Acceptance, Understanding, Compassion, and Personal Responsibility – A Path to Healing: A Conversation with Stephan Jones

Stephan Jones is the son of Rev. Jim Jones, whose actions with the Peoples Temple ended in the deaths of over 900 people in Jonestown, Guyana, on November 18, 1978. Away playing at a Temple-promoted basketball game at the time, Stephan and his teammates lost most of their families, loved ones, and community that night. This conversation explores Stephan’s journey through the traumatic events into a deep acceptance and understanding of them. His is a story of interest to all who have found themselves at a crossroads in the wake of trauma.

Attachment, Development, and How We Become the Persons We Are: A Conversation with Alan Sroufe

Alan Sroufe, one of the world’s leading developmental psychologists, joins host David Prescott for a discussion of Dr. Sroufe’s life work, which is also the subject of his new book, A Compelling Idea: How We Become the Persons We Are.

Dr. Sroufe’s groundbreaking theoretical and empirical contributions to the fields of developmental psychology and developmental psychopathology have been reported to the academic world in over 150 papers and journal articles and seven books.

Through the Glass: One Woman’s Pursuit of Justice, Healing, and Forgiveness

Shannon Moroney was a high school teacher and counselor in 2005 when violence tore her life apart. Her husband was in custody after confessing to the sexual assault and kidnapping of two women.

Shannon tells the story of her husband’s arrest, trial, and sentencing, and the insights she gained about justice and healing and the relationship between the two as she struggled to triumph over tragedy. Openly sharing her experiences, reading selected pieces from her book and using photos and artwork to illustrate her journey, Shannon leads you through an unforgettable ordeal and offers practical personal and professional strategies for building resilience. Her story teaches us that there is hope even in the most desperate moments of the human condition.