Cindy Rasicot lived the American dream—husband, son, career until her husband's  work took the family to Thailand. There Cindy discovered her spiritual path and the woman who became her Venerable Mother. Listen in as Cindy describes her life in Thailand, her meeting with Venerable Mother and her dramatic life change. 

Cindy Rasicot lived the American dream—husband, son, career until her husband's work took the family to Thailand. There Cindy discovered her spiritual path and the woman who became her Venerable Mother. Listen in as Cindy describes her life in Thailand, her meeting with Venerable Mother, and her dramatic life change. 

When a telephone pole landed on her head Josephine Jones figured a few headaches made sense. Her outrageous behavior of increased partying, drinking, and collapse made her know she was doing something wrong...but she didn't know why or how to stop it. 

After a long stretch of unrelenting pain and bizarre behavior, including suicide attempts, Josephine Jones found a therapist who helped her come to terms with the brain damage and PTSD that would now shape her life. 

Now she teaches military personnel how to cope with PTSD and they listen, because, like them she has suffered the consequences of severe pain and immobilizing neck destruction. 

Josephine started an organization Sane in Pain to help all of us understand the cost of unremitting pain and how to cope with it. In this interview she shares her path in meditation and the inspiration she received and values to this day from meditation teacher Cecilie Kwiat. 

Josephine Jones was a summa cum laude graduate student when a telephone pole fell on her car and her head. She believed she was just misbehaving with bouts of drinking, emotional outbursts, uncontrollable depression and more until she found the truth about Traumatic Brain Injury. Now she helps others, especially war vets work to overcome their traumatic brain injuries. I'm proud to offer today's interview with Josephine Jones, a true inspiration!

Brad Warner author of Hardcore Zen talks about meditation and his path to being a rock star in the world of meditation teachers. 

Terry Fox! The name alone evokes the lone figure of a young man, with only one leg, courageously walking with the hope of raising money for research into cancer. The vision filled Canadian homes and spread to many parts of the world until the Marathon of Hope became a signal fire for others to walk or run every year to raise money in hopes of a cure for cancer. 

Ron Calhoun as a name alone tells us none of the power he gave to organizing, encouraging, engaging others to help in, Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope, a name Calhoun gave to the event. 

Ron Calhoun went on to mentor three other heroes and in this interview Elaine Cougler describes Ron's journey as he described it, sitting at her table. Her book The Man Behind the Marathons is the result of Ron Calhoun's dedication to serving others and to Elaine's ability as a storyteller. Listen in as Elaine talks about Ron Calhoun, her friend.