Jeff Gaddess sees the prevalence of stress in our society as a product of the ways that it is arranged. “There are reasons you feel the way you feel,” he says. Instead, in his undergraduate course “Global Perspectives of Stress,” he guides students as they explore how different cultures from around the world manifest and manage stress—ultimately aiming to find new ways to disrupt today’s cycles of stress and trauma.
Matthew Solomon ‘21
Matthew Solomon’s ‘21 (Online, BS) first documentary feature, Reimagining Safety, will have its Official West Coast Premiere on Friday, February 3, 2023, at the San Pedro International Film Festival. In…
Wendy Chen ’15
Wendy Chen ’15 (Los Angeles, BA) has opened the Callisto Tea House in Pasadena, CA. Callisto Teas House seeks out women-owned estates, farms, producers, and distributors of tea, as well…
Lezlie Kinyon ’85
Lezlie Kinyon ‘85 (BA, Seattle) will have her eco-speculative fiction short story “The First Song of Janna Farwind” published in December 2022. It will be featured in the Seasons Unceasing anthology by…
S4E7: We Can Build an Equitable Economy By Starting Small—and Right Now
Activist and educator Jane Paul thinks an economy that works for everyone is not only possible but achievable, through creative solutions that we can implement starting today.
Art and the Path to Healing
“I love the ways that the arts and social sciences can be brought together,” says Ángel L. Martínez, PhD, who teaches the course Systemic & Generational Trauma.
Janet Dewart Bell ’74, ’15
Janet Dewart Bell ’74, ’15 (Maryland, BA and GSLC, PhD and a member of Antioch’s Board of Governors) has launched the LEADing JUSTICE podcast. This new platform highlights the importance of courage,…
Growing Resiliency—and Food
“When we stop communities from being able to grow their food, we create a cycle of dependency.”
Online-Only Extra: Antioch Under the Bodhi Tree
In 2012, I graduated from college, and that fall I took a small surplus of student loan money and traveled to India.
S4E4: Health Psychology Fosters Wellness for the Body and Mind
Health Psychology is a way of looking at wellness in a whole new way that involves fulfilling the needs of both the mind and body.
Dawn Murray Publishes Book on Monpa Medicinal Plants
Dawn A. Murray, PhD, Professor in the Environmental Studies Department will hold an in-store book signing event for her new book Monpa Medicinal Plants: Indigenous Knowledge from a Himalayan Healer…
Christy Stillwell ‘98, ’99
Christy Stillwell ‘98, ’99 (Santa Barbara, BA, MA in Psychology) has been selected as the 2022 Brill Family Foundation Future Bender Fellow. Stillwell is the Founder & Executive Director of…