ACROSS GENERATIONS and Co-Chair of the DISABILITY AND AGING COLLABORATIVE. Topic: Srategies for disability and aging communities - Trump Administration Contact: nicole@caringacross.org Resources: https://caringacross.org/ https://heller.brandeis.edu/community-living-policy/dac/index.html Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-11-2928 minBarrier Free Futures11/23/2024 John B Kelly and Anita Cameron - NOT DEAD YET The Resistance!Bob Kafka is host of BFF, a talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, broadcast on KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM. Bob interviews John B Kelly, Communications Director NDY and State Director of Second Thoughts, MA and Anita Cameron, Director of Minority Outreach, NDY. Topic: Life of Diane Coleman, Founder, President/CEO NOT DEAD YET The Resistance! Contact: https://notdeadyet.org/about/staff/ Resource; https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/us/diane-coleman-dead.html?smid=nytcore-android-share Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-11-2228 minBarrier Free Futures11/16/2024 Allan Bergman, CEO/President High ImpactBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on Disability and Aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Allan Bergman, CEO/President High Impact Mission Based Consulting and Training. Topic: Medicaid - 2024 Election Impact - DON'T MOURN ORGANIZE Contact: aibergman@comcast.net 773 332 0871 Resources: https://www.kff.org/from-drew-altman/is-medicaid-too-big-to-block-grant/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-11-1528 minBarrier Free Futures11/02/2024 Alexia Kemerling REV UP Coalitions Coordinator at Amer Assn of People with DisabilitiesBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, talk radio/podcast on disability and aging issues, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM, interviews Alexia Kemerling, REV UP Coalitions Coordinator at AAPD.. Topic: POWER THE DISABILITY VOTE Contact: akemerling@aapd.com https://www.aapd.com/about-rev-up/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-11-0128 minBarrier Free Futures10/26/2024 Anastasia Somoza International Disability Rights Advocate and DNC Delegate ConsultantBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Anastasia Somoza International Disability Rights Advocate and DNC Delegate Consultant. Topic; 2024 Election Issues Contact; Google Anastasia Somoza https://www.nytimes.com/20/24/10/08/health/harris-medicare-home-care.html?unlocked_article_code=1.vu4.REdt.0klP_E14NN7Z Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-10-2728 minBarrier Free Futures10/19/2024 Lauren Alden, Director, IL Services, Liberty Resources, Pa.Bob Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe. NM interviews Lauren Alden Director, IL Services. Liberty Resources, Pa. Topic; Power The Disability Vote - Pennslyvania. Contact: laurenalden@libertyresources.org https://benderleadership.org/rev-up-voting-campaign/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork,io/
2024-10-1928 minBarrier Free Futures10/12/2024 Kevin Gotkin Artist, Organizer, Editor of Crip NewsBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews Kevin Gotkin Artist, Organizer and Editor of Crip News. Topic:: Disability Journalism Today Contact: https://cripnews.substack.com/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork,io/
2024-10-1328 minBarrier Free Futures10/05/2024 Zan Thorton and Stacey Ramirez - REV UP GeorgiaBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Zan Thorton, ADAPT of Georgia and Roll to the Polls. Joining Zan is Stacey Ramirez, Co Convener REV UP Georgia Topic: Organizing State Disability Voting Coalitions Power The Disability Vote Roll to the Polls Contact: adaptgazan@gmail.com 678 358 9540 sramirez.crimminz@gmail.com https://rolltothepolls.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-10-0528 minBarrier Free Futures09/28/2024 Dara Baldwin * Activist, Scholar and AuthorBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Dara Baldwin, Activist, Scholar and Author. Topic: Dara's most recent book, "TO BE A PROBLEM: A Black Woman's Survival In The Racist Disability Rights Movement" Contact: daraldb18@gmail.com https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/to-be-a-problem/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-09-2828 minBarrier Free Futures09/14/2024 Tony Coehlo, Introduced the ADA in the US House of RepresentativesBob Kafka host of BFF KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Tony Coelho, former Democratic Congressman and former Chair of the DNC Disability Council. Tony introduced the ADA in the House. Topic: 2024 Election - What is at stake for the Disability Community Contact: tony@onewharf.com Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-09-1628 minBarrier Free Futures09/07/2024 Michelle Bishop, NDRN Manager, Voter Access and EngagementBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Michelle Bishop, Manager, Voter Access and Engagement for the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Topic: Role of NDRN in voting in every state and territory. Contact: michelle.bishop@ndrn.org https://www.ndrn.