Pathways Radio by Paul O'Brien

Rev. Dr. Michelle Wadleigh is the author of Forgiveness, A Workbook for Emotional and Spiritual Freedom. Michelle is an award-winning author, speaker, coach, retreat maven and modern mystic whose work blends spiritual psychology, shadow integration, and bold personal transformation. She writes for people who are ready to stop suffering, know the truth about their lives, and claim their spiritual authority. With warmth, humor, and fierce love, she guides readers on a path toward emotional freedom and unshakable authenticity.

Doug Hilton is the author of the new book, The Tao of Addiction and Recovery: Chi Kung Practices for Restoring the Energy Flow in Mind and Body. Doug has been a counselor for more than 30 years with extensive experience in trauma, addictions, and couples and family issues. A certified Universal Healing Tao instructor, he has been integrating Chi Kung into his counseling practice for more than 20 years.

Donald Altman is the author of the new book, Simply Mindful Reflections: 101 Daily Reflections for Joy, Hope & Healing. Donald is a psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, international mindfulness expert and award-winning author of over 20 books which have been translated worldwide. Featured as an expert in The Mindfulness Movie and profiled in the Living Spiritual Teachers Project, he currently writes Practical Mindfulness Blog for Psychology Today. His best-selling The Mindfulness Toolbox won two national publishing Ben Franklin IPBA awards. His books, Clearing Emotional Clutter and The Mindfulness Code, were both selected as one of “The Best Spiritual Books of the Year” by Spirituali...

Stephen G. Post is the author of new book, Pure Unlimited Love: Science and the Seven Paths to Inner Peace. Stephen is the Director of the Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. He founded The Institute for Research on Pure Unlimited Love with initial support from his mentor Sir John Templeton. Dr. Post is the author of several books, including Why Good Things Happen to Good People: How to Live a Longer, Happier, Healthier Life by the Simple Act of Giving, has authored over 400 articles in peer-reviewed...

Nil Demircubuk is the author of the book, Down to Earth: Demystify Intuition to Upgrade Your Life. Nil is an intuition facilitator and guide with more than three decades of experience. She is also a certified professional coach. She empowers her clients and students to get in touch with their own intuition and combine it with their intellect to make better decisions, improve their relationships and performance, and live more fulfilled lives. Before her current career, Nil had studied engineering, obtained a PhD in economics, taught economics, ran the data group in a financial technology firm as a...

Jason Gregory is the author of the new book, The Tradition of Natural Taoism: The Way of Free and Easy Wandering in Oneness. Jason is a teacher of philosophy, comparative religion, metaphysics, and ancient cultures. He’s authored several books, including Effortless Living, Emotional Intuition for Peak Performance, Fasting the Mind, and Enlightenment Now. His documentaries include The Art of Effortless Living, Effortless Action: The Art of Spontaneity, The Yugas: The Great Time Cycles of the Universe, and The Art of Synchronicity.

Amanda Ann Gregory is the author of the book, You Don’t Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms. Amanda is a trauma psychotherapist whose work focuses on complex trauma recovery. Her unique perspective as both a clinician and a trauma survivor allows her to deeply understand the needs of survivors. Her writing has appeared in publications such as Psychology Today, Psychotherapy Networker, and psychotherapy.net. With over seventeen years of clinical practice alongside EMDR and National Counseling certifications, Gregory has provided trauma education and training for the American Counseling Association, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Ro...

Mark Hawkins, Ph.D., is the author of the book, The Mismatched Human: Our Fight for a Meaningful Existence. Mark is an author, educator, and a clinical counsellor. His first book, The Power of Boredom: Why Boredom is Essential for Creating a Meaningful Life, was featured in the New York Times and The Daily Telegraph. Dr. Hawkins has a Master of Counselling from City University of Seattle and a Doctorate in Philosophy of Education from Simon Fraser University. He has over 20 years of experience working with the public as an educator and counsellor for children, youth, and adults. His...

David Richo is the author of the book, By Your Side: How to Find Soulful Allies and Become One to Others. Dave is a psychotherapist, teacher, and writer who integrates Jungian, Buddhist, and mythic perspectives into practical guidance for everyday life. Through his books and workshops, he helps people cultivate mindfulness, compassion, and deeper human connections.

