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Episode Directory

May 2012

  • 5/19/2012: Special Encore Presentation: Healing the Heart of Democracy – Parker J. Palmer Listen Now
  • 5/12/2012: Special Encore Presentation: The Business Case for Compassion: An interview with Pavrithra Mehta Listen Now
  • 5/5/2012: BEING A COMPASSIONATE COMPANION TO THE DYING: Frank Ostaseski Listen Now

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Cathey Capers

In Austin, dialogue facilitator Cathey Capers is bringing diverse members of her community to the table to cultivate a “Culture of Conversation.” In meaningful conversation at small, intimate dinners, she believes we uncover the wisdom and resources needed to heal our communities from within. Cathey is the founder of Austin’s chapter of Bread for the Journey—a grass roots philanthropic organization that makes room at the table for everyone to make a difference. View Guest page

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Sarah Grace

Sarah Grace exemplifies the phrase, “A life well-lived.” She is not a person of great wealth, nor has she traveled the world. Her “life well-lived” has happened by being true to herself throughout her life, by nurturing a generous spirit, and by being of service to those in need. She has worked with the disability community for over 30 years and was very active during the AIDS epidemic. A Licensed Art Therapist and certified EMDR practitioner, Sarah has offered guidance and support to people healing from traumatic life experiences. Sarah is a wise elder, a true friend to those she loves, and a playful mother to a great international clan that has grown from her 6 children. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her wonderful Papillon Service Dog, Chico. Tune in and be inspired by Sarah’s perspectives on life, generosity, and a life well-lived. View Guest page

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ALLAN LOKOS

ALLAN LOKOS is the founder and guiding teacher of The Community Meditation Center in New York City. He is the author of the best seller Patience: The Art of Peaceful Living and Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Tricycle magazine, Beliefnet, Back Stage newspaper, and the anthology, Audacious Creativity. Among the places he has taught are Columbia University Teachers College, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Marymount College, The Rubin Museum (Brainwave Series), New York Insight Meditation Center, The New York Open Center, Tibet House USA, and Insight Meditation Community of Washington. View Guest page

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Gary Malkin

Gary Malkin is a multiple Emmy®, ASCAP, and Clio award-winning composer, producer, performer, and public speaker, dedicated to making a difference in the world by creating music-driven media and experiences that inspire the heart and catalyze societal and individual healing. Gary is passionate about the vital role music, media, and the arts can play as an integrative resource for greater humanity and emotional intelligence. Gary is founder of Wisdom of the World the co-creator of the internationally acclaimed CD/book, Graceful Passages: A Companion For Living and Dying, released by his media company, Wisdom of the World, which offers aesthetic ways to help face life transitions with mindfulness, presence, and compassion. View Guest page

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Pavrithra Mehta

“Dr. V” as he his called, chose an impossible dream: to cure the world of blindness. The tiny clinic he founded in India defied conventional business logic and is now the world’s largest provider of eye care. Aravind has restored sight to over 32 million patients, the majority for free. Those who can pay cover the costs of those who cannot. Serving everyone from penniless farmers to the president with world-class care, Aravind’s model of compassionate medical care is now being replicated across the globe. The practices and values at the heart of Aravind’s improbable success – integrating innovation with empathy, service with business principles, and inner change with outer transformation – are yielding powerful results, lighting the eyes of millions. View Guest page

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Frank Ostaseski

This week, Marianna interviews Frank Ostaseski, founder of the Zen Hospice Project and his current project, Metta Institute, which provides broad based education on mindful and compassionate end of life care. A visionary Buddhist teacher and healthcare consultant, Frank’s groundbreaking work on the contemplative care of the dying has been widely featured in the media, including Bill Moyers’ On Our Own Terms and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Frank will introduce us to his Five Precepts of Service which addresses the practical, emotional, and spiritual issues inherent in this unique relationship. View Guest page

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Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer is founder of the national Center for Courage & Renewal, which supports people in the serving professions (including education, medicine, ministry, law, philanthropy and non-profit leadership), as well as people in other walks of life. For fifteen years, he served as Senior Associate of the American Association of Higher Education. A writer, traveling teacher and activist, Dr. Palmer focuses on issues in education, community, leadership, spirituality and social change. He has published a dozen poems, some two hundred essays, and seven books, including several best-selling and award-winning titles: A Hidden Wholeness, Let Your Life Speak, The Courage to Teach, and The Company of Strangers. His newest book, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit, was published in August, 2011. Dr. Palmer holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives with his wife, Sharon Palmer, in Madison, Wisconsin. 998 characters including spaces View Guest page