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-09-0828 minBarrier Free Futures08/24/2024 Eric Welsby, Advocacy Director, Detroit Disability PowerBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures, KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Eric Welsby, Advocacy Director, Detroit Disability Power. Eric has been a Social Justice advocate for over 20 years. Topic: Programs of DDP and focus on voting outreach. Contact: Eric@DetroitDisabilityPower.org www.DetroitDisabilityPower.org Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-08-2228 minBarrier Free Futures07/27/2024 Dan Wilkins, Advocate, Manager of Tom Olin Collection and more...Bob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Dan Wilkins, Advocate, Manager of the Tom Olin Collection and Team Member of the Caravan for Freedom and Justice. Topic: Disability History and Culture Contact: wheelchairboy57@gmail.com Resources: https://tomolincollection.com/ https://thedisabilitycaravan.com/ Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-07-2728 minBarrier Free Futures07/13/2024 Karen Tamley, President/CEO Access Living - ChicagoBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe interviews: Karen Tamley, President and CEO of Access Living - Chicago . Karen is former Commissioner of Chicago Mayor's Office for People with DIsabilities. Karen also served as Chair of the U.S. Access Board. Karen continues her long activism in the disability rights community. Topic: Challenges Confronting CIL's and the Disability Righrs Community 2024/2025 Contact: www.AccessLiving.org 312 640 2100 Transcript: https://bff.justwork.io/
2024-07-1328 minBarrier Free Futures10/07/2023 Darcy MilburnBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM interviews Darcy Milburn, Director of Social Security and Healthcare Policy at The Arc of the US. TOPIC: SSI Savings Penalty Elimination Act CONTACT: The Arc of the US https://thearc.org RESOURCE: SSI Savings Penalyt Elimination Act https://www.finance.senate.gov/chairmans-news/wyden-brown-cassidy-announce-first-bipartisan-bicameral-bill-in-decades-to-update-supplemental-security-income-program TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
2023-10-0728 minBarrier Free Futures09/30/2023 Scott CooperBob Kafka host of Barrier Free Futures KSFR 101.1 Santa Fe, NM, interviews Scott Cooper, Director of "IT's OUR STORY". Scott is currently working with the DISABILITY HISTORY AND CULTURE COLLABORATIVE (DHCC) CONTACT: http://www.itsourstory.com/ itsourstory@gmail.com 202 340 2575 DISABILITY RIGHTS MUSEUM - GOOGLE GROUP https://groups.google.com/g/disability-rights-museum/ TRANSCRIPTION: https://bff.justwork.io/
2023-09-2928 min
Living From HappinessNavigating Grief and LossKimberley Brown is the guest on this episode which focuses on how to navigate grief and loss. Kim is a popular meditation teacher and author. She leads classes and workshops that emphasize the power of compassion and kindness to reconnect us to ourselves and others. She studies in both the Tibetan and Insight schools of Buddhism and is a Certified Mindfulness Instructor. Kim and Melanie talk all about her newest book, titled Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep Your Heart Open to Yourself and Others. She's a lovely teacher who's written a very accessible book to help guide...
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2022-10-2053 minLiving From HappinessHow Minds Change with David McRaneyDavid McRaney is an author, science journalist, lecturer, and the creator of the blog You Are Not So Smart, which became an internationally bestselling book, later followed by You Are Now Less Dumb. He hosts the popular YANSS podcast and speaks internationally about irrational thinking and delusion. And David has a new book called "How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion." This is a big show, covering a lot of ground. He and Melanie discuss the psychology of changing minds, both our own as well as others. How to...
2022-08-1851 minLiving From HappinessExploring Mental Illness, the Brain, and Psyche with Daniel Bergner 06/15/22Daniel Bergner is a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine and the author of five previous books of award-winning nonfiction. His writing has also appeared in the Atlantic, Granta, Harper's Magazine, Mother Jones, Talk, and the New York Times Book Review. Finally, his newest book, the most personal, is "The Mind and The Moon: My Brother's Story, the Science of Our Brains, and the Search for Our Psyches." So many issues are explored in this fascinating episode. From questioning our understanding of psychosis to biological treatment modalities, and from exploring the differences between brain a...
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2021-05-0425 minLiving From HappinessShame, Anxiety & Depression April 26, 2021In this episode, Melanie explores the connection between shame, anxiety, and depression, as well as the difference between guilt and shame. Shame can wreak havoc with our mental health. And it's pretty sneaky, in that we often don't understand what shame feels like, and so it gets confused with guilt. But it's a powerful emotional response that can become a lifelong companion living just underneath the surface of our awareness. It's an important topic to unpack if you're feeling creatively blocked, unable to achieve reasonable goals, or can't quite put your finger on...