Dr. Richard Louis Miller is the author of Master Your Mind: Practical Tools to Calm Anxiety, Silence Your Inner Critic and Stop Overthinking. Richard is a clinical psychologist with 65 years of experience, founder of the Cokenders Alcohol & Drug Program and The Health Sanctuary at Wilbur Hot Springs, and host of the long-running podcast Mind Body Health & Politics, now in its 20th year. He is also the author of at least seven books.

Charlene Bjorklund is the author of the new book, ONE MONTH SOBER: The Day by Day Guide to Un-EFF-ing Your Relationship with Alcohol, co-authored by Dale Reis, LCSW, a therapist with 25 years of clinical wisdom. Charlene Bjorklund is a creative leader with 13 years of sobriety wins (and fails) under her belt. She spent 23 years as a graphic designer, creative director and manager in the sportswear and advertising industries before writing the book she kept looking for on her path to sobriety.

Dee Dee Goldpaugh is the author of the book, Embrace Pleasure: How Psychedelics Can Heal Our Sexuality. Dee Dee is a psychotherapist, educator, clinical supervisor, consultant, and leading voice in the development of psychedelic integration psychotherapy, specifically with survivors of sexual trauma. Goldpaugh is a facilitator of ketamine-assisted retreats for both couples and individuals and has taught and published widely on psychedelics and sexuality, trauma, gender, and spirituality. A frequent presenter at international conferences and trainings, Goldpaugh lives in Woodstock, New York.

Wen Stephenson is the author of the book, Learning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Catastrophe. Wen is an independent journalist and climate activist, and a contributing writer for the Nation. Formerly an editor at the Atlantic and the Boston Globe, he has also written about climate, culture, and politics for Slate, the New York Times, Grist, and the Boston Phoenix.

Dr. Joseph Jebelli is the author of the new book, The Brain At Rest: How the Art and Science of Doing Nothing Can Improve Your Life. Joseph  received a PhD in neuroscience from University College London, then worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Washington. He has written two other books, How the Mind Changed and In Pursuit of Memory.

Nancy Macmillan is the author of the book, The Call to the Far Shore: Carrying Our Loved Ones through Dying, Death, and Beyond. Nancy is a Registered Psychotherapist and former Certified Spiritual Health Practitioner who has worked in acute care, palliative care, and long-term care. Now in private practice, she also writes and teaches on her favorite topics: re-imagining death, healing with our ancestors, raising healthy children, and listening to the whispers of the earth and the unseen worlds.

Jessica Fern is the author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma and Consensual Nonmonogamy. Jessica is a psychotherapist, public speaker, and trauma & relationship expert. In her international private practice, Jessica works with individuals, couples and people in multiple-partner relationships who want to be free of their reactive patterns, cultural conditioning, insecure attachment styles and past traumas. She holds a master’s degree in conflict analysis and resolution.

Anton Gomez-Escolar is the author of the new book, The Psychedelic Reawakening: How Psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine, LSD, and DMT Are Changing Lives. Anton is a psycho-pharmacologist who works on psychedelic research, drug education, and harm reduction. He is the founder of Drogopedia, has worked at organizations like Energy Control and the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), and has presented on psychedelics at several international forums, including the European Parliament and the United Nations. He is a member of the UNAD Global Drug Policy Commission, and cofounder and board member of the Spanish Society of Psychedelic Medicine (SEMPsi), the INAWE...

Allan Hunter is the author of the book, Spiritual Hunger: Integrating Myth and Ritual into Daily Life. Allan has a doctoral degree in English Literature from Oxford University. He’s been a professor of literature at Curry College, and has also taught at Boston University and Bay Path University. He has spent thirty years exploring the way literature has been vital in helping us to explain ourselves to ourselves. He has his own coaching practice.

Jessica Zucker is the author of the new book, NORMALIZE IT: Upending the Silence, Stigma, and Shame That Shape Women’s Lives Jessica is a LA-based psychologist specializing in reproductive health. She is the author of the award-winning book I HAD A MISCARRIAGE: A Memoir, a Movement. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, Vogue, and Harvard Business Review, among others. She’s been featured on NPR, CNN, The Today Show, and Good Morning America and earned advanced degrees from New York University and Harvard University.

