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Michael Lovell is a scholar, researcher, educator and leader, and is the first lay president in the history of Marquette University, who began the position in 2014. President Lovell holds three academic degrees in mechanical engineering, including a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He has received awards from the National Science Foundation, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and holds both U.S. and world patents. For Dr. Lovell, however, success has not come easy, and in this episode he speaks of his own past traumas and how trauma affects the mind and body in many ways. He created Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee to heal trauma and promote resilience in the community through collaboration with local partnerships. Dr. Lovell suggests adapting positive behaviors helps us grow from trauma, noting “Through mindfulness, and prayer and meditation, when you fall into an experience before that would have triggered you, you can actually have a different reaction.”

Michael Lovell is a scholar, researcher, educator and leader, and is the first lay president in the history of Marquette University, who began the position in 2014. President Lovell holds three academic degrees in mechanical engineering, including a doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. He has received awards from the National Science Foundation, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and holds both U.S. and world patents. For Dr. Lovell, however, success has not come easy, and in this episode he speaks of his own past traumas and how trauma affects the mind and body in many ways. He created Scaling Wellness in Milwaukee to heal trauma and promote resilience in the community through collaboration with local partnerships. Dr. Lovell suggests adapting positive behaviors helps us grow from trauma, noting "Through mindfulness, and prayer and meditation, when you fall into an experience before that would have triggered you, you can actually have a different reaction."

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.

Judy Lief has been a Buddhist teacher for over 35 years. She was a close personal student of Ven. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who trained and empowered her as a teacher in the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. Judy’s teachings focus on how the insights and meditative techniques stemming from the Buddhist tradition can be applied to the challenges of everyday life and to pressing global issues. She is the author of the book “Making Friends with Death” which expands on Buddhist traditions in how we change our relationship with death. Judy also teaches at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. On death, Judy exclaims, “The fact is we have a very limited time here on Earth. That's a fact. It's an amazing, wonderful, incredible gift to exist, even with the pain and even with the suffering.”

Judy Lief has been a Buddhist teacher for over 35 years. She was a close personal student of Ven. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who trained and empowered her as a teacher in the Buddhist and Shambhala traditions. Judy's teachings focus on how the insights and meditative techniques stemming from the Buddhist tradition can be applied to the challenges of everyday life and to pressing global issues. She is the author of the book "Making Friends with Death" which expands on Buddhist traditions in how we change our relationship with death. Judy also teaches at Naropa University in Boulder, CO. On death, Judy exclaims, "The fact is we have a very limited time here on Earth. That's a fact. It's an amazing, wonderful, incredible gift to exist, even with the pain and even with the suffering."

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.

The Bright Bold & Real Co-Mindfulness Project has produced a special community series as we literally go inside at this time to refresh and heal. This guided meditation is perfect to give your mind a rest and give your week a sense of calm, grace and flexibility. The sessions are taped live every Sunday from 8-8:30pm at comindfulness.io and then rebroadcast on all of your favorite podcast platforms. Consider this time as an oasis for your mind and soul. Head to http://comindfulness.io/ to sign up and join the weekly meditation.