Episode 42 - Deepak Chopra and The Bluest Eye

Read it Forward

English - October 15, 2019 17:40 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 59 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 41 - Pop Culture Powerhouses Panel with Emily Nussbaum, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, Jia Tolentino, and Linda Holmes

Next Episode: Episode 43 - Oyinkan Braithwaite and The Swallows

In the first episode of the fourth season of the Read it Forward podcast, Abbe interviews Deepak Chopra, M.D., about mindfulness and his latest work, Metahuman. Dr. Deepak Chopra is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, the founder of the Chopra Foundation, and co-founder of Jiyo.com and the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

Abbe reflects on re-reading the late Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison's debut novel, The Bluest Eye.

Finally, she talks with environmental scientist, entrepreneur, and founder of Homestead Brooklyn, Summer Rayne Oakes about the benefits of being a plant parent and her book, How to Make a Plant Love You.

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