Happy Ali is the author of the new book, The Intuition Bible: How and Why to Tap Into Your Inner Wisdom. With a BA degree in psychology from UCLA, Happy is a prophetic dreamer, certified master NLP practitioner, master clinical hypnotherapist, and host of the Happy Insights podcast. Happy’s spiritual journey began in 1995 when he dedicated his life to the exploration of metaphysical disciplines after a near-death experience inspired a dramatic awakening. Now, Happy teaches and shares his Subconscious Manifestation Methodology.

Billy Wynne is the author of the new book, The Empty Path: Finding Fulfillment Through the Radical Art of Lessening. A student of Buddhism and mindfulness for 30 years, he received meditation teaching certification under Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach and lay Zen Buddhist ordination from the Zen Center of Denver, where he now teaches classes and serves on the board. He lives in Denver with his wife, children, and shih-poos, Oscar and Archie.

Dr. Richard Louis Miller is the author of the new book, Psychedelic Medicine at the End of Life: Dying Without Fear. Richard has been a clinical psychologist for more than sixty years. He is host of the internet radio broadcast, Mind Body Health & Politics, the founder of the acclaimed Cokenders Alcohol and Drug Program, and creator of the Health Sanctuary at Wilbur Hot Springs. He has been a faculty member at the University of Michigan and Stanford University and an advisor on the President’s Commission on Mental Health.

Susan Campbell is the author of the book, Getting Real: Ten Truth Skills You Need to Live an Authentic Life. Susan has worked as a corporate trainer and relationship coach for over 50 years. A former professor at the University of Massachusetts, she is author of twelve books on the topic of relationships and human communication. Her most recent work centers on how to use honest, present-centered communication as vehicle for personal healing and expanded self-awareness. This body of work has put her at the forefront of the Honesty Movement in Psychology and is detailed in her best-selling, Getting Real...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden is the author of It Takes Chutzpah: How to Fight Fearlessly for Progressive Change. A longtime advocate for democracy, innovation, and justice, Senator Wyden shares insights from his personal journey and political career, highlighting the bold actions needed to create meaningful change.

Ron Wyden is a Democratic Senator from Oregon, served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 until his 1995 election to the U.S. Senate. Oregonians—and all attentive Americans—know Wyden as a senator who listens and innovates. The son of two refugees from Nazi Germany, he was born in W...

Sifu Peter Newton is the author of the new book, 8 Steps to Living a Long Life: The Earth Path of Taoism. Peter is a registered senior instructor and honorary vice president of the Tai Chi Union for Great Britain. An expert in his field, he specializes in medical tai chi, applying tai chi and qigong as a remedial therapy for a variety of health conditions. With more than forty years of experience and training directly with Chinese masters, Peter lives in Llandudno, Wales.

Terence McKenna spent twenty-five years exploring and developing an ethno-pharmacology of spiritual transformation, in the process discovering Novelty Theory, which was based part on the sequence of hexagrams in the ancient I Ching, or Book of Changes. Terrence is author of many books, including The Invisible Landscape: Mind, Hallucinogens, and the I Ching. He graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a distributed major in Ecology, Resource Conservation and Shamanism. McKenna died on April 3, 2000, at the age of 53.

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Eric Clopper is the president of Intact Global, an organization dedicated to education, advocacy, and protecting bodily integrity. Eric is the lead trial attorney at The Clopper Law Firm in Los Angeles and the President of Intact Global, a nonprofit dedicated to ending child genital cutting in the U.S. through strategic impact litigation. Intact Global will host its inaugural conference in Portland next weekend on March 29-30, culminating in a press conference on March 31 at Pioneer Courthouse Square to announce the filing of its first constitutional challenge in Oregon to protect Oregonian boys from circumcision and other forms...

Tricia Eastman is the author of the new book, Seeding Consciousness: Plant medicine, Ancestral Wisdom, and Psychedelic Initiation. Tricia is a lineage-honoring medicine woman and founder of nonprofit Ancestral Heart. A renowned speaker, artist, and writer, she bridges worlds rooted in her mestiza ancestry with profound insights from a decade of Bwiti initiations and training.

Gregory Shushan, Ph.D, is the author of the new book, Near-Death Experience in Ancient Civilizations: The Origins of the World’s Afterlife Beliefs. Gregory is the leading authority on near-death experiences and afterlife beliefs across cultures and throughout history. He is an award-winning author affiliated with Birmingham Newman University, University of Winchester, Marian University, and the Parapsychology Foundation. A former researcher at the University of Oxford and University of Wales, he lives in San Francisco.