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2021-03-2325 minLiving From HappinessTara Gaia / Cynthia Jurs 03/15/21 Living From HappinessCynthia Jurs is a remarkable woman. She's a Buddhist teacher, trained by the beloved Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. A practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism. A Lama, initiated in Nepal, in recognition of her many years of dharma practice and dedication to the work of global healing through the Earth Treasure Vases. She founded Alliance for the Earth and is the Executive Director of the Earth Treasure Vase Global Healing Project. Finally, Cynthia is the guiding teacher at the Gaia Mandala Sangha in Santa Fe, where she's been leading meditation groups, retreats, and pilgrimages offering a...
2021-03-1625 minLiving From HappinessWintering, Katherine May Pt2 03/08/21 Living From HappinessIn the stunning New York Times bestselling book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times, Katharine May writes that wintering is "the active acceptance of sadness. It is the practice of allowing ourselves to feel it as a need. It is the courage to stare down the worst parts of our experience and to commit to healing them the best we can." In her acknowledgment of sadness and unhappiness, Katharine opens the door to the possibility of healing from those inevitable dark times when we don't think we can bear more suffering. Y...
2021-03-0925 minLiving From HappinessWintering, Katherine May Pt1 03/01/21 Living From HappinessWe're beginning to wake up, to emerge from the darkness of the literal winter, as well as the "wintering" we've had to endure as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Not quite ready, though. nature needs us to be mindful and intentional about how quickly we emerge. Just this morning, I saw another reminder on Facebook about not clearing out old leaves and dead-looking plant stems from our gardens until the temperature is consistently over 50 degrees. 'Cause, who knew? butterflies and bees and other pollinators overwinter in those places. If I clear out...
2021-03-0225 minLiving From HappinessThe Psychology of Crisis Survival 02/22/21 Living From HappinessWe know that grief, fear, and hardship are hitting millions of people, both at home and around the world. We know it's not going to magically get better all of a sudden. No one has a cosmic magic wand with which to sprinkle glistening fairy dust over our crown chakras and clear the dark, heavy energy of all that's accumulated as a species since humans have been walking upright. So then … how do we deal? How do we get through the day? Melanie takes a look at the evidence-based solutions for surviving a crisis through th...
2021-02-2326 minLiving From HappinessNatalie Goldberg - Three Simple Lines Pt 2 02/15/21 Living From Happiness"Please don't imagine that my decade of writing practice and Zen meditation have silenced or fully pacified the angry self-critics in my head. That's not how things work. I'm just much better at managing those voices." Natalie Goldbert, Three Simple Lines Beloved New Mexico author, teacher, and Zen Buddhist practitioner Natalie Goldberg is back for the second of two episodes. Natalie wrote the internationally renowned Writing Down the Bones, published in 1986, and has since published memoirs, essays, poetry, more writing books, a novel, and a notebook. Her brand-new book, Three Simple Lines: A W...
2021-02-1625 minLiving From HappinessNatalie Goldberg - Three Simple Lines Pt 1 02/08/21 Living From Happiness"Haiku is a refuge when the world seems chaotic, when you are lost, frightened, tangled, and nothing is clear." Natalie Goldberg, Three Simple Lines Natalie Goldberg is an author, teacher, and Zen Buddhist practitioner. She wrote the internationally renowned Writing Down the Bones, published in 1986, and has since published memoirs, essays, poetry, more writing books, a novel, and a notebook. This is the first of two parts, talking with Natalie about her brand-new book, called Three Simple Lines: A Writer's Pilgrimage into the Heart and Homeland of Haiku. Natalie is such a wonderful...
2021-02-0925 minLiving From HappinessThe Psychology of Anticipation 02/01/21 Living From HappinessMelanie shares reflections from a variety of experts, including Winnie the Pooh. "Well," said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think. Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he didn't know what it was called." Fantasy travel trips, the psychology of hope, neuroscience, Blue Zones -- all of this, plus Winnie the Pooh! Come listen. Dr. Melanie Harth's new book is here
2021-02-0125 minLiving From HappinessThe Neurobiology of Relief & Release 01/25/21 Living From Happiness"Millions of people have been traumatized by the political climate of the last few years. "Millions of people have been traumatized by brutal bureaucracies created to perpetuate systemic poverty, racism, misogyny, ableism, and so much more. "Millions have been traumatized as children in the families, schools, and/or cultures in which we've lived. "Millions have been traumatized by the out-of-control Covid-19 pandemic." - Dr. Melanie Harth Let's acknowledge the truth of the trauma. And then, let's learn to harness our minds to help regulate our emotions, which helps us feel safe.
2021-01-2625 minLiving From HappinessOur Country's in Crisis 01/18/21 Living From Happiness"I'm asking you, my friends, if there's a part of you that's ready to stop participating in the insanity that's become what we in this country believe is important. What is true for you at this point in your life? What matters to you? Who are you helping? Who's helping you?" - Dr. Melanie Harth Melanie presents a potpourri of ideas from Jungian depth psychologists to political scientists, and from Geneen Roth to Melanie's thoughts on what a mess we're in, and how we can begin cleaning it up. Yep, it's a big show. Yep...