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John Sarrouf

Mediator John Sarrouf leads the research-based Family Dinner Project, empowering families to have conversations that matter while sharing food and having fun together. Despite working in some of the most difficult arenas—including post civil war Lebanon—John remains “endlessly hopeful” that conversations can heal us. View Guest page

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Jean-Pierre Verdijo

Jean-Pierre leads the Young Artists in Service Project at the Amala Foundation in Austin, TX. His team of teen artists teaches art to vulnerable children and they create murals of hope for homeless shelters and other “under-arted” spaces. As a child, Jean-Pierre and his mother navigated a life of homelessness. He often found himself sitting in dismal human services buildings that lacked art and expression. Art became his refuge, and today he uses art to inspire creativity and hope in Austin’s underserved communities and the teen artists he mentors. Jean-Pierre says, “I am inspired by love. For 12 years, I have explored the effects of love over fear. That curiosity has taken me as far away as India and as close as observing my own breath. In art therapy, I found my personal healing and an ability to help young people.” Let his story ignite the spirit of creative service in you. View Guest page

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Special Encore Presentation: Healing the Heart of Democracy – Parker J. Palmer

May 19, 2012
Hosted by Marianna Cacciatore

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Join Marianna Cacciatore as she interviews best-selling author, Parker J. Palmer about his latest book, Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit. In these cynical times, we think of politics as the purview of powerful politicians. Palmer dispels that idea by offering thoughtful insight, historical examples, and practical ideas to get us thinking of ways we can each actively contribute to strengthening this gift of democracy we’ve been given. Palmer argues, “The impulses that make democracy possible—and those that threaten it—originate in the heart.” Heart…is a word that reaches far beyond our feelings. It is where we can learn how to “think the world together,” not apart, and find the courage to act on what we know. Through true-life “political” stories, Palmer teaches us habits of the heart that empower “We the People” to take our rightful place in the creation of the life we share. Tune in and renew your heart’s courage!

Bread for the Journey Radio

Saturday at 9 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety Channel

Today’s news is filled with stories that break our hearts. On Bread for the Journey Radio, you’ll hear stories that help mend it back together. Join Marianna Cacciatore as she interviews ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things, often small and always meaningful, to make our world a better place.

Some, like Marianna, have suffered a tragedy, and, as a result, have created something beautiful to bring others healing. Others are helping women in crisis, making life better for children living in poverty, greening their neighborhood, or any number of creative things that make their community more beautiful, healthy, and connected.

These women, men and young people inspire us to think about our own lives, and what we can do to make a difference in the world. Their stories become Bread for our Journey, inspiration and nourishment for a life well lived. Bread for the Journey airs live Saturdays at 9 AM Pacific Time on VoiceAmerica Variety.

Marianna Cacciatore

Most would agree Marianna Cacciatore’s life has been one well-lived. Through her work over 25 years with people who are working to bring about a better world, she has a unique vantage point from which to tell the stories we don’t generally hear in the media today. Marianna possesses the rare gift of presence, a deep listening which evokes in people the desire to tell their story.

Having suffered a childhood tragedy that spiraled downward into her teens and young adult years, she eventually turned things around and created a grief center that has brought healing to thousands of people. She recounts the full story in her book, Being There for Someone in Grief. Today, she serves as a Lifetime Emeritus Board Member of Tu Nidito in Tucson, Arizona, the parent agency for the organization she founded in 1988 called Children to Children, a Center for Children and Families in Grief.

Everyday Marianna meets ordinary people doing extraordinary things through her work as Executive Director of Bread for the Journey, a philanthropic organization with 20 locations nationally. Each volunteer-run chapter practices neighborhood philanthropy in their respective communities, helping everyday people bring their community-minded ideas to life. The Bread for the Journey vision is to nurture the seed of generosity in every human heart and Marianna’s life is a living expression of just that. Join her as she ignites the heart of generosity in you.

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