Demanding and sometimes nerve-racking circumstances are a natural part of life and inevitably occur in the health care environment, where patients often arrive when they are in trouble. While it would be easy to get overwhelmed, skilled health care professionals have developed techniques for handling both everyday stresses and situations of unusual…

Guest host Danyiel Barber speaks with Buck Reist about his band, Sloppy But Lucky, and how they got on a path of playing music for local animal shelters. 100% of the band's proceeds go to countless local shelters, collectively raising almost $40,000 to date!Par Dawn Kuhlman

A no-holds-barred look at the stressful conditions in which many nurses work: the long hours, the emotional toll, the rapid pace, and the way that technology and institutional practices can make it hard to form a caring bond with patients. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard…

We remember the late Anthony DeMello with the help of University of London Theologian Michael Barnes as well as recordings of the colorful DeMello during one of his many popular retreats. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association with…

Rather than merely write checks to charities they don’t really know well, a group of concerned women formed a “giving circle” which identifies social needs and then seeks out worthy recipients. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in associatio…

A Kansas therapist and author, John Heider, describes how his life has been profoundly affected by studying a renowned 2,500 year old wisdom text from China that teaches the art of inner balance. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in associat…

In the second half of Dawn’s interview with Clay County Sheriff Will Akin, we delve into how lived experiences and trauma shape law enforcement perspectives—and why fresh, innovative approaches to care and education are more crucial than ever.Par Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn speaks with guest, Clay County Sheriff Will Akin about his journey across dozens of states, and three countries to land as one of Clay County's most respected leaders. Stay tuned for Part 2 in a special drop episode next week!Par Dawn Kuhlman

Ida Wells published the first major study of lynching. A close associate of Frederick Douglass, she helped to found the NAACP and advocated the right to vote for women and black Americans. Her amazing life story is finally gaining recognition, nearly 90 years after her death. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmed…

Born to enslaved parents, Ida B. Wells emerged as a powerful investigative journalist. She overcame death threats and published widely in her quest to document domestic terrorism against African Americans. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, i…

After John Wood trekked through Nepal and saw under-educated children, he quit his job as a Microsoft executive and founded Room to Read, a nonprofit that went on to establish over 16,000 libraries aimed at spreading literacy in poorer nations. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are …

As environmental visionaries see it, the future of energy is not in greenhouse gas-emitting fuels like oil and coal—whose supply is running out—but in sustainable, non-global warming sources like wind and sun and waves from the ocean and in the enormous storehouse of heat that naturally occurs deep underground. To see additional resources and our o…

Nearly half of criminals released from prison are arrested again within three years. Through that revolving door, they return to a correctional system that is often overcrowded and ridden with violence. Robin Casarjian, a counselor working in prisons, helps to transform houses of correction into houses of healing. She encourages inmates to identify…

Danyiel Barber speaks with J. Berry about his role at Imagine That KC and the impact that social arts programs have on the community.Par Dawn Kuhlman

We learn how the Reconstruction amendments to the US Constitution, which briefly protected the rights of the freed people, were undone in the following years by the spread of Jim Crow segergation, as upheld by a conservative Supreme Court. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard…

Are we still living with the racial divide left over from the Civil War? Has it resurfaced today in the rise of white nationalism, election denial and the surge of anti-immigrant sentiment? To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in association wi…

The remarkable survival story of Bob Massie, an Episcopal minister who somehow walked through one life-threatening illness after another, and whose many challenges deepened his appreciation for life—and for the suffering of others. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR …

British religious historian and best-selling author Karen Armstrong explains why she thinks the West gets it wrong about Islam, and she discusses the Charter of Compassion campaign that she launched worldwide. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-station…

Having lost almost everything in the Madoff scam, best-selling author John Robbins tells how, in “an age of less,” he had to step back, reassess what’s important and build a new, more fulfilling life. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind specials are heard on NPR and PRX member-stations, in ass…

Dawn speaks with End of Life Doula, Niki Staab on her dual roles in the nonprofit sector developing Rings of Care, and End of Life KC about the respective goals of these organizations and the impact they make in caring for people in our families and communities.Par Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn speaks with guest Theresa Hubbard, LMFT about her therapeutic practice utilizing neurofeedback loops to work with clients suffering from complex trauma, and the ways our brains store trauma within the body.Par Dawn Kuhlman

It’s been said that we’ve learned how to speak but not necessarily how to communicate. Rarely are we taught the art of deep listening or how to respond to someone without accusation or blame or the ability to articulate our own needs without putting others on the defensive. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia…

Dawn speaks with Robyn Neuerburg about her incredible humanitarian project, Isaac's Dream, and how many lives it is changing every day.Par Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn speaks with M.A.R.C.H. staff, Stephanie Bloom-Levy & Danyiel Barber about what M.A.R.C.H. is all about, and how wheels turn behind the scenes to provide services for families across Missouri.Par Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn Kuhlman talks with guest Dionne King about mediation as a tool for conflict resolution, and how our own experiences inform the way we come to the table.Par Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn speaks with Sherri Jacobs, an art therapist and former TEDx organizer out of Overland Park, about the community-building collaborative concept of open sourcing creative ideas. Learn more about Sherri and her incredible work at HeartlandArtTherapy.comPar Dawn Kuhlman

Dawn speaks with guest, Paemon Aramjoo about a community collaboration project that helped a family get out of a predatory loan situation and allowed them the room they needed to get back on their feet. A story of many parts and players, and how small acts combine to make a big impact.Par Dawn Kuhlman

In this documentary we explore how federal courts enforced fugitive slave laws. Historians, actors and legal scholars re-create the famous case of a young escaped slave who was sent back by a Boston judge, provoking America’s largest abolitionist protest. To see additional resources and our other programs, please visit humanmedia.org . Humankind sp…

Dawn Kuhlman introduces helping humankind, a podcast and community brought to you by M.A.R.C.H. Inc. We'll talk about what to expect from the podcast this year, the ways we're hoping to do good in the world, and how you can get involved as a Shameless Do-Gooder.Par Dawn Kuhlman

A snippet of our background track, written by Chris Aytes.Par Dawn Kuhlman

In the second half of our documentary on the history of Alcoholics Anonymous, we examine the AA recovery principles that have promoted sobriety for millions of recovering alcoholics and have created a template to help people worldwide who struggle with many forms of addiction. To view additional resources for this episode please visit our website a…

Herbal remedies: Do they work? Are they safe? In The Medicine Garden, a special series drawn from our archives, you’ll take a fascinating tour of this relatively low-cost form of health care. It’s an approach to healing that has become enormously popular among Americans dissatisfied with conventional medicine.…