2021-01-1925 minLiving From HappinessThe Ever-Loving Essence of You 01/11/21 Living From HappinessJamie Lerner has a master's degree in social work from Loyola University, has been in private practice as a psychotherapist for many years, and is a passionate amateur equestrian rider on the AA horse show circuit. Also a world traveler, Jamie has explored a wide variety of spiritual healing modalities. And she's the co-author of the book "The Ever-Loving Essence of You". Melanie and Jamie take a deep dive down into wellbeing, happiness, inner guidance, and re-creating the greatest relationship of all -- the one we have with ourselves. Jamie's thoughtful...
2021-01-1125 minLiving From HappinessJenny Odell's How to Do Nothing 01/04/21 Living From HappinessThe artist, Stanford prof, and thought leader Jenny Odell's provocative book, How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy is the focus of this episode. Odell's book is a provocative take on taking ourselves back. How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy, was named one of the best books of the year by Time, The New Yorker, NPR, Vulture, Fortune, Boing Boing, and was one of President Obama's Favorite Books of 2019. Melanie shares writings from the book, along with her own observations and thoughts and personal stories. When we can...
2021-01-0525 minLiving From Happiness"Bad" Words & U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo 12/28/20 Living From HappinessMelanie focuses on thoughts and writings from such luminaries as Paula Allen Gunn, Simon Ortiz, Joy Harjo, and Barry Lopez in this episode. Some of the "bad" words touched on are considered unimportant and light-weight and New-Agey, and even worse, often used to minimize, criticize, and shame those who dare to align themselves with such ridiculous concepts as living a slow, contemplative life, or consciously choosing love as a touchstone for decision-making. This episode is really about reclaiming the power of language to catalyze transformation. Ready? Dr. Melanie Harth's website here
2020-12-2925 minLiving From HappinessGrief & Loss & Love with Katy Butler & Robin Wall Kimmerer 12/21/20 Living From HappinessKaty Butler is an award-winning journalist, public speaker, and bestselling author. She's a thought leader about end-of-life care in the national movement for medical reform. Her first book was Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death and was named one of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2013 by the New York Times. It may seem a bit macabre to be talking about death, and yet … paradoxically, the more we learn about the softer technologies of the human heart, a phrase from Ms. Butler's piece, the more we enhance our happiness and we...
2020-12-2225 minLiving From HappinessThe Neuroscience of Celebrating 12/14/20 Living From HappinessIt seems ridiculous to celebrate anything these days. And yet, we know from all the neuroscience research that celebrating is quite important for our brains. Which means it's important for our lives. Melanie's inspiration for this episode was a big-little thing that recently happened to her. Lots of good neuroscience, beautiful blessings from beloved Mirabai Starr, deep writings from The New York Times bestseller Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor. Plus! Poems from David Whyte and John O'Donohue and Maya Angelou and Dr. Martin Luther King, and some of...
2020-12-1426 minLiving From HappinessThe Antidote to Stress & AnxietyMelanie shares ideas, thoughts, and how-tos for easing up on ourselves. The conflict between way too much to do and the desperate desire for rest that so many of us are struggling with makes for a toxic soup of stress and anxiety. She dives into a chapter from the book Women Rowing North: Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age written by the psychotherapist, anthropologist, and author Mary Pipher. The chapter is "Building A Good Day". (The advice, of course, applies no matter our gender or age.) "To be happy we need t...
2020-12-0825 minLiving From HappinessLiz Gilbert & Clarissa Pinkola Estes on Curiosity & Creativity 11/30/20 Living From HappinessThe Happiness in Dark Times series this week focuses on some of the ideas from Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Curiosity, creativity, joy, lightness, ease, and strength (as in internal fortitude) are all covered in this episode. Melanie includes thoughts from the Jungian psychoanalyst, author, storyteller and curandera Clarissa Pinkola Estes, as well. Elizabeth Gilbert's Facebook page here More about Melanie Harth's transformation psychology services here
2020-11-3025 minLiving From HappinessCharles Eisenstein on Sacred Ceremony 11/23/20 Living From HappinessContinuing her solo Happiness During Dark Times series, Melanie presents a deep, thoughtful show based on writing by the visionary thought leader Charles Eisenstein. Here's a little bit of part of this episode: "A ceremony, then, is a special kind of ritual. It is a ritual done in the knowledge that one is in the presence of the sacred, that holy beings are watching you, or that God is your witness. Those whose worldview has no place for the sacred, or holy beings, or God will see ceremony as superstitious nonsense or, at...
