Dr. Hannah Bland is a licensed counselor, an assistant professor of mental health counseling, and the director of the mental health counseling education program at Spalding University. She has worked extensively in prisons, the foster care system, and rape crisis centers, among other difficult circumstances. In this conversation, Hannah shares the important synergy between mindfulness and mental health care, especially with those who face extraordinary life challenges. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center website: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Institute for Applied Mindfulness: http://www.instituteforappliedmindfulness.org/ Dr. Bland’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program: https://spalding.edu/master-of-arts-in-clinical-mental-health-counseling/

Jimmy Springston is a former Air Force officer and chief operating officer of a multi-million-dollar commercial construction company, who now coaches other leaders. In this podcast conversation, Jimmy reflects on how to create organizational cultures that are more mindful, emotionally intelligent, effective, and sustainable. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Connect with Jimmy Springston: https://jimmyspringston.com/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Institute for Applied Mindfulness: https://www.instituteforappliedmindfulness.org/ The Center for Nonviolent Communication: https://www.cnvc.org/ More on Entrepreneurial Operating System: https://www.eosworldwide.com/

Joe Grant is a Scotland-born modern-day mystic, spiritual guide, retreat leader at Holy Hills Hermitage in rural Kentucky, and the author of numerous books and articles about scripture, justice and spirituality. Joe has worked with indigenous peoples of the U.S. and in Latin America. In this conversation, originally released on February 27, 2020, Joe reflects on his spiritual journey, which has led him to live with indigenous peoples deep in the Amazon rainforest, as well as making a home amid the pain and violence of inner city Louisville. In all of this, Joe follows a vocation of heart-wide-open engagement with our beautiful, wounded world. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center website: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Joe’s latest book, Wandering and Welcome: Meditations for Finding Peace, published by Franciscan Media. Joe’s retreat center in rural Marion County, Kentucky, Holy Hills Hermitage: https://holyhillshermitage.org/

Dr. Ursula Goodenough is professor emerita of biology at Washington University, the president of the Religious Naturalist Association, and the author of The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved. This conversation explores the story of how science can inspire deep reverence and care for our shared, evolving world. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Info about Ursula’s latest book, The Sacred Depths of Nature: How Life Has Emerged and Evolved: www.sacreddepthsofnature.com Religious Naturalist Association: https://religious-naturalist-association.org/

Gretchen “Bunny” Nash has worked for decades with children and adults facing emotional and behavioral challenges as well as various forms of trauma. In this conversation, Bunny shares how mindfulness practices can rewire our brains to foster stress resilience, compassion, and greater well-being for individuals and communities.

Sr. Toni Temporiti, PhD is the founder of Microfinancing Partners in Africa, an organization that provides loans to empower women who struggle with poverty. In this episode, Sr. Toni reflects on the power of listening, community, and courage for creating a more beautiful and sustainable world – one person, one community, one small loan at a time. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Microfinancing Partners in Africa: https://microfinancingafrica.org/

Dr. Tony Zipple is an expert in behavioral health and rehabilitation counseling, in both clinical and academic settings, with extensive background in executive leadership of large organizations. In this episode, we reflect on Tony’s experience with positive psychology, mindful self-awareness, and how individuals and organizations can flourish, especially amidst change. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Tony Zipple’s website: https://tonyzipple.com/ Incite Consulting Solutions: https://inciteconsultingsolutions.com/

Phil Lloyd-Sidle is an Earth and Spirit Center instructor who sees the linkage between mindfulness and social justice, including issues of incarceration, race, gender identity and sexual orientation, and the patriarchy. In this episode, Phil shares how mindfulness can help those on the margins – and all people – to embrace their own worth and value, navigate suffering, and cultivate compassion for themselves and others in our deeply interdependent world. Note: The introduction and show notes to this episode have been revised to correct information in the guest's bio. RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth and Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Louisville Vipassana Community: http://www.louisville-vipassana-community.org/ Dharma Seed: https://dharmaseed.org/ Insight Meditation Society: https://www.dharma.org/ Plum Village: https://plumvillage.org/

Day Schildkret uses found natural materials in outdoor settings to create Earth-based art whose beauty is utterly impermanent. He’s also the author, most recently, of Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change. In this episode, Day and I reflect on how nature, creativity, and ritual help us navigate change, make meaning, and remember our true wholeness and belonging. RESOURCES: Please support this podcast at https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center website: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Day’s new book, Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change: https://www.dayschildkret.com/books Day’s websites: https://www.dayschildkret.com/ https://www.morningaltars.com/ Day in Instagram: http://instagram.com/morningaltars Day on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/morningaltars

Dr. Broderick Sawyer is a clinical psychologist who integrates mindfulness and compassion practices into his work with organizations and individual clients. This episode explores how mindfulness can inform psychological wholeness, promote healing from racial stress and trauma, and help overcome mind-states that perpetuate division. NOTES AND RESOURCES: Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/ Earth & Spirit Center website: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/ Broderick Sawyer’s website: https://www.brodericksawyer.com/