Exploring Nature, Culture and Inner Life

Join Janet Moses, MD, and host Michael Lerner as they discuss the Bob Moses Conference on the Carceral State and continue their exploration of Janet’s life with her husband Bob Moses, the legendary civil rights leader. You can find the earlier conversation between Michael and Janet at: https://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/janet-moses/ Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

~Co-presented by The New School at Commonweal and CancerChoices~ Our knowledge about the biology of cancer has grown tremendously in the last two decades. We now know that the environment in which cancer cells grow are as important as the cancer cell in the management of cancer. Attending to that environment—the immunology, metabolism, microbiome, and our lifestyle and psychosocial environment of the person—should be a routine part of cancer care. Join Host Michael Lerner in this conversation with Dr. Wayne Jonas about how whole-person care can become part of routine oncology. Wayne B. Jonas, MD Wayne is a practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and healthcare delivery, and a widely published scientific investigator. Dr. Jonas is the executive director of Samueli Integrative Health Programs, increasing awareness and access to integrative health and supporting the scientific investigation of healing processes in the areas of stress, pain, and resilience. Dr. Jonas is a retired lieutenant colonel in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He has served as director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health and as the director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. His books include the 2018 best seller How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal. Michael Lerner Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His principal work at Commonweal is with the Cancer Help Program, CancerChoices.org, the Omega Resilience Projects, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for contributions to public health in 1983 and is author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Therapies (MIT Press). Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

~ Co-presented with CancerChoices ~ Join The New School Host and CancerChoices Co-founder Michael Lerner for a webinar conversation with CancerChoices Program Manager and Lead Researcher Nancy Hepp and Senior Clinical Consultant Laura Pole. After a brief discussion of using natural products and re-purposed drugs in integrative cancer care, they will explore the surprisingly good evidence of effectiveness for improving survival and reducing risk of cancer for three complementary therapies: aspirin, vitamin D, and melatonin. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

In a special presentation for the holidays, join us in welcoming Commonweal’s own Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, and musician Karen Drucker: two feisty women of a certain age who have been friends for years. We will sing together, hear stories together, and tell some of our own. Bring the people you love and the cat! Rachel Naomi Remen, MD Rachel is a Professor of Family Medicine at Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine and the Founder and Founding Director of the Remen Institute for the Study of Health and Illness (RISHI), which was at Commonweal for decades and is currently at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. She is one of the best known of the early pioneers of wholistic and integrative medicine. As a medical educator, therapist, and teacher, she has enabled many thousands of physicians to find individual meaning and purpose in the practice of medicine and thousands of patients to remember their power to heal. More than 30,000 medical students have completed The Healer’s Art, her groundbreaking curriculum for medical students taught at the majority of medical schools in America. Her new children’s book is The Birthday of the World: A Story about Finding Light in Everyone and Everything. Her bestselling books, Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather’s Blessings have sold more than 2 million copies and have been translated into 21 languages. Rachel has had Crohn’s disease for more than 65 years and her work is a unique blend of the wisdom, strength, and viewpoints of both doctor and patient. Karen Drucker Karen’s message is all about healing and love–whether singing one of her positive message songs or sharing stories that are funny, inspiring, and heart opening. She is a keynote speaker, women’s retreat facilitator, and entertainer who has recorded 22 CDs of her inspirational music. Karen is also the author of the best selling book Let Go of the Shore: Songs & Stories To Set The Spirit Free. Her chants and songs are used around the world and often help people deal with illness and loss, or help them fill the need to feel more centered for the day. Karen’s intention is to make a difference by using her music to open hearts and share a message of hope, acceptance, and love. Find out more about Karen on her website: https://www.karendrucker.com/ Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Join Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen in conversation with host Michael Lerner as she reads from and discusses her newest children’s book “The Birthday of the World: A Story About Finding Light in Everyone and Everything” Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

~Co-presented by The New School and CancerChoices~ Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Kelly Turner, New York Times bestselling author of Radical Remission and Radical Hope. Kelly featured Michael in a Hay House 10-episode docuseries, Radical Remission, about cancer survivors who defied their diagnoses. The docuseries had a test screening in March 2020 and will be released exclusively on HayHouse.com  in October 2022. Kelly Turner is the New York Times bestselling author of Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds, now in 22 languages. Her highly anticipated follow-up book, Radical Hope: 10 Key Healing Factors from Exceptional Survivors of Cancer & Other Diseases, became an instant #1 Amazon bestseller. She is a frequent guest on national TV talk and news shows and holds a B.A. from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Find out more on her website: https://kelly-turner.com. Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His principal work at Commonweal is with the Cancer Help Program, CancerChoices.org, the Omega Resilience Projects, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for contributions to public health in 1983 and is author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Therapies (MIT Press). Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Acompañe a Lyons Filmer en una conversación con la profesora de derecho Lara Bazelon, defensora, autora y madre, sobre cómo aceptar al desequilibrio cuando se trata del trabajo, la vida y el ser madre. El nuevo libro de Lara, Ambitious Like a Mother: Why Prioritizing Your Career Is Good For Your Kids, (Ambiciosa Como Madre: Por Qué Darle Prioridad a Nuestra Profesión, es Bueno para sus Hijos, que fue publicado en abril. Esta es la segunda conversación de nuestra serie Impulso a las Mujeres en el Mundo de Hoy, presentada en conjunto con el Refugio Mesa. Adhiérase a nuestra última conversación de esta serie: Lara Bazelon Lara es profesora en la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de San Francisco, donde dirige las clínicas educativas de justicia penal y racial. De 2012 a 2015, fue profesora adjunta de prácticas, invitada en la Facultad de Derecho Loyola y directora del Proyecto por el Inocente de la misma Facultad. Por siete años fue abogada litigante en el Despacho de la Defensoría Pública Federal en Los Ángeles. Como Ayudante de Cátedra de Justicia Penal de la Fundación Jacob y Valeria Langeloth en 2017, en el Refugio Mesa, Lara empleó su residencia para completar su libro, muy bien recibido (Rectificar: El Poder the la Justicia Restauradora después de Una Declaración Condenatoria Injusta – Imprenta Beacon, 2018). Lyons Filmer Lyons es la ex directora de programas de la radio comunitaria KWMR en Point Reyes Station, California, puesto que ejerció por 18 años. Su interés en radio comenzó durante la universidad, donde fue DJ de música y lectora de noticias. En la década de 1990, fue programadora voluntaria en KPFA, en Berkeley, donde produjo y condujo programas sobre temas de la mujer, drama y literatura. Se sumó a KWMR en 1999 y poco después se convirtió en directora de programación. Lyons es la conductora, entre otros programas, de (Entrevistas de Mesa Refuge) “Mesa Refuge Interviews” en el que charla con residentes del Retiro para Escritores de Mesa Refuge.