2020-11-2425 minLiving From HappinessLight-hearted Mindfulness 11/16/2020 Living From HappinessDid you know that mindfulness, mindful awareness, and/or contemplative practices don't have to be formal, stick-in-the-mud things? In fact, the more we can bring mindfulness into our everyday lives, the happier, more content, satisfied, and peaceful we are. Listen in as Melanie shares a chapter of her book, called Happiness and Mindfulness: a Light-Hearted Guide. The chapter? "Mindfulness, Dorothy, and That Yellow-Brick Road." Here's a hint: "I first learned how to cultivate a sitting meditation practice during a time in my personal and professional lives when I was...
2020-11-1725 minLiving From HappinessSoothe Your Soul 11/09/20 Living From HappinessThis is a quiet and intimate show, the first in a series of quiet, contemplative shows with Melanie. She shares some of her own writing, along with insights from thought leaders such as neuropsychologist Dr. Rick Hanson; Vaclav Havel, the great Czechoslovakian playwright turned dissident activist who became president of his country; and poetry selections. All the readings were chosen to help soothe your soul. There are lots of resources and creative ideas about finding happiness, no matter what's going on out there. Here's a morsel for you to enjoy: I...
2020-11-1224 minLiving From HappinessRisk, Imagination, & Business 11/02/20 Living From HappinessWowzer. This is a fasten-your-seatbelt show. Vince Kadlubek, the visionary co-founder of the internationally renowned interactive, experiential performance art space Meow Wolf, joins Melanie. He's stepped away from Meow Wolf's day-to-day operations into the role of Executive Advisor. Vince dives deep, talking about the role of imagination in starting from a sort-of starving artist local collective to running a multi-million dollar business with the backing of George R. R. Martin, no less. How to curate an experience and contribute to the collective are part of this fascinating conversation. Vince Kadlubek is a...
2020-11-0325 minLiving From HappinessOn the Other Side of the Fear Part 2 10/26/20 Living From HappinessLinda Durham -- provocateur, a major force in the Santa Fe art gallery scene, world traveler, seeker, and author -- continues her in-depth conversation with Melanie in this episode. Creative thinking, a positive mindset, trust and faith, and the other side of fear are touched on as Linda continues to share just a few of her astonishing life experiences. "There is something comforting about the passage of time, about aging, about entering a phase of life known by various names that I'm learning to embrace." ~Still Moving, by Linda Durham Linda Durham's Facebook...
2020-10-2725 minLiving From HappinessOn the Other Side of the Fear Part 1 10/19/20 Living From HappinessLinda Durham has been one of the most influential people in the Santa Fe art scene over the last three decades. And she's just published her first book, a memoir called Still Moving. In this wide-ranging conversation, Linda and Melanie talk about courage in the face of challenges, leading an artful life, creativity writ large, and living large no matter one's age. This episode is the first of two parts. "If my beloved business hadn't failed, and if I hadn't thrown all caution to the proverbial wind and used creatively raised funds to...
2020-10-2025 minLiving From Happiness100 Women Who Care 10/12/20 Living From HappinessToday's guests really are women who care! Jody Feagan and Katie Rountree are both smart, fun, and quiet community activists. Jody is the founder and former director of the San Miguel Writers Conference and Literary Festival in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she lived for ten years and raised her three children. In 2015, she moved full-time to Santa Fe and is currently the marketing director for Malouf on the Plaza. Katie is a former radio and TV personality. Currently, she does voice-over recordings for companies all over the country, and is the Director of...
2020-10-1325 minLiving From HappinessHealing Voices 10/04/20 Living From HappinessJoAnne Tucker, Ph.D., and Regina Ress join Melanie, one from Santa Fe and the other all the way from Costa Rica! JoAnne was a dance major at Juilliard School, earned her Ph.D. in Theatre from the University of Wisconsin. She was the Artistic Director and Choreographer of the Avodah Dance Ensemble, a New York City-based modern dance company. Currently, she's the president of Healing Voices, and co-director of the new film Out of the Shadows: Shining Light on Domestic Violence. Regina is a storyteller, founding board member of Ahvodah, an actor, educator, and...
2020-10-0625 minLiving From Happiness"I'm Just Kinda Rolling With It" 09/21/2020 Living From HappinessListeners haven't heard from Katelyn Hilburn in a while. In this episode, we find out what's been going on with this popular guest. When we first met Katelyn back in 2016, she was the director of community initiatives for Creative SantaFe. One of her projects was as a team member working to secure a $300,000 NEA grant for artists' and creatives' affordable housing. Remarkably, that collaborative project was a big success, and ground was broken a few weeks ago. Katelyn moved on, completing an intensive business training program for entrepreneurs, founded her own company, called Madre Foods...
