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Expert Interviews

Conversations with the leading voices in mindfulness, meditation, psychology, and neuroscience. These interviews bring you insights, practical advice, and fresh perspectives from the people shaping the field.
A woman walks along a sandy path next to the ocean, carrying a smiling toddler. Another young girl walks beside them, looking down. Trees and wildflowers line the path, and the sea is visible in the background under a cloudy sky—a scene beautifully captured by Carrie Leontis.
Expert Interviews
CARRIE LEONTIS 

When did you first start practicing mindfulness and why were you motivated to do so? I started practicing several years ago after attending a workshop on social intelligence. The research presented on the effectiveness of mindfulness as a tool for well-being was so staggering that I felt like it just… Read More 

  • Mindful readers like you
  • August 11, 2011
A police officer stands next to a patrol car on a road with trees in the background.
Expert Interviews
RICHARD GOERLING 

When did you first start practicing mindfulness and why were you motivated to do so? I began practicing several years ago as a means to cope with the acute and chronic stressors of police work, and life’s journey for that matter.  I had been reading a lot… Read More 

  • Mindful readers like you
  • July 15, 2011
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Expert Interviews
A Gift for Young Minds 

A Q&A with Brian Despard, author of You Are Not Your Thoughts, a story that originated with a newfound awareness and a newborn granddaughter. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • June 30, 2011
Depression & Grief
Linehan turned a struggle into a therapy 

Psychologist Marsha M. Linehan, who created a program to help the most severely suicidal people, has a confession: she has a history of mental illness. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 23, 2011
Expert Interviews
Bryan Welch 

On any given day, Bryan Welch can be found spending his early morning hours tending to his cattle on his farm near Lawrence, Kan., his lunchtime polishing an essay for Utne Reader at his Topeka office, and his evening at a Hollywood cocktail reception for the launch of a… Read More 

  • julymcom
  • June 8, 2011
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