Episode 16 | Lovingkindness and Social Change

In this episode, David speaks with renowned meditation teacher
Sharon Salzberg. They discuss Sharon's conceptualization of trauma
and how this informs her meditation teaching, the role
lovingkindness can play in trauma recovery, how to help people find
agency in the face of distress, and the trauma-informed work Sharon
has been doing with survivors of gun violence. Sharon Salzberg is a
central figure in the field of mindfulness and meditation and New
York Times bestselling author. As one of the first to bring
meditation and mindfulness into mainstream American culture over 45
years ago, her relatable, demystifying approach has inspired
generations of meditation teachers and students. Sharon is
co-founder of The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA, and the
author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestseller,
"Real Happiness," her seminal work, "Lovingkindness," and her most
recent book, "Real Change: Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the
World."