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New Books in Spiritual Practice and Mindfulness

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Today, host Prof. Pierce Salguero sits down with Susannah Deane, a scholar of Tibetan medicine, Buddhism, and psychiatry. Together, we delve into her work on Tibetan concepts of "wind disorders" and Tantric practice gone wrong. Along the way, we talk... more

With a growing number of students entering college with an existing mental health diagnosis, College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals (Oxford UP, 2025) offers hope and clear direction to those struggling with mental... more

For more than four centuries, the scientific discoveries of Copernicus, Galileo, Darwin, and Freud created the impression that we could explain the workings of the Universe without the idea of a creator--God. By the beginning of the twentieth century... more

Host Pierce Salguero sits down with Richard Saville-Smith, an independent scholar of madness, religion, and psychiatry. We discuss Richard’s book Acute Religious Experiences (2023), which argues that frameworks from Mad Studies can get us out from un... more

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Chris Willard
Psychologist and co-author of College Mental Health 101
Harvard Medical School
Episode: Christopher Willard et al., "College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Michel Bollore
Co-author of the book, 'God, the Science, the Evidence'
Episode: Michel-Yves Bollore and Olivier Bonnassies, "God, the Science, the Evidence" (Palomar, 2025)
Robyn Koslowitz
Author of "Post-Traumatic Parenting"
Broadleaf Books
Episode: Robyn Koslowitz, "Post-Traumatic Parenting: Break the Cycle and Become the Parent You Always Wanted to Be" (Broadleaf Books, 2025)
James Kimmel, Jr.
Assistant Clinical Professor in Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, lawyer, founder and co-director of the Yale Collaborative for Motive Control Studies
Yale School of Medicine
Episode: James Kimmel, Jr., "The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It" (Random House, 2025)
Connie Jones
Sociologist of religion and faculty member at CIIS
California Institute of Integral Studies
Episode: “Truth is a Pathless Land”: Krishnamurti and Revolutionary Spirituality with Connie Jones
Mark Vernon
Psycho-therapist and scholar
Episode: Mark Vernon, "Awake!: William Blake and the Power of the Imagination" (Hurst & Co., 2025)
Isaac Portilla
Visiting scholar, University of St. Andrews in the UK
University of St. Andrews
Episode: Isaac Portilla, "Interfaith Dialogue and Mystical Consciousness in India: Sri Ramana Maharshi, Sri Aurobindo, the Hari-Hara Mystery, and the Hindu-Christian Encounter" (Routledge, 2025)
Brook Ziporyn
A scholar with a focus on Chinese philosophy, including Daoism and Buddhism.
University of Chicago
Episode: Brook Ziporyn, "Experiments in Mystical Atheism: Godless Epiphanies from Daoism to Spinoza and Beyond" (U Chicago Press, 2024)
Blake Leyerle
Social and cultural historian of early Christianity
Episode: Blake Leyerle, "Christians at Home: John Chrysostom and Domestic Rituals in Fourth-Century Antioch" (Penn State UP, 2024)

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Caleb Zakarin
Editor of the New Books Network, he facilitates insightful discussions with authors and practitioners, providing valuable perspectives on spirituality and mindfulness.

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4.0 out of 5 stars from 9 ratings
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    I’m adding books to cart as you speak!

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    South Africa2 years ago

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Christopher Willard et al., "College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: What advice might you give to students who have to start taking some sort of medication?
View it as a temporary measure; it's not a forever decision and it shouldn't change your personality.
Christopher Willard et al., "College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professionals" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Q: How should students think about picking schools considering their mental health?
There's no right or wrong answer; it's about individual needs and circumstances.
James Kimmel, Jr., "The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction—and How to Overcome It" (Random House, 2025)
Q: What led you to write this book?
Kimmel shares that his childhood experiences, including bullying and trauma, sparked his interest in understanding revenge and its psychological impacts.
John J. Prendergast, "Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality" (Sounds True, 2025)
Q: How does psychological healing impact spiritual growth?
John describes how understanding the non-separateness of psychological conditioning and spiritual awakening boosts trust in the unfolding process during therapeutic interactions.
John J. Prendergast, "Your Deepest Ground: A Guide to Embodied Spirituality" (Sounds True, 2025)
Q: Can you just give listeners a sense of just a general background and what brought you or how you became so passionate about this topic?
John shares his journey from a conventional upbringing to a deep exploration of psychology, spirituality, and meditation, emphasizing the intuitive sense of exploring beyond ordinary life.

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Engaging conversations with spiritual practitioners form the core of this series, focusing on their insights, experiences, and various spiritual practices as detailed in their newly published works. Topics cover a wide range of areas including mental health, trauma, meditation, and the intersection of spirituality with contemporary psychological insights. The discussions often weave in personal anecdotes, fostering a deeper understanding of spiritual traditions while addressing the challenges faced by modern practitioners. This podcast stands out for its commitment to exploring diverse viewpoints on spirituality, making it a rich resource for listeners interested in both personal growth and academic discussions in the field of spirituality.... more

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