2020-09-2225 minLiving From HappinessGratitude and Grief 09/14/20 Living From HappinessWe hear the word "gratitude" everywhere. Tossed around by all sorts of folks, in all sorts of casual ways. Today's guest, Heather Monroe, helps us understand how and why gratitude is actually a powerful force for healing and transformation. In this deep conversation, Heather and Melanie touch on resiliency, purpose in tragedy, relational trauma, and toxic positivity, among many other intriguing ideas. Heather Monroe is a licensed clinical social worker and an integrative psychotherapist who specializes in relational trauma. She's the Senior Clinician at Newport Academy and Newport Institute and founder of Monroe...
2020-09-1525 minLiving From HappinessThis Movie Happened to Me 08/24/20 Living From HappinessThis show was recorded on the 75th anniversary of the U.S. dropping the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. GK Hunter shares a touching story detailing why he wanted to make a documentary about the meeting between Japanese survivors of the atomic bomb and American survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack (Sakura and Pearls: Healing from World War 2). This episode expands on last week's show. It includes George describing his own healing in the making of the documentary. As George has written, there's a strong connection between cross-cultural healing and happiness. "In order to heal t...
2020-08-2525 minLiving From HappinessBreaking the Family Script 08/17/20 Living From HappinessGeorge Kamana Hunter (GK Hunter) has a rich ancestral lineage, including Irish, northern European, and Mohawk. In this episode, George and Melanie talk a lot about ancestral or inherited trauma and how to begin healing. In the Forward to George's book, Healing Our Bloodlines: The 8 Realizations of Generational Liberation, Dr. Eduardo Duran writes "I have found that most, if not all of the symptoms that we treat in many of our healthcare settings have their genesis in trauma, also know as "Injury where blood doesn't flow" by indigenous ways of knowing. The injury where blood doesn't flow...
2020-08-1824 minLiving From HappinessStress Management 202 08/10/20 Living From HappinessDr. Brian Luke Seaward returns for another fun, fast-paced, captivating show, all about the consequences of our too-stressful lives and ideas about how to manage it all. Forgiveness and spontaneous remission, the fourth pillar of spirituality, and "cosmic bread crumbs" ... curious? Listen in. Luke is full of wonderful stories to help us understand how critically important it is to manage stress. It's a don't-miss-it conversation. Dr. Brian Luke Seaward works with the alchemy of humanity and divinity, and is an expert in stress management and mind/body/spirit healing. A pioneer in the...
2020-08-1125 minLiving From HappinessStress Management 101 08/03/20 Living From Happiness"Stress management is the open door to walk through." So says Dr. Brian Luke Seaward, an international teacher, speaker, corporate trainer, and author of tons of books on the topic. Luke is not only educated, articulate, and wise, but he's also (very) entertaining. There are clearly many reasons he's been a sought-after corporate and conference presenter for so many years. Talk ranges from the connection between stress and spirituality to his mentor Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, and from the seasons of the soul to victim/victors stories. In the 2nd half, Luke shares one...
2020-08-1025 minLiving From HappinessThe Outrage is Only Natural 07/27/20 Living From HappinessPolitical activist, climate activist, and Santa Fe young poet laureate Artemisio Romero y Carver returns for another fast-paced show. In this episode, Arte shares facts and feelings about racial justice. It's a wide-ranging convo, including collective trauma, white guilt, and why it's necessary to challenge the status quo. Toward the end of the 2nd half, Arte gives one of the most heartfelt and heart-full descriptions of happiness in chaotic times that Melanie's ever heard. Walk the Talk Santa Fe Facebook page here Dr. Melanie Harth's website here Dr. Melanie...
2020-07-2825 minLiving From HappinessThe Cookies Have the Answers 07/20/20 Living From HappinessToday's episode continues last week's conversation with Dr. Anita Johnston, eating psychology pioneer, storyteller, co-founder of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii, developer of Hawaii's first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital, supervisor for the International Association of Eating Professionals … … and the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship With Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling. She shares a wonderful story from Kenya in this episode. It's lovely, but no spoilers. Anita also talks about how the answers reside in "your true self," a...
2020-07-2125 minLiving From HappinessEating in the Light of the Moon 07/13/2020 Living From HappinessDr. Anita Johnston is an eating psychology pioneer, storyteller, the co-founder of the Anorexia & Bulimia Center of Hawaii, developer of Hawaii's first in-patient eating disorders treatment program at Kahi Mohala Hospital, supervisor for the International Association of Eating Professionals ... ... and the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationship With Food Through Myths, Metaphors, and Storytelling. She's a powerful champion of women struggling with disordered eating. The conversation ranges from imbalances in our psyches, to what disordered eating is trying to say to us. What it me...
