World Of Wisdom

World Of Wisdom

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Coping With An Addicted Child

20240113

20240114 (WS)

How do you cope when your child is struggling with addiction? Zach is a father from Zambia whose adult son has been using drugs and alcohol for over ten years. Zach wants to support and protect his son, but often feels helpless in the face of his son's suffering, and guilty that he could have done more to prevent it happening. Dr. Chetna Kang, consultant psychiatrist and Hindu priestess, offers advice.

Presenter: Sana Safi

Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor

How do you cope when your child is struggling with drug and alcohol addiction? Dr Chetna Kang, psychiatrist and Hindu priestess, offers advice to a father from Zambia.

Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.

Despairing At The World's Problems

20240127

20240128 (WS)

From conflict to climate change, how can we respond to the suffering of the world without falling into despair and hopelessness? How can we contribute to change? Linda, from Scotland, watches the news and feels helpless. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, advises her that taking care of ourselves, and resolving conflicts in our own minds, is the single most powerful thing we can do to effect positive change in the world.

Presenter: Sana Safi

Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor

How to overcome feeling hopeless at the suffering of the world?

How can we respond to the suffering in the world without falling into despair and hopelessness? What can we do to help? Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, offers advice.

Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.

Feeling Like A Ghost

20230902

20231021 (WS)
20231022 (WS)

Lara is a young woman from Lebanon who has lived in Paris for 11 years. She feels disconnected from both places and is so stuck in the past that she cannot imagine the future. She says she feels invisible in Paris, as if she was a ghost in the city. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist Nun who is an immigrant herself, teaches her to find a home in herself and gives her advice that brings real hope. They discuss the Buddhist concept of the Hungry Ghost, an idea which resonates with Lara. Sana Safi presents.

How to stop the feeling of being disconnected when you are an immigrant

Feeling Unwanted

20240120

20240121 (WS)

Yvonne was born in Taiwan, and from her earliest years was told she was not wanted by her parents. Now living in Germany, she feels the lack of love she received in childhood continues to impact her ability to form loving relationships, or to love and accept herself. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, offers advice on how she can heal by becoming a loving parent to herself.

Presenter: Sana Safi

Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor

How to heal from a childhood without love

Yvonne felt unwanted as a child growing up in Taiwan. Now living in Germany she feels this lack of love in childhood continues to impact her life. Sister Dang Nghiem offers advice

Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.

Finding Love In An Arranged Marriage

20240106

20240107 (WS)

In this first edition of the year a man from Uzbekistan wants to understand how to find love in his arranged marriage. He believes in the life-long commitment he has made but finds it difficult to connect in a deep way to the partner he has married. After over a decade together he feels that he does not share the values and interests of his wife. Sufi imam Jamal Rahman offers advice.

Presenter: Sana Safi

Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor

How do you sustain love in a relationship when your partner has been chosen for you?

How do you sustain love in an arranged marriage when you do not share the values and interests of your partner? Jamal Rahman offers advice to a man from Uzbekistan.

Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.

Someone To Complete Me

20230916

20231104 (WS)
20231105 (WS)

Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves, romantic movies carry lines like 'you complete me', and even ancient philosophy considers the idea that love is explained by humans feeling somehow split in two, but is it ever possible for another person to complete us?

Gary Zukav is a spiritual advisor and author of Seat of the Soul, he helps Rosi to look inwards for that sense of completeness. Sana Safi presents.

Searching for the person to complete you

Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves but is it ever possible for another person to complete us?

Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves, romantic movies carry lines like you complete me, and even ancient philosophy considers the idea that love is explained by humans feeling somehow split in two, but is it ever possible for another person to complete us?

Tackling Addiction

20230909

20231028 (WS)
20231029 (WS)

Junior is an educated young man from a large city in Nigeria, and he has developed an addiction to online gambling that has taken over his life. Gambling has separated him from so many things that are important to him in life, and his inability to share his situation with those he loves means he has been distanced from them too.

Dr Chetna Kang is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Priestess in the Hindu Tradition of Bhakti Yoga. She shows him a route to reconnect and start to tackle his addiction step by step. Sana Safi Presents.

How to overcome an addiction to gambling

Junior's addiction to gambling has separated him from so many people and things that are important to him in life. How can he start to tackle his addiction and reconnect?

