The latest in an interview series I’ve launched with Tricycle about Tibetan bardo “between-states” in everyday life. The conversations explore acceptance, interconnectedness, and impermanence in relation to children and parents, marriage and friendship, and work and creativity, illuminating the possibilities for discovering fresh ways of seeing and finding lasting happiness. In this interview, I spoke with novelist Mohsin Hamid about coming to terms with change and loss. Hamid’s new novel, THE LAST WHITE MAN, has been named one of The New Yorker’s best books of 2022.

The first in an interview series I’m launching with Tricycle about bardo in everyday life. The conversations explore bardo concepts like acceptance, interconnectedness, and impermanence in relation to children and parents, marriage and friendship, and work and creativity, illuminating the possibilities for discovering new ways of seeing and finding lasting happiness. In this interview, I spoke with author and critic Maud Newton about the importance of connecting to our ancestors. ANCESTOR TROUBLE: A RECKONING AND A RECONCILIATION, Newton's investigation of America’s fascination with genealogy and her obsession with her own family history, was named one of The New Yorker’s and Esquire’s best books of 2022.

In 2013, Jaouad won an Emmy for Life, Interrupted, a NYT video series chronicling her battle with cancer. Her 2019 TED talk, “What almost dying taught me about living,” has garnered over four million views. We spoke about Buddhist principles and her journey back to the kingdom of the well.