Toward Psychologies of Liberation: Literal and Metaphorical Migrations in the Polycrisis
Join depth psychologist, professor, and author Mary Watkins in conversation with Host Michael Lerner about the cultural and community transformation happening in these times.
Nature Swagger: Storytelling Black Joy in Nature
Learn how outdoorswoman Rue Mapp turned her childhood experiences on family farmland into a national movement of Black joy and healing in nature. Her first book, Nature Swagger, celebrates those she has connected with along her outdoor journey, sharing each contributor’s transformative connections to nature.
Resurrecting Ourselves: Reclaiming Parts of Ourselves that We’ve Left Behind
Join us for the next stories and music event in our series with master storyteller Rachel Naomi Remen, MD, and musician/songwriter Karen Drucker.
Making Space for Indigenous Voices: Sharing Our Stories with the World
Join the conversation between Host Christine Luckasavitch and Waubgeshig Rice to dive into their favorite works by Indigenous authors, the importance of making space for Indigenous storytelling, and imagining Indigenous futurisms.
An Ecology of the Self
Join Host Michael Lerner for a conversation with Indian photographer, environmental campaigner, and writer Ravi Agarwal.
I Came Here Seeking a Person
Join TNS Host Rabbi Irwin Keller, in-person or virtually, for a conversation with Bill Glenn Bill, as he shares the joys and the traumas of growing up gay and Catholic in the 1950s and 60s.
Easing Cancer Pain and Suffering
Join Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine’s director of Palliative Medicine Thomas Smith, MD, with Host Michael Lerner for a conversation about easing cancer pain and suffering.
Conversation at the Edge: A Spiritual Biography
Join Commonweal Cancer Help Program alumna Sue Mondello with Host Michael Lerner as they explore her hospice experience and the view from the edge of life.
Good Medicine: Music, Creativity, Culture and the Cultivation of Resilience
Join us for a conversation with CNS Host Steve Heilig and Dr. Anna O’Malley—both public health experts and music lovers—for a conversation about how creative play, including music-making and dancing, is soul medicine and builds individual and community resilience. This conversation took place live at the Commonweal Open House.