Tara Brach Creators & Guests

Tara Brach is an American psychologist and proponent of Buddhist meditation. She is a guiding teacher and founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C.

Roshi Joan Halifax is a Buddhist teacher, zen priest, and anthropologist.

Gabor Maté is a Hungarian-born Canadian physician with a background in family practice and a special interest in childhood development and trauma, and in their potential lifelong impacts on physical and mental health, including on autoimmune disease, cancer, ADHD, addictions and a wide range of other conditions.

Oren Jay Sofer is an author, meditation teacher, and communication trainer.

Dr. Judson Brewer is a Psychiatrist and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Medicine at the University of Massachusetts.

Arthur C. Brooks is a social scientist, musician, contributing opinion writer for The Washington Post, and President of the American Enterprise Institute.