2020-07-1425 minLiving From Happiness"Awestruck" 07/06/20 Living From HappinessPsychologist, happiness and wellbeing expert, author, and international speaker Jonah Paquette returns for another fascinating show. His first two books, Real Happiness, and The Happiness Toolbox focus on positive psychology and strategies for enhancing well-being. In this episode, Jonah and Melanie talk about his brand-new book Awestruck: How Embracing Wonder Can Make You Happier, Healthier, and More Connected. Awe with a capital "A"; how feeling safe in the presence of something bigger than ourselves is a universal human experience; a personal story from Jonah about Moorea, French Polynesia; feeling small, and feeling safe at the sa...
2020-07-0725 minLiving From Happiness"Real Happiness" 06/22/2020 Living From HappinessJonah Paquette is a psychologist, happiness and wellbeing expert, an author, and an international speaker. His first two books, Real Happiness, and The Happiness Toolbox focus on positive psychology and strategies for enhancing well-being. He really is a happiness expert, with a Psy.D. from Stanford University to back it up. This episode features a lively discussion about what happiness is, what well-being means, and why these things even matter. Jonah and Melanie also talk about the place of happiness and well-being in these charged times. And if you want even more about h...
2020-06-2325 minLiving From HappinessSlowing Down for Happiness 06/15/2020 Living From HappinessSlowing down for happiness, even in hard times, is the focus. Melanie shares thoughts on happiness and mindfulness from the renowned Buddhist psychologist Jack Kornfield. Published on UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center website, she discusses an enlightening interview with Kornfield. As Kornfield says, "falling into despair is not a response that helps anyone." Melanie shares his ideas about happiness and suffering and compassion and caring. Gratitude and appreciation are deep dimensions of happiness. Joy is a moral force. And paying attention is what helps us feel the emotions of gratitude and joy. ...
2020-06-1625 minLiving From HappinessMaking Room for Change: Community Health and You 06/08/20 Living From HappinessDr. Wendy Johnson is the guest in this fasten-your-seat-belt episode. She's an M.D., with a Master's degree in public health from Johns Hopkins. She's worked on health projects in Mozambique, Vietnam, the Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Haiti, and several South American countries. Currently, Wendy Johnson is the medical director for La Familia Medical Center in Santa Fe. Wendy's story helps illustrate the beauties and challenges of change at the public health level. Did you know that the community health center movement grew out of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, emerging out of South...
2020-06-0925 minLiving From HappinessThe Holy Trinity of Financing 06/01/20 Living From HappinessPopular guest Doug Lynam continues to offer terrific ideas and creative solutions about dealing with our money in challenging times. Doug is an investment advisor, financial expert, and author of the book From Monk to Money Manager. He and Melanie talked about a recent New York Times article about financial anxiety. Other topics include catastrophic thinking, personal financial opportunities in the pandemic, connections between money and happiness, and the "Holy Trinity of Financing". As always when Doug's the guest, it's a fun, fast-paced, and informative episode. Doug Lynam website here
2020-06-0225 minLiving From HappinessShamanism & Power & Service 05/25/2020 Living From HappinessDr. Jose Luis Stevens has been teaching shamanism for many years. He holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, is a licensed clinical social worker, and the author of several books. Jose shares teachings from indigenous traditions that can be helpful in challenging times. Ancient ideas about controlling one's minds and thoughts, and the importance of balance and creativity and flow are just part of this episode. Earlier episodes with Jose can be downloaded from the podcast list. Jose Stevens' website here The Power Path Facebook page here Melanie Harth...
2020-05-2625 minLiving From Happiness"100% Community" 05/18/2020 Living From HappinessDr. Katherine Ortega Courtney is back, this time with Dominic Cappello, co-directors of the Anna Age Eight Institute. Both guests are long-time advocates for childhood safety and health, working within the system. They're very much about data-driven solutions for such things as childhood trauma, adverse childhood experiences, and building strong resilient communities. Katherine and Dominic have co-authored two books, Anna Age Eight, and 100% Community: Ensuring 10 Vital Services for Surviving and Thriving. 100 Community is more than a book, however. It's a book, a course, an initiative, and a movement. Issues discussed include: ~~ What are the "surviving services"? ...
2020-05-1925 minLiving From HappinessHow to Sit in the Questions 05/11/2020 Living From HappinessDr. JoAnne Dodgson returns for another thoughtful discussion ranging from the need for safe spaces and safe people, to what happens when we hold onto all of our emotions. JoAnne earned a doctorate in Counseling Psychology and Holistic Health. She's also a published author, college instructor, community activist, and an initiate into the Eastern Andes shamanic lineage of Ka-Ta-See. The shamanic lineage of Ka-Ta-See has much for us to learn, including our interconnectedness, and remembering the beauty of who we really are. This episode builds on previous ones with JoAnne, which can be...
