Tending Our Future: Spirituality, Service, and the Art of Healing - Dr. Vivek H. Murthy

Known for bringing loneliness and social connection into the national conversation, former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy joins host Serena Bian at Commonweal’s New School to reflect on the deeper currents beneath his work. Beginning with his spiritual biography, we explore the questions, traditions, and experiences that shaped his understanding of service, healing, and what it means to belong. From there, the conversation expands into an exploration and re-imagining of our collective future. How do we nurture meaning and purpose in an age increasingly defined by technology? What new forms of community, institution-building, and collaboration are emerging amid social fragmentation and uncertainty? Through stories, reflection, and imagination, Dr. Murthy will offer insights into how we might become more fully human while building a future rooted in connection, dignity, and care. Find out more on tns.commonweal.org. *** The New School is Commonweal’s learning community and podcast — we offer conversations, workshops, and other events in areas that Commonweal champions: finding meaning, growing health and resilience, advocating for justice, and stewarding the natural world. We make our conversations into podcasts for listeners world wide and have been doing this since 2007. Please like/follow our channel for access to our library of more than 400 great podcasts.