Everyday Buddhism 85 - What Could Go Right with Emma Varvaloucas

In this episode, I talk with Emma Varvaloucas, an editor and writer with a decade+ focusing on discovering and publicizing underreported good news in the nonprofit media space. Emma is the executive director of The Progress Network, where she writes the popular What Could Go Right? weekly newsletter and is co-host of the What Could Go Right? podcast. She was formerly the executive editor of Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, and the editor of two books from Wisdom Publications. In a wide-ranging conversation, we discuss how we can train our minds to not overreact to the negative and scary things that are happening in the world so that we might respond with equanimity rather than join the chorus of divisiveness and despair. Among many other things, we talk about the news, social media, polarization … and a non-grasping way of thinking about progress as not a utopia just around the corner but more of noticing of the gradual arc of improvement in people's lives by focusing less on the click-bait negative headlines and more on what is going right. Learn more about The Progress Network: Website: https://theprogressnetwork.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/progressntwrk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/progressntwrk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/progressntwrk/?hl=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-progress-network/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@progressntwrk?_t=8VeFaR9Zyxq&_r=1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI2_M_Y7-PyJurGXbTuThtw ************** Check out my Substack posts for more everyday Buddhism: https://wendyshinyohaylett.substack.com/ If this podcast has helped you understand Buddhism or help in your everyday life, consider making a one-time donation here: https://donorbox.org/podcast-donations Become a patron to support this podcast and get special member benefits! https://www.patreon.com/EverydayBuddhism Support the podcast through the affiliate link to buy the book, Everyday Buddhism: Real-Life Buddhist Teachings & Practices for Real Change: Buy the book, Everyday Buddhism