Hear from experts and thinkers like B.J. Miller, M.D., Pauline Boss, PhD, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Roshi Joan Halifax, Francis Weller, and Rabbi Steve Leder.
Apr 7, 2026
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On Loving the End (Alua Arthur)
Listen now (51 mins) | “When we can pause for a moment and rifle through all that noise to figure out what the root of the fear is, then we can be with it in a meaningful way, rather than just..."
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Working with the Divine (Nicole Avant)
Listen now (49 mins) | “I really think that the past, we can go back to it and we definitely learn lessons because I'm always a hindsight person. So in hindsight, I'm always thinking that..."
Why Closure is a Myth (Pauline Boss, PhD)
Listen now (55 min) | “You have to have something new to hope for sure. You might still keep hoping that somebody with a terminal illness might get better and..."
On What We Can Become (Kate Bowler)
Listen now (55 mins) | “I’m really hopeful that we're evolving past our very hyper individualistic understanding of like, my health, wealth and happiness is the great goal. And that we're trying..."
Seeing Each Other's Pain (Rabbi Sharon Brous)
Listen now (61 mins) | “How do we center the voices that traditionally and historically we know existed, but were only marginalized in the tradition? And that does feel like holy work..."
A System for Getting What's Missing in Your Life (Laura Day)
Listen now (61 mins) | "This is missing in your life. This is the part of ego that isn't functioning, and here's some simple things that you can do..."
Evolving, Not Revolving (Edith Eger, PhD)
Listen now (50 mins) | “I think it's good to relive the past and then revise your life...go through it, but don't get stuck in it.”
Chasing Love (Elizabeth Gilbert)
Listen now (60 mins) | “I don't think anybody manages to go through their experience incarnated in human form and not have chapters of your life that are like, what literally just happened?”
What's Your Why? (Rachel Goldberg-Polin)
Listen now (67 mins) | "So the first thing that I’ll say about faith is that it’s incredibly challenging for any of us to describe how we feel about this universe and how it’s organized..."
Standing at the Edge (Roshi Joan Halifax)
Listen now (46 mins) | “I think there are a number of ways that we move into action that's characterized by integrity and where, you know, healthy altruism and compassion are present. I'm very..."
What Dark Retreat Offers (Andrew Holocek)
Listen now (58 mins) | "Because then it helps you see that, oh my gosh, I spend my entire life distracting from these primordial really uncomfortable feelings. And if I can bring them into the..."
How to Follow Messages from the Other Side (Laura Lynne Jackson)
Listen now (42 mins) | “Once we have this language with them, how can we use it as a tool to help us on our journeys here?”
Touching the Other Side (Laura Lynne Jackson)
Listen now (62 mins) | “What I know is that no one is alone. There's no sense of isolation or sadness or disconnection that I think at times we mistakenly..."
Life's Lightning-Bolt Moments (Lucy Kalanithi, M.D.)
Listen now (50 mins) | "This thing happened to you and then you are the same person you were five minutes before, but you’re also totally different person suddenly, and you have to figure out..."
Don’t Wait to Live (Rabbi Steve Leder)
Listen now (58 mins) | “There are 12 questions that enable every person who's willing to, to answer them, to reevaluate their life and their legacy. Because what..."
Why Do We Expect Life to Be Any Other Way? (Nora McInerny)
Listen now (67 mins) | "Sometimes it feels like empathy, sympathy, sorrow, grief are scarce resources, because we certainly treat them like that. And if someone is feeling too much for you..."
Struggle is Real—Suffering is Optional (BJ Miller, M.D.)
Listen now (49 mins) | “My goal isn't to not be afraid, my goal is to have a relationship with fear. So I presume fear is going to be part of the picture. So my goal..."
The Map of Loss (Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD)
Listen now (43 min) | “I think I find great comfort in this idea that when you form that bond, when you fall in love, your neurons are actually changed..."
Accepting the Invitation (Frank Ostaseski)
Listen now (57 mins) | “Acceptance is kind of a choice. We say, I accept this. That's the way they are. Surrender feels different. It feels like we're not just distancing ourselves from something..."
Past-Life Memories, Near-Death Experiences, and More (Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD)
Listen now (48 mins) | "I do think in some cases having these memories appears to be a glitch in the system. That may be, even if we claim that people do reincarnate, that even if that happens..."
There Are Two Moves When Faced with Uncertainty (Francis Weller)
Listen now (55 mins) | “We’re not empty containers just being filled up with fear and terror and trauma. We’re also medicine carriers.”
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