Phyllis Leavitt is a psychotherapist and author of America in Therapy. In this episode, we explore how the United States can be understood as a wounded system shaped by history, trauma, and unmet needs for love, safety, and belonging. Phyllis explains how much of what we see in society is unprocessed pain being expressed at scale. We talk about healing through deep listening, creating safety, and restoring connection within ourselves and with one another.

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Website: phyllisleavitt.com
Books: America in Therapy · A Light in the Darkness · Into the Fire

Resources
Braver Angels (organization)

John Kammer is the founder of Guardian AIngels, an AI-powered grief journaling platform designed to help people process loss and maintain connection with loved ones after death. In this episode, we explore grief and how journaling, AI, and other tools can help people move through it.

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Website: guardianaingels.ai
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnkammer

Resources

Books:
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

People:
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
J. William Worden

Jamie Woodhouse is a philosopher and advocate for sentientism, a worldview grounded in evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings. In this episode, we explore what sentientism is, how it compares to other ethical frameworks, and the practical implications for how we treat animals and other beings, including possibly aliens and AI. Jamie discusses the importance of grounding ethics in both understanding and empathy, the challenges of putting these ideas into practice, and how broadening our moral scope can reshape our choices, culture, and society.

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Website: sentientism.info
Podcast: Sentientism
YouTube: @Sentientism
Facebook: facebook.com/groups/sentientism
Twitter (X): @Sentientism
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/sentientism