James O’Dea, Healer, Teacher, Author

Tonight Mitchell Rabin will speak with James O’Dea, well-known figure in international social healing who has conducted healing and reconciliation dialogues for twenty years. His work as codirector of the Social Healing Project led him to Rwanda, Israel/Palestine, and Northern Ireland. He was also the CEO of the Seva Foundation. His first book, Creative Stress: A Path For Evolving Souls Living Through Personal and Planetary Upheaval (Pioneer Press, 2010), was featured in dozens of media outlets and has been used for study by numerous book groups. His latest book Cultivating Peace: Becoming A 21st Century Peace Ambassador (Shift Books) has been heralded as a brilliant new roadmap for peacebuilding by thought leaders, academics, and activists. James is also a well-known essayist, authoring the much- acclaimed “You Were Born for Such a Time” (published in The Mystery of 2012) and “Creative Atonement in a Time of Peril” (which appeared in Beyond Forgiveness). Service Space most recently featured his essay “The Indomitable Healing Spirit” as an international Daily Good feature. James O’Dea is the lead faculty person for the Shift Network’s popular Peace Ambassador Training, with hundreds of participants worldwide training to become peace ambas-sadors under his mentorship. His previous course with the Shift Network, O’Dea was recognized as “Champion of Peace, Reconciliation and Forgiveness”by the Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance. He is on the Advisory Board of several organizations including The Peace Alliance, and is also a member of the Evolutionary Leaders Group. Tune into today’s show to hear a dynamic interview and dialogue between these two thoughtful, peace-making beings.