This week on The Socratic Dialogue with Kristin Llamas we dive into a pretty deep discussion about ‘ What is Holiness?’, with guest speaker Carrie Mills, the curator for the JCC in Nashville and the advertising manager for the Jewish Observer. Have you ever thought about what holiness truly means to you? Well, Carrie has given it some thought and has shared with us her views on the subject by describing holiness as a spiritual essence that is found through self love. Listen to how she was able to achieve true peace through all of the trials and tribulations she had to overcome in her life.

Did you know that statistics show if a person makes $35,000 a year, they are in the top 1% of income in the world? In this week’s episode, we are excited to have our first male guest on the show. Dan Benson, financial advisor and executive vice president of a wealth management firm in Middle Tennessee shares some insightful information about wealth. How do we define wealth? How do we achieve wealth? And how do we protect our wealth? His knowledge as both a financial advisor and family man makes him the right candidate to ask, ‘What is wealth?’

What does it mean to be virtuous in our modern world?

How do we exercise responsibility over rights? 

How do we exercise virtues such as truth and justice, to treat others with compassion and to create lasting friendships. And will this lead to a more beautiful life?

Offering her insight of more than 30 years as an educator, Dr. Susan Goers strives to teach her students to exercise the key virtues identified by Socrates at a unique school in Utah. We learn that a virtuous life leads to a beautiful and fulfilling path marked by courage and creativity.

This week on the Socratic Dialogues, Kristin sits down with Sylvia Matiko to discuss ‘What is Empathy’? Stay tuned in and listen to how the world is facing an empathy deficit. Learn what this means for society, and how we as individuals can develop ways to listen and find understanding to show more empathy to others. Don’t miss out on this compelling discussion.

Not everyone is a mother, but everyone has a mother. Listen as Kristin interviews her own mother in a very special episode on “Motherhood.” Don’t miss out on hearing stories about Kristin’s childhood, how her mother was able to accomplish raising 9 children, and similar traits Kristin carries in raising her 3 daughters today. Come join us as Kristin discusses and appreciates the wonders of being a mother with her very own mom.

In this episode Kristin sits down with photographer and gallery owner Ashley Bergeron Segroves on the topic of beauty. Ashley shares her story and what it means to truly feel beauty in the world rather than rely on our eyes to show us.