Paul Condon Relational Meditation
b"In this episode, Wendy speaks with social psychologist and contemplative researcher Paul Condon. Paul's work integrates psychological theory with the Buddhist contemplative tradition, looking at meditation through the lens of attachment theory. This conversation covers many topics, including:\\n \\n \\nhis long interest in the intersection between Buddhism and psychology;\\n \\nmeasuring compassion in the real world;\\n \\nmeditation's effects on prosocial behavior and relating to suffering;\\n \\nbarriers to compassion;\\n \\nthe relevance of vulnerability and safety to compassion;\\n \\nunderstanding secure and insecure attachment;\\n \\nshifting our attachment style:\\n \\nhow contemplative practice can help develop our secure base;\\n \\nsecurity as adaptability;\\n \\nlimitations of viewing meditation as self-help and individual effort;\\n \\nthe relational starting point of meditation;\\n \\nopen vs. closed secular contexts;\\n \\nidentifying a caring moment or benefactor;\\n \\nthe power of mental simulation;\\n \\nchanges he's noticed from practice;\\n \\nand what these practices can offer in our current moment as a society.\\nFull show notes and resources"