One Nation, Under Love: Harry Pickens on Calm and Care within Chaos and Crisis
An acclaimed jazz pianist and composer based in Louisville, Kentucky, Harry Pickens is also a teacher, mentor, and author who does deep healing work to promote the flourishing of individuals and…
Moving Toward the Light: Sr. Gail Worcelo on the Vision and Legacy of Thomas Berry
Sr. Gail Worcelo co-founded the Green Mountain Monastery in 1999, encouraged and supported by her friend and mentor, the late Thomas Berry. Berry, a cultural historian and Passionist priest, was a…
The Work of our Hands: Community Connections for Just Farms and Food Systems
Rae Strobel Barr is an organic farmer, spiritual director and mother, living and working with her partner Adam at Barr Farms in Meade County, Kentucky, a seventh-generation family farm.…
Science, Faith, and Deep Time: A Conversation with Geologist and Paleontologist Dr. Kate Bulinski
Dr. Kate Bulinski is an associate professor in the environmental sciences department of Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY, specializing in geology and paleontology. She also claims the moniker…
Radical Self-Care: A Conversation with Folk Healer and Activist Sarah Nunez
Sarah Nunez is a Latinx folk healer and activist in Louisville, KY. Through her work helping to heal bodies, communities, and unjust systems, Sarah embraces the deep roots of…
Black Soil: Honoring a Legacy, Cultivating A Future for Black Farmers
This episode features Ashley Smith, the co-founder of Black Soil. Black Soil is a nonprofit in Lexington, KY, dedicated to reconnecting Black Kentuckians to their legacy and heritage in…
Rewilding: Healing for Mind, Heart, and the World
This episode features Jennifer “Juniper” Owens, the co-founder of Bridge Counseling and Wellness, an integrative mental health and holistic therapy center in Louisville, KY.…
Managing Trauma, Fear, and Anxiety in a Pandemic
Dr. Chris Schrodt, MD, is a clinical psychiatrist in private practice in Louisville, a lifelong meditator, and a mindfulness instructor at the Earth & Spirit Center. Chris joined…
Karen Newton: Resilience, Connection, and Compassion
Karen Newton is a wellbeing and resilience integrator. Formerly the director of health promotion at the University of Louisville, and still on the UofL faculty, Karen is a certified mindfulness…
Mindful Vulnerability: Age and Wisdom in the Face of COVID-19
Glenda Hodges-Cook is a senior meditation instructor on the Earth & Spirit Center faculty – and one of Louisville’s village elders. A mother and grandmother, she spent a career as a p…