2020-05-1225 minLiving From HappinessThe Sacred Task of Letting Go 04/27/2020 Living From HappinessThe wonderful JoAnne Dodgson is today's guest. JoAnne earned a doctorate in Counseling Psychology and Holistic Health, and is a published author, college instructor, community activist, and an initiate into the Eastern Andes shamanic lineage of Ka-Ta-See. In this episode, JoAnne and Melanie talk about: the Ka-Ta-See shamanic lineage and, how it might help us cope as the world turns upside down; the gifts of eldering; the sacred act of letting go; what might be opening up for us as humanity faces this transformative moment. JoAnne Dodgson website here Melanie Harth website here
2020-04-2825 minLiving From HappinessDancing With the Devil Pt. 4-4 04/20/2020 Living From HappinessHow to ... make basic financial decisions, keep your head above water, invest in a highly unstable stock market, and understand PTSD triggers in a pandemic, collective and individual trauma, the psychology and spirituality of surviving a crazy world ... ... yep, we cover a lot of ground. Doug Lynam, financial advisor, national media financial expert, and author of From Monk to Money Manager: A Former Monk's Financial Guide to Becoming a Little Bit Wealthy -- and Why That's Okay, turns the table on Melanie and asks her some questions in this episode. How to deal w...
2020-04-2124 minLiving From HappinessDancing With the Devil Pt 3-4 04/13/2020 Living From HappinessMoney guy, Doug Lynam, returns for this thought-provoking series created to address a few of the unprecedented financial, psychological and spiritual issues that are showing up because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Doug, author of From Monk to Money Manager: A Former Monk's Financial Guide to Becoming a Little Bit Wealthy -- and Why That's Okay, riffs on how to survive a dark night of the soul. Melanie offers her take on how to stop "fighting the facts" as one tool to use in coping with those inevitable dark times that most people experience ... especially when...
2020-04-1425 minLiving From HappinessDancing With the Devil Pt 2-4 04/06/2020 Living From HappinessThis exciting new four-part series is devoted to understanding some of the psychological, spiritual and financial aspects of living in a global pandemic. Doug is a money manager, former Benedictine monk, national media financial expert, and author of From Monk to Money Manager: A Former Monk's Financial Guide to Becoming a Little Bit Wealthy — and Why That's Ok. The second episode starts with Melanie sharing some of her personal issues with asking for help, how a contemplative spiritual practice can help us get through a dark night of the soul, and so much. Wat...
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Living From HappinessDancing With the Devil Pt 1-4 03/20/2020 Living From HappinessDoug Lynam and Melanie go deep in this four-part series devoted to understanding some of the psychological, spiritual and financial aspects of living in a global pandemic. Doug is a money manager, former Benedictine monk, national media financial expert, and author of From Monk to Money Manager: A Former Monk’s Financial Guide to Becoming a Little Bit Wealthy — and Why That’s Okay. Melanie and Doug riff on the physiology and psychology of trauma, with some surprising, and very personal sharing from both of them. And much (much) more. note: please excuse the at...
2020-03-3125 minLiving From HappinessMaya Women Change Lives Through Art on Living from Happiness July 10, 2019Dr. Mary Littrell, author and head of the Selection Committee for the International Folk Art Market, shares stories from Guatemala and the Maya women's art collective, Multiflores. Women's empowerment through innovative art-making, the transformation of personal identity, and social entrepreneurship are the focus of this episode (along with a wee bit of fundraising for KSFR). more about the International Folk Art Market here more about Melanie, and her free relaxation meditation to help ease anxiety and overwhelm here
2019-07-1525 minLiving From HappinessHappiness In Action December 20, 2017 Art, Grief and HappinessRoss Chaney wears a lot of hats: visual artist, grief counselor at Gerard's House, economic development specialist for the City of Santa Fe, and KSFR board member. A member of the Osage and Cherokee nations, Ross gets up close and personal about his process as an artist, and why he volunteers as a grief counselor. Click here to take Melanie's Happiness IQ quiz ... it's fun, free & informative. with producer/host/psychotherapist/coach Melanie Harth: www.melanieharth.com
2017-12-2129 minLiving From HappinessLiving From Happiness March 1 2017 Mindfulness + Social Activism IIHenry Shukman, Zen Master teacher at Mountain Cloud Zen Center; John Braman, co-founder of Big River Mindfulness Institute; and Abigail Adler, mindfulness practitioner (and producer/host of The Last Word on KSFR) continue their lively conversation begun last week. with producer/host/psychotherapist/coach Dr. Melanie Harth: www.melanieharth.com
2017-03-0128 minLiving From HappinessLiving From Happiness Nov 23 2016 Community EngagementDr. Peter Smith, former assistant director for education for UNESCO; founding president of Cal State University at Monterey Bay the Community College of Vermont; former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont as well as a Congressional Representative; and KSFR board president riffs on an intriguing idea, called "dynamic localism," and why it's more important than ever.
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