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Surviving Storms: A Q&A from the Heart with Mark Nepo

Surviving Storms: A Q&A from the Heart with Mark Nepo. Photograph of storm over sea by Alevision Co.
Photograph by Alevision Co.

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes

A poetic exploration of the cultural and personal storms that befall us all as humans — and the inner practice to survive them

I am excited to share that my new book, Surviving Storms: Finding the Strength to will be published this September by St. Martin’s Essentials. It is a book that has taken three years to retrieve and shape. Like everyone, my understanding of things has been shaped by the pandemic. But I continue to believe in the goodness we are born with and the courage we each have to summon to let that goodness into the world. We need each other more than ever. Each generation is challenged to choose love over fear. It is our turn. The following conversation explores the new book and the terrain it enters. ~ Mark Nepo

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