New Book “Song of War”

My new book “Song of War” was published in July 2020.

What’s the difference between “anger” and “hate”?

It’s been almost a year since the deadly white supremacy rally in Charlottesville VA.  “I think there’s blame on both sides” said U.S. President Donald Trump after the incident, w…

Prejudice Towards People with Disabilities

I recently spoke with Yuki Arai, a writer and a researcher of disability in the arts.  We talked about two of his books: One is about the art studio in the psychiatric hospital in Tokyo, and the ot…

BLISS #6 Caring for People with Dementia in Japan

Koichiro Shogaki is a teacher of The Validation technique, a method of communication with older adults experiencing dementia. An American social worker, Naomi Feil, created this method. You may hav…

BLISS #5 Hospice Music Therapy in Japan

In this episode of BLISS I speak with Hisako Nakayama, a music therapist, in Hokkaido, Japan.  She has been working at hospices for 15 years and advocating for music therapy through a NPO organizat…