Dr. Ski Chilton

Kathryn interviews Author Theo Boyd.In June 2019, Theo Boyd was content and fulfilled. She enjoyed teaching high school English and was proud to have a daughter in college. She had a beautiful home in a suburb of Dallas, Texas, and a successful husband. She had a close, loving relationship with her sister and her parents. Life had become what she had always wanted—until July 29, 2019. On that terrible day, her mother was killed in a tragic farming accident, run over by a tractor her father was driving. She writes with honesty and raw emotion about the day that started the contagion of devastating events that would leave her "without hope, without purpose, without direction." Theo had no idea of the blows to come over the next three years. She reveals the story of her struggle with complicated lingering grief that comes after unexpected unspeakable loss. Theo is a former high school English teacher and an active volunteer in community organizations.Kathryn also interviews Author Dr. Ski Chilton.Scientists have a reputation for being highly rational, basing their opinions on empirical data. Acclaimed evolutionary biochemist and geneticist Dr. Ski Chilton was no different. Reflecting back on his accomplishments and outlook on life, he admits, "there was not a person who pooh-poohed meditation more." Then, a Sunday morning violent encounter with an untamed Arabian horse nearly cost him his life, and "it was at that point that moving from science to the sacred in meditation became real." From his new vantage point in a wheelchair, he shifted his focus from the purely empirical to the deeply spiritual, immersing himself in mindfulness and meditation practices. This journey not only facilitated his physical recovery but also ushered in a profound spiritual enlightenment he never saw coming. Chilton is the founder of Heroes Helping Heroes and is the executive director of the World Shoe Fund. He was recently inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Inventors.