Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg
Religion & Spirituality:Buddhism
For episode 150 of the Metta Hour, Sharon speaks with Karen Stewart.
Karen is a Mental Health Psychosocial Support Specialist and Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over thirty years of working in a wide variety of mental health settings. Ten of those years have been working with Doctors Without Borders throughout Asia and Africa. Learn about Karen's offerings at karenstewart.org.
To start the conversation, Karen shares what brought her to social work after a traumatic childhood. They discuss the meaning of the word “trauma” and the different forms of trauma: acute, chronic, and complex trauma. They discuss the difference between trauma and PTSD and the concept of Post-Traumatic-Growth. Karen shares some of her experience working with Doctors Without Borders in catastrophic environments and how she provides mental health resources to those communities. They speak at length about resilience and how to bolster our stress response in a more balanced way. Sharon reflects on the epidemic of loneliness that so many experienced before the pandemic and how it has evolved a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Karen shares some breathing, grounding, and gratitude techniques to counteract pandemic fatigue and loss stressors. The episode closes with a discussion on resilience and a healthy lifestyle for individuals and those in the personal or professional caregiving roles and a Containment Practice led by Karen.
Ep. 238 – Lovingkindness Audiobook Excerpt
Ep. 237 – Fireside Chat with Jack Kornfield
Ep. 236 – Sameet Kumar
Ep. 235 – Suneel Gupta
Ep. 234 – Dan Harris
Dr. Jenny Taitz
Ep. 232 – Cecilia B. Loving
Ep. 231 – Sharon Salzberg’s Meditative Story hosted by Rohan Gunatillake
Ep. 230 – Roshi Joan Halifax
Ep. 229 – Jerry Colonna
Ep. 228 – Mental Health Series with Richie Davidson, PhD
Ep. 227 – Mental Health Series with Joe Loizzo
Ep. 226 – Dan Harris, Finding Your Way
Ep. 225 – Katherine May
Ep. 224 – Susan Bauer-Wu
Ep. 223 – Mental Health Series with Dr. Sará King
Ep. 222 – Real Life Series with Andrés Gonzalez, Ali and Atman Smith
Ep. 221 – Real Life Series with Daisy Hernández
Ep. 220 – Real Life Series with Mark Epstein
Ep. 219 – Real Life Series with Joél Leon
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Hello Heaven Podcast
Tara Brach
The Way Out Is In
Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield
Insight Hour with Joseph Goldstein
Secular Buddhism