Join Host Lyons Filmer in conversation with law professor, advocate, author, and mother Lara Bazelon about embracing imbalance when it comes to work, life, and motherhood. Lara’s recent book, Ambitious Like a Mother: Why Prioritizing Your Career Is Good For Your Kids, was published in spring 2022. This is the second conversation in our Empowering Women in Today’s World series, co-presented with the Mesa Refuge. Both English and Spanish-language audio podcasts are posted, and the video has Spanish-language captions enabled. You can find all of the recordings on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Spotify, Amazon Podcast, and YouTube. You can follow us at any of these platforms to get automated notices of new recordings. Lara Bazelon Lara is a professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law where she directs the criminal and racial justice clinics. From 2012-2015, she was a visiting associate clinical professor at Loyola Law School and the director of the Loyola Law School Project for the Innocent. She was a trial attorney in the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Los Angeles for seven years. As a 2017 Jacob and Valeria Langeloth Foundation Criminal Justice Fellow at the Mesa Refuge, Lara used her residency to complete her well-received book Rectify: The Power of Restorative Justice After Wrongful Conviction (Beacon Press 2018). Host Lyons Filmer Lyons is the former program director at community radio KWMR in Point Reyes Station, California, where she served for 18 years. Her interest in radio began in college, where she was a music DJ and news reader. In the 1990s, she was a volunteer programmer at KPFA in Berkeley, where she produced and hosted programs on women’s issues, drama and literature. She joined KWMR in 1999 and became its program director soon after. Among other programs, Lyons hosts “Mesa Refuge Interviews,” talking with the current residents of Mesa Refuge Writers Retreat. Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Join archetypal psychologist and astrologer Laurence Hillman in conversation with Host Michael Lerner about the archetypes that define our lives and organizations, and which can help us live our life’s true passion and purpose. Dr. Laurence Hillman Born and raised in Zürich, Switzerland, Laurence became immersed in archetypes at the age of sixteen and this has remained his passion for more than 40 years. As a professional archetypal coach, he specializes in helping his clients understand their deeper purpose and their life’s calling—especially in these challenging times. His tools for mapping archetypes include archetypal astrology for which he is one of the leading voices worldwide. He has lectured internationally and conducted workshops at the Globe Theatre in London where he blended Shakespeare and Astrology. At the Cycles & Symbols Conference in California, he lectured on Venus in America (co-presented with his father James Hillman). His book titles include Planets in Play – How to Reimagine Your Life Through the Language of Astrology; Alignments – How to Live in Harmony with the Universe (co-author); and Archetypes at Work – Evolving your Story, One Character at a Time (co-author). Find out more about him on his website. Host Michael Lerner Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His principal work at Commonweal is with the Cancer Help Program, CancerChoices.org, the Omega Resilience Projects, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for contributions to public health in 1983 and is author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Therapies (MIT Press). Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.

Co-presented with CancerChoices Join Host Michael Lerner in conversation with Janie Brown, founder of Callanish Society—a grassroots non-profit organization in Vancouver, BC, for people living with, and dying from, cancer. Janie Brown RN, MSN, MA was raised in Scotland and educated with a masters in psychology at St. Andrews University, and then a masters in nursing at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. She worked for many years as an oncology nurse and clinical nurse specialist at BC Cancer in Vancouver. In 1995, inspired by the Cancer Help Program at Commonweal, she founded the Callanish Society, a grassroots non-profit organization for people living with, and dying from, cancer, based in Vancouver. She co-produced a documentary film: I’m Still Here: Young Adults Living Life with Recurrent Cancer. Janie’s book Radical Acts of Love: Twenty Conversations to Inspire Hope at the End of Life (Canongate, UK 2020) describes her work of 30 years working with families living with cancer. Host Michael Lerner Michael is the president and co-founder of Commonweal. His principal work at Commonweal is with the Cancer Help Program, CancerChoices.org, the Omega Resilience Projects, the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, and The New School at Commonweal. He was the recipient of a MacArthur Prize Fellowship for contributions to public health in 1983 and is author of Choices in Healing: Integrating the Best of Conventional and Complementary Therapies (MIT Press). Find out more about The New School at Commonweal on our website: tns.commonweal.org. And like/follow our Soundcloud channel for more great podcasts.