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
Coping With An Addicted Child	20240113	20240114 (WS)	How do you cope when your child is struggling with addiction? Zach is a father from Zambia whose adult son has been using drugs and alcohol for over ten years. Zach wants to support and protect his son, but often feels helpless in the face of his son's suffering, and guilty that he could have done more to prevent it happening. Dr. Chetna Kang, consultant psychiatrist and Hindu priestess, offers advice. Presenter: Sana Safi Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor How do you cope when your child is struggling with drug and alcohol addiction? Dr Chetna Kang, psychiatrist and Hindu priestess, offers advice to a father from Zambia. Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.
Despairing At The World's Problems	20240127	20240128 (WS)	From conflict to climate change, how can we respond to the suffering of the world without falling into despair and hopelessness? How can we contribute to change? Linda, from Scotland, watches the news and feels helpless. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, advises her that taking care of ourselves, and resolving conflicts in our own minds, is the single most powerful thing we can do to effect positive change in the world. Presenter: Sana Safi Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor How to overcome feeling hopeless at the suffering of the world? How can we respond to the suffering in the world without falling into despair and hopelessness? What can we do to help? Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, offers advice. Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.
Feeling Like A Ghost	20230902	20231021 (WS) 20231022 (WS)	Lara is a young woman from Lebanon who has lived in Paris for 11 years. She feels disconnected from both places and is so stuck in the past that she cannot imagine the future. She says she feels invisible in Paris, as if she was a ghost in the city. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist Nun who is an immigrant herself, teaches her to find a home in herself and gives her advice that brings real hope. They discuss the Buddhist concept of the Hungry Ghost, an idea which resonates with Lara. Sana Safi presents. How to stop the feeling of being disconnected when you are an immigrant
Feeling Unwanted	20240120	20240121 (WS)	Yvonne was born in Taiwan, and from her earliest years was told she was not wanted by her parents. Now living in Germany, she feels the lack of love she received in childhood continues to impact her ability to form loving relationships, or to love and accept herself. Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist nun, offers advice on how she can heal by becoming a loving parent to herself. Presenter: Sana Safi Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor How to heal from a childhood without love Yvonne felt unwanted as a child growing up in Taiwan. Now living in Germany she feels this lack of love in childhood continues to impact her life. Sister Dang Nghiem offers advice Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.
Finding Love In An Arranged Marriage	20240106	20240107 (WS)	In this first edition of the year a man from Uzbekistan wants to understand how to find love in his arranged marriage. He believes in the life-long commitment he has made but finds it difficult to connect in a deep way to the partner he has married. After over a decade together he feels that he does not share the values and interests of his wife. Sufi imam Jamal Rahman offers advice. Presenter: Sana Safi Producers: Zoe Gelber and Charlie Taylor How do you sustain love in a relationship when your partner has been chosen for you? How do you sustain love in an arranged marriage when you do not share the values and interests of your partner? Jamal Rahman offers advice to a man from Uzbekistan. Insights on happiness, peace and wellbeing are offered to questioners worldwide.
Someone To Complete Me	20230916	20231104 (WS) 20231105 (WS)	Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves, romantic movies carry lines like 'you complete me', and even ancient philosophy considers the idea that love is explained by humans feeling somehow split in two, but is it ever possible for another person to complete us? Gary Zukav is a spiritual advisor and author of Seat of the Soul, he helps Rosi to look inwards for that sense of completeness. Sana Safi presents. Searching for the person to complete you Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves but is it ever possible for another person to complete us? Rosi is looking for someone to complete her. We call people our other halves, romantic movies carry lines like you complete me, and even ancient philosophy considers the idea that love is explained by humans feeling somehow split in two, but is it ever possible for another person to complete us?
Tackling Addiction	20230909	20231028 (WS) 20231029 (WS)	Junior is an educated young man from a large city in Nigeria, and he has developed an addiction to online gambling that has taken over his life. Gambling has separated him from so many things that are important to him in life, and his inability to share his situation with those he loves means he has been distanced from them too. Dr Chetna Kang is a Consultant Psychiatrist and Priestess in the Hindu Tradition of Bhakti Yoga. She shows him a route to reconnect and start to tackle his addiction step by step. Sana Safi Presents. How to overcome an addiction to gambling Junior's addiction to gambling has separated him from so many people and things that are important to him in life. How can he start to tackle his addiction and reconnect?