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Nuggets From Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky's Call

Apr 06, 2019, 6 smiles Today we had the privilege of hosting an Awakin Call with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky. Laura is the founder and director of the Trauma Stewardship Institute. Widely recognized as a pioneer in the field of trauma exposure, she is author of Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others and of The Age of Overwhelm. Laura found her calling at age 18, when she regularly spent nights volunteering in a homeless shelter. She went on to work with survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, acute trauma of all kinds, and natural disasters. A decade into her career, Laura experienced what can best be described as a near-psychotic break—which, she came to realize, resulted not necessarily from her own direct trauma, but from years of witnessing and being intimately involved in trauma while lacking insight into how to sustain herself amidst such conditions. The ... Read Full Story

Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky: Sustaining Self Through

Apr 03, 2019, 4 smiles This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Laura Van Dernoot Lipsky: Sustaining Self Through TraumaReflection questions: Our guest this week is a pioneer and foremost expert in the field of trauma exposure who builds on her work in trauma to offer a resource to those who are experiencing a sense of overwhelm in their daily lives that may stem from personal, situational or societal issues. What overwhelms you from time to time, and what strategies help you overcome a feeling of debilitation?

Nuggets From Parker Palmer's Call

Feb 24, 2019, 1 comments, 5 smiles This past Saturday, we had the privilege of hosting an Awakin Call with Parker Palmer. Parker J. Palmer is an American treasure -- an iconic writer, teacher, and activist who for more than 50 years has deeply addressed subjects from contemplation to community, the inner life to public life, education to social change. He encourages, embodies, and designs processes for a vulnerability and an accessing of our deeper selves in community with others that makes possible the bridging of the "tragic gap" between the inner self and the outer world -- so they merge into a "mobius strip" where the inner becomes the outer and vice versa. Founder and Senior Partner Emeritus of the Center for Courage & Renewal, Palmer in 1998 was named one of the thirty most influential senior leaders in higher education. In 2010, he received the William Rainey Harper Award, whose previous recipients include Margaret Mead and ... Read Full Story

Nuggets From Alan Wallace's Call

Feb 20, 2019, 7 smiles Last Saturday, we had the privilege of hosting an Awakin Call with Alan Wallace. A call with a record number of RSVPs and truly vibrant engagement from our listeners. After dropping out from university in 1971 and immersing himself for 14 years in Buddhist studies with some of his generation’s greatest lamas, Alan Wallace became a Tibetan Buddhist monk, ordained by H.H. the Dalai Lama, for whom he also served as translator. He began then to integrate the Western perspectives of his first 20 years with his 14 years of Buddhist studies. He graduated summa cum laude in physics from Amherst College and then got a PhD in Religious Studies from Stanford. He is a prominent and important voice in the discussion between Buddhist thinkers and scientists who question the materialist presumptions of 20th-century paradigms. He has written and translated more than 40 books and founded the Centers for Contemplative Research ... Read Full Story

Parker Palmer: Healing Our Divided Selves And Divided

Feb 20, 2019, 4 smiles This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Parker Palmer: Healing Our Divided Selves And Divided WorldReflection questions: Our guest this week has built extensive communities of practice founded on the premise of "no fixing, saving or advising" others -- and simply being present and listening deeply to others' expressions of their emerging truth. How have presence and deep listening, rather than advice, helped support healing of yourself or others?

Alan Wallace: Fathoming The Mind And Nature Of

Feb 13, 2019, 2 smiles This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Alan Wallace: Fathoming The Mind And Nature Of ConsciousnessReflection questions: Our guest this week describes a seemingly chance encounter while hitchhiking as a "coincidence" that was so "stupid" that it was so much more -- it was his wake-up call. What is a seemingly "stupid coincidence" that has served as a bell of awakening in your life?

Inspiring Link

Sep 25, 2018, 2 comments, 14 smiles 47 Years Ago - On May 1, 1969 Fred Rogers Addressed Congress "In 1969, Fred Rogers, host of the (then) recently nationally syndicated children's television series, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce Subcommittee on Communications to defend $20 million in federal funding proposed for the newly formed non-profit Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which was at risk of being cut. Subcommittee chairman, Senator John Pastore, unfamiliar with Fred Rogers, is initially abrasive toward him. Over the course of Rogers' 6 minutes of testimony, Pastore's demeanor gradually transitions to one of awe and admiration as Rogers speaks." One of the best televised examples ever of the power of soul-force and a heart that is moved by love.

Nuggets From Phuoc Le's Call

Sep 22, 2018, 4 comments, 10 smiles This Saturday, we had the privilege of hosting Awakin Call with Phuoc Le. Dr. Phuoc Le is an advocate for equitable healthcare worldwide. He is a physician and co-founder of the HEAL (Health, Equity, Action, and Leadership) Initiative, which trains front-line health professionals to build a community dedicated to serving the underserved. With a name meaning “blessing” or “good fortune” in both Vietnamese and Chinese, Phuoc was born in Vietnam at the end of the war and fled at age 5 with his family by boat -- narrowly escaping death at sea. Now a highly educated and trained physician, Phuoc has worked with Dr. Paul Farmer and Partners in Health to provide healthcare to the world's poor in their homes and communities, including in Africa and post-earthquake Haiti. “For the vast majority of people, it doesn’t turn out the way it did for me,” he says. “As much as I’ve been ... Read Full Story

Phuoc Le: HEAL-ing Others And Paying Forward The

Sep 19, 2018, 1 comments, 4 smiles This week's Awakin Call guest: 'Phuoc Le: HEAL-ing Others And Paying Forward The BlessingsReflection questions: Our guest this week, who himself was a victim of health disparities as a child, has devoted his remarkable professional life to addressing the global humanitarian crisis of health disparities among underserved populations. How has an experience of hardship or suffering for you helped to provide focus, clarity and purpose in your life?

Nuggets From Sheryl Davis's Call

Jul 16, 2018, 2 comments, 8 smiles Last Saturday, we had the privilege of hosting Awakin Call with Sheryl Davis. Sheryl Evans Davis, Executive Director of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, has provided life-changing public service and advocacy for almost thirty years. In her current public role, she continues her untiring work towards increasing access, opportunity and equity for vulnerable populations. Whether volunteering to teach low-income students when she was a teacher at a more affluent school nearby, or spearheading a collaborative partnership of organizations to address community issues in underserved neighborhoods, Sheryl has acted on her core belief that we all have the power to help...it's about "being a human bridge, making that meaningful connection, and changing someone's life, sometimes just by seeing them." Davis learned early on from her mother that you can't change others; "the only person you have control over is you. So... figure out what you can do that can help ... Read Full Story

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