Patricia is a writer and editor who lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta. We discuss two books that she wrote. One is called Equals and Partners which records her decade-long friendship with the Stoney Nakoda Nation in Southern Alberta. The second she co-authored with Evelyn Loft Watts called Return to Tyendinaga: The Story of Jim and Melba Loft, which tells the story of the Lofts leaving the comfort of their middle-class life to live on the Tyendinaga Reserve in Ontario. We discuss these works and Patricia reads excerpts from both books in the interview.

Kelly has been seeking solutions to problems related to human sexuality and issues of gender equality over the last three decades. As a Social Worker and trained Sexual Health Educator, Kelly offers a courageous but compassionate approach to challenging outdated cultural and social norms, with special attention to healing from the effects of pornography. Through conversation, story-telling, group and private coaching, Kelly supports people to heal sexual shame so they can give and receive love more fully. All her work is to nurture a vision of sexual wellbeing that honors the innate dignity of all people. You can find her work href="https://www.facebook.com/spiritfirstseminars" target="_blank"here. She recently co-authored piece on the website BahaiTeachings.org entitled href="https://bahaiteachings.org/porn-affecting-us-can" target="_blank"How Porn is Affecting Us and What We Can Do About It. We focus the interview on this article.

previously interviewed Sovaida back in April 2010 about her book " href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dapsamp;field-keywords=Collective+Security+within+Reach" target="_blank"Collective Security Within Reach". Since then Sovaida has published two books. In 2015 she published " href="http://a.co/d/aDcchZG" target="_blank"Building a World Federation: The Key to Resolving our Global Crises". Her second book that was recently published is " href="http://a.co/d/7SfpsLb" target="_blank"Bridge to Global Governance: Tackling Climate Change, Energy Distribution, and Nuclear Proliferation". We talk about both books in the interview. She is also founder of the href="http://www.cpgg.org/" target="_blank"Center for Peace and Global Governance.

Elaine serves as the Bahaacute;'iacute; member of the University of Victoria's Multifaith Services team of chaplains. Her spiritual journey began as a devoted Christian, expanded as a devotee of Raj Yoga, and found the Baha'i Faith 25 years ago. After serving at the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel she returned to Canada where she continues to write and teach advanced life skills for global citizens.

Elaine authored the book href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Our-Seven-Families-P9099.aspx" target="_blank"Our Seven Families: Expanding and Enriching our Sense of Belonging. The book explores the value of human social life ndash; why we need human connections. Drawing on her experience as a social scientist and on insights derived from a deep study of the Bahaacute;'iacute; Sacred Writings, Elaine offers a fresh perspective on human affairs, revealing new hope and opportunities for action. Her analysis expands our conception of the nature and range of human relationships, stresses the link between spiritual activities and social transformation.

Chelsea is an author, certified parent educator, blogger, and musician. She has two Baha#39;i-inspired websites about parenting. One is called href="http://www.enablemetogrow.com/" target="_blank"EnableMeToGrow.com and the other is href="http://www.momentsaday.com" target="_blank"MomentsADay.com. She has authored two storybooks, " href="http://www.momentsaday.com/product/garden-virtues-hardcover-storybook/" target="_blank"Garden of Virtues" and href="http://www.momentsaday.com/product/masons-greatest-gems/" target="_blank""Mason's Greatest Gems" which we discuss in the interview. We also talk about her teaching at the Wilmette Institute. She and her husband have put many of the Baha'i scriptures href="http://www.soulrisemelodies.com/" target="_blank"to music and we sample a couple.

Sarah is a classically trained actress and professional story teller. She has created a href="https://sarahperceval.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"number of CD's of her story telling and we sample two in the interview. She is also creator of href="http://www.sarahperceval.com/" target="_blank"State of the Heart Story Telling which provides a platform for her story telling initiatives. Her most recent endeavor is called href="http://www.mindfulcreativity.co.uk/" target="_blank"Stich-Story-Stillness which she explains in the interview.

In this interview, Neal, who has been a Baha'i for many years, presents his insights on the Baha'i perspective on the state of the world. In this perspective, you will be surprised that there is a positive aspect that gives hope to those who dispair at the current affairs, particularly in this country at this time.

John hails from the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario. Born of Mohawk and European descent, John discovered the Baha#39;i Faith at a young age and has devoted much of his life to the Canadian Baha#39;i community. He has been involved in outreach work in Africa, remote Indigenous communities, and throughout North America.

Retired from a career in architecture and first-nation administration he now lives in central British Columbia with his wife. John is the author of href="https://www.stumblinginthehalflight.ca/" target="_blank"Stumbling in the Half-Light which is his first book. It chronicles his life from the Six Nations reservation as he embarks on a lifetime of spiritual adventures within the Baha#39;i community. Through fifty-two short, autobiographical stories, John retells a life of humor, humility, loss, and faith. John#39;s openness leads him through a life of adventuremdash;from a childhood on the reserve, to years in Africa, to a career in architecture and finally as an administrator of First Nations communities. John reads two stories from his book.

Lex considers himself a Human Amity worker, and the projects he has been and is involved with testify to that moniker. In 2012 he co-authored "Some Reflections on Baha'i Approaches to Social Change" which we discuss in the interview. He has started a podcast called href="https://theothertradition.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"The Other Tradition, and he has a historical touring company called href="https://dctimetraveltours.com" target="_blank"DC Time Travel Tours provides tourists with an opportunity to experience DC history not normally told. We talk about his podcast and touring company in the interview.

Karim is a rapper and songwriter. We feature a number of his songs in the interview. He is also founder of href="http://therapcamp.org/" target="_blank"Rap Camp. The way Karim sees it, Rap, as well as the use of technology in music making, are extremely quick paths to positive expression. Every voice deserves to be heard, but in our society, its the loudest voice that gets the stage. With The Rap Camp, Karim seeks to create spaces where every voice is able to sing out..or rap out! We talk about the Rap Camp in the interview. You can find his music on his href="http:// https://www.karimrushdy.com/" target="_blank"website.