Roshi Joan Halifax
HOPE and Healing
Click on the following link for a 35 minute podcast on Finding Hope in Dark Times. https://www.howgodworks.org/podcast/season-5/religion-and-mental-health-part-2-addiction-ba95e
Surveys show feelings of sadness and despair peaked in 2023. So, as we look into 2024, it’s understandable why any of us might be feeling pessimistic, even hopeless. But these feelings aren’t written in stone. We always have a choice. It’s in these darkest of times, when all feels lost, that hope helps us find our way … not just to heal ourselves, but also the world around us.
Hope-Fullness
On this podcast, David DeSteno, PhD. talks with the Pulitzer Prize winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, (right) about how he remains motivated and hopeful, even while covering some of the most tragic events in recent history. And he’ll offer a little advice for ways we can all rise above despair.
Wise Hope
DeSteno continues with Roshi Joan Halifax (top) — ecologist, civil rights activist, hospice caregiver, and founder of the Upaya Zen Center — about the Buddhist-informed notion of wise hope, the equanimity it can bring, and the fierce compassion it can unleash.
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Nicholas Kristof is the author of Chasing Hope. Read his NYT columns here, and find out more about the cider he makes here.
Roshi Joan Halifax (left) leads the Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Learn more about her work on her website. (She was married to psychiatrist, Stanislav Grof’s in a brief marriage starting in 1972).
David DeSteno, PhD is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where he directs the Social Emotions Group.
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About Podcasts at HowGodWorks.org
In a series of podcasts on How God Works, professor Dave DeSteno takes us on a journey to find out how spirituality impacts our minds and bodies, as well as the world in which we live.
He speaks to leading scientists and philosophers, religious thinkers, and thought leaders to explore what we can learn from the world’s faith traditions to help us meet some of life’s biggest challenges. Along the way, he’ll look at how we can adapt and use spiritual practices in our own lives, whatever our beliefs, including none at all.
It’s by working across the boundaries that usually divide us – science versus religion, one faith versus another – that we’ll find new ways to make life better for everyone.
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Bio of David Stefano (above)
David Stefano’s work examines the mechanisms of the mind that shape vice and virtue. Studying honesty and compassion, altruism and punishment, cooperation and trust, his work continually reveals the forces that underlie moral behavior.
David is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and the American Psychological Association, for which he served as editor-in-chief of the journal Emotion. His work has been repeatedly funded by the National Science Foundation and has been regularly featured in the media, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR’s Radiolab and On Point, and Harvard Business Review.
He is the author of How God Works, Emotional Success, The Truth About Trust, and co-author of The Wall Street Journal spotlight psychology bestseller Out of Character. He frequently writes about his work for major publications including The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review.
David received his Ph.D. in psychology from Yale University.
The mission of IMHU
is to bring spirituality into the powerful role it deserves in mental health. Increasing numbers of people are having spiritual experiences and seeking support to make sense of them. One of IMHU’s flagship courses is “How to Effectively Support Someone In Spiritual Emergency“. It is of great practical use for counselors and therapists–as well as helpful to those with lived experience. Click HERE for more information.