Dr. Patricia Gianotti on Spiritual Integration
Dr. Patricia Gianotti is the Academic Director of The Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy at Loyola University Chicago. As a clinician in private practice, she works with clients around issues related to trauma, shame, and narcissism. She’s also the founder of the Center for Spiritual Integration, an organization dedicated to the integration of spiritual and psychological aspects of the human psyche. This conversation explores what spiritual integration means in the context of human resilience, authenticity, purpose, building community, and other themes of living and aging well.
RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Donate to support the Earth & Spirit Center and this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Visit the Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Patricia’s website: http://www.patriciagianotti.com
The Center for Spiritual Integration: https://www.patriciagianotti.com/spiritual-integration
Patricia’s consultation and coaching practice: http://www.thewoodlandgroupllc.com
Patricia’s latest book: Embracing Therapeutic Complexity: A Guidebook to Integrating the Essentials of Psychodynamic Principles Across Therapeutic Disciplines.
Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy at Loyola University Chicago: https://www.luc-iap.com/
Stepping Lightly, Keeping Focus, and Finding Gratitude, Part 2: Di Anne and Tom Kerrigan on Bringing Mindfulness to the Masses
After successful careers in business, Di Anne and Tom Kerrigan have become deeply involved in sharing mindfulness with those who need its practical benefits but may have barriers to access. This episode is the second half of a conversation with them about the democratization of mindfulness and the role mindfulness and compassion can play not only in improving the lives of individuals but also in changing the systems that perpetuate inequity.
RESOURCES:
Please donate to help cover the costs of this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Learn more about the nonprofit Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Earth & Spirit Center’s Mindfulness Mentors program, bringing free mindfulness instruction to those with barriers to access: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/learn-to-meditate/mindfulness-mentors/
Register for our free Listen, Learn, Act Meet and Greet event, December 7, 2023, 6 – 7:30 EST: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/class/meet-and-greet/
Stepping Lightly, Keeping Focus, and Finding Gratitude, Part 1: Di Anne and Tom Kerrigan on Bringing Mindfulness to the Masses
Di Anne and Tom Kerrigan are an entrepreneurial couple who sold their successful business and then devoted their considerable energy and talents to sharing mindfulness with underserved community members, in collaboration with the Earth & Spirit Center. In this first of a two-part conversation, Di and Tom reflect on the difference mindfulness can make in the lives of people who face extraordinary challenges.
RESOURCES:
Please donate to help cover the costs of this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Learn more about the nonprofit Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Earth & Spirit Center’s Mindfulness Mentors program, bringing free mindfulness instruction to those with barriers to access: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/learn-to-meditate/mindfulness-mentors/
Jim Wayne on Kindness and Care in Politics, Mental Healthcare, and Leadership
Jim Wayne is a psychotherapist, business owner, a novelist, and for almost three decades until 2019, an elected representative in the Kentucky House. He’s been a tireless advocate for tax reforms, concern for the poor, and mental health care concerns. He’s also a person for whom prayer, meditation, and religious belonging have played an important role in the person he is, the commitments he holds, and how he does his work. In this conversation, Jim reflects on how his faith and contemplative practice are woven into a life lived in service to others.
RESOURCES:
Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Institute for Applied Mindfulness: http://www.instituteforappliedmindfulness.org/
Wayne Corporation: https://www.waynecorp.com/
Jim’s novel, The Unfinished Man: https://www.amazon.com/Unfinished-Man-Jim-Wayne/dp/0996012001
Discovering Fire: Kathleen Duffy on Teilhard de Chardin and the Evolutionary Energy of Love
Sister Kathleen Duffy is a member of a Catholic religious order, the Sisters of Saint Joseph, and she’s also had a decades-long academic career as a molecular physicist at Chestnut Hill College. In this weaving together of science and spirituality, she’s been guided by the paleontologist and mystic, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, also a person with deep commitments to both scientific inquiry and religious faith. In this conversation, Sr. Kathy reflects on Teilhard’s understanding of our Universe as a journey of both matter and spirit, evolving toward greater unity, beauty, and love.
RESOURCES:
Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Earth & Spirit Center: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Institute for Applied Mindfulness: http://www.instituteforappliedmindfulness.org/
Sr. Kathy’s upcoming retreat at the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, November 10-12, 2023: https://nazarethretreatcenterky.org/programs/65/teilhards-cosmic-images-of-god/
American Teilhard Association: https://teilharddechardin.org/
Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College: http://irands.org/
The Well-Gardened Mind, Part 2: Dr. Sue Stuart Smith on the Power of Gardens and Nature for Mental Health and Well-Being
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a UK-based psychiatrist and psychotherapist, an avid gardener, and the author of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. In this second installment of a two-part conversation, Sue reflects on the fundamental human need to connect with the rest of the living world and how we can overcome the modern world’s alienation from nature through equitable access to green spaces. She also offers insights as to how gardens can provide healing from trauma, help us manage stress and burnout through a new relationship to time, give us a sense of agency and hope, and help us come to terms with our own mortality.
RESOURCES:
Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Sue’s book: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature.
Sue’s website: https://www.suestuartsmith.com/
Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/
The Well-Gardened Mind: Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith on the Power of Gardens and Nature for Mental Health and Well-Being – Part 1
Dr. Sue Stuart-Smith is a UK-based psychiatrist and psychotherapist, an avid gardener, and the author of The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature. Over her long career in psychotherapy, Sue has seen the power of gardens and nature connection to heal trauma, cultivate mindfulness and spirituality, navigate anxiety, stress, and burnout, and help us become our full, embodied human selves. In this first of a two-part conversation, Sue and I talk about the co-evolution of gardens and humankind and the essential role nature plays in human physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being. Whether you’re a gardener or not, I hope you enjoy Sue’s powerful, moving reflection on the deep relationship between green nature and human nature.
RESOURCES:
Donate to support this podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Sue’s book: The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature.
Sue’s website: https://www.suestuartsmith.com/
Sue on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suestuartsmith/
Listening with the Heart: Dr. Kathleen Coyne on Contemplation, Compassion, and Community Development
Dr. Kathleen Coyne grew up among the indigenous peoples of Northern Canada, which set her on a lifelong journey as a community development expert and an advocate for equity and justice, especially with those who are on the margins. She’s also deeply committed to the spiritual path of Christian meditation. In this beautiful, heart-opening conversation, Kathleen shares how the spiritual practice of contemplative, heart-centered compassion and listening provides a powerful and grounded way to engage the needs of the most vulnerable.
RESOURCES:
Make a tax-deductible donation to support this nonprofit podcast: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/donate/
Earth & Spirit Center homepage: https://www.earthandspiritcenter.org/
Center for Applied Mindfulness homepage: https://www.instituteforappliedmindfulness.org/
Upcoming virtual retreat Kathleen will lead with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth: “Listening as Sanctuary: Introduction to Compassionate Listening as Contemplative Practice.” https://nazarethretreatcenterky.org/programs/391/listening-as-sanctuary-virtual/
Kathleen’s bio: https://nazarethretreatcenterky.org/teachers/392/kathleen-coyne-medes-edd/
syiyaya Reconciliation Movement, supporting dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast: https://syiyayareconciliation.ca/
Compassionate Listening Project: https://www.compassionatelistening.org/
Compassionate Integrity Training: https://www.compassionateintegrity.org/
Boundless Compassion: https://www.boundlesscompassion.org/