Listen to Moore's views in Sounds True podcast

Tami Simon interviews Thomas Moore for a Sounds True podcast, "Thomas Moore: Caring for the Soul in Difficult Times" on Tuesday 14 September 2010: "Thomas speaks about the danger of sentimentalizing the spiritual life, the fear of living versus the fear of death, and what it means to live with care." This podcast is 56 minutes and available for online listening or download.

On Thursday 28 October Moore begins a three-part online event with Sounds True called Gifts of a Dark Night, "where he'll discuss periods of loss or failure that we'll all endure while offering advice and guidance on how to navigate these difficult times." Register online now for the series.

Join Thomas Moore for Gifts of a Dark Night

Sounds True offers a 3-session online event with Thomas Moore, called Gifts of a Dark Night: Dealing Effectively with Times of Loss and Trial. According to the site, this program is: "Complete with three live Q&A sessions, downloadable talks that you can keep, and an online forum to enhance your learning, this empowering event offers tools and techniques for finding a spiritual perspective and transforming through your dark nights."

Live Event — All Sessions
US $59

Session 1: Adjusting to the Darkness
LIVE session on Thursday, October 28, 2010, 8:00-9:30pm ET
US $25

Session 2: Engaging the Darkness
LIVE session on Thursday, November 4, 2010, 8:00-9:30pm ET
US $25

Session 3: Gifts of the Darkness
LIVE session on Thursday, November 11, 2010, 8:00-9:30pm ET
US $25

Online registration for the entire series or a single session is available at the link above. Can’t make a live session? Audio from live sessions will be available for download a few days after the session concludes.

System Requirements
All users: high-speed internet connection; working speakers or headset.
PC: Windows 2000, XP, or Vista; Internet Explorer 7.0 or Firefox 2.0 or newer. 1GHz CPU with 512MB RAM (2GB for Vista).
Mac: OS 10.4 or newer, G4 or Intel processor, 512 MB RAM; Safari 3.0 or Firefox 2.0 or newer.

Moore recommends reflection on motivations

Join the discussion at The Huffington Post about Thomas Moore’s new blog post, "Everyone Should Be in Therapy" posted yesterday. Moore writes:

"I'd like to see doctors spend some time in therapy before practicing medicine. The same goes for lawyers, media personalities, business leaders and, of course, politicians. Imagine if our leaders had sorted out the main issues that make them neurotic on the job.

Many of our social problems are not as literal as the participants and media coverage would have us believe. Many of our leaders are clearly banging at windmills of their own when they make public decisions. We all act out our anxieties and past conflicts in our current affairs. But we have almost no opportunity for reflection."

Readers respond with their own experiences and alternative suggestions for mental health.