Sheila Kinkade is a writer and Advancement Strategist with the Mind & Life Institute. A communications professional and filmmaker, she has 25 years of experience helping nonprofit, corporate, and public sector clients tell the human story driving their social change work. Sheila co-produced Cafeteria Man, a documentary about school food reform, and co-authored Our Time is Now: Young People Changing the World. She received an MS from Columbia University’s School of Journalism and BA in English/Political Science from Duke University. Sheila loves a good story, walks in nature, and learning from other cultures.
Mind & Life Connections
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Bridging Divides: Can Loving-Kindness Meditation Help Ease Political Polarization?
Sheila Kinkade • August 26, 2024
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mindfulness | Social Change
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Investigating Nature-based Contemplative Education
Sheila Kinkade • April 12, 2024
Topics: Education | Environment | Mental Health
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Lessons from the Milpa: Exploring Indigenous Contemplative Practices for a More Sustainable and Connected Future
Sheila Kinkade • March 27, 2024
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection
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Indigenizing Mindfulness: A Path Toward Well-being for Native American Youth
Sheila Kinkade • January 17, 2024
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Education | Mental Health
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The Global Refugee Crisis: How Can Mindfulness & Compassion Training Help?
Sheila Kinkade • September 5, 2023
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Mental Health | Social Change
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Bridging Contemplative Practice and Climate Action: One Community’s Experience
Sheila Kinkade • June 5, 2023
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom | Environment | Interconnection
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Combining Mindfulness Training with Climate Education: One Researcher’s Journey
Sheila Kinkade • April 10, 2023
Topics: Education | Environment | Mindfulness
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Happiness Education in India: Two Researchers Set out to Ask What Students and Teachers Think
Sheila Kinkade • February 8, 2023
Topics: Education | Stress & Resilience
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Arthur Zajonc: On Bridging Science and Spirituality and Why That Matters
Sheila Kinkade • August 15, 2022
Topics: Contemplative Wisdom
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Norm Farb: Strategies for Coping with Today’s Stress Epidemic
Sheila Kinkade • April 17, 2022
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Compassion & Empathy | Mental Health
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From Teacher Burnout to Teacher-led Reform
Sheila Kinkade • March 1, 2021
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Coping with Loneliness & Stress: The Role of Mindful Acceptance
Sheila Kinkade • January 4, 2021
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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How One Scientist is Using Mindfulness to Transform Treatment for Pain and Addiction
Sheila Kinkade • October 27, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Interconnection | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Student Flourishing Initiative: Building Resiliency Among College Students
Sheila Kinkade • August 31, 2020
Topics: Education | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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Cultivating Compassion in Healthcare: One Researcher’s Journey
Sheila Kinkade • July 22, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education | Mindfulness
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“It’s Helped Me Manage My Life Better:” How University Students Benefit from Mindfulness During the Pandemic
Sheila Kinkade • May 18, 2020
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Stress & Resilience
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Could COVID-19 be the Catalyst Whole Student Education Needs?
Sheila Kinkade • May 4, 2020
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Education
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New Mind & Life Podcast to Tell Deeper Story of Contemplative Science
Sheila Kinkade • March 20, 2020
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Helen Weng: Using Science to Spread a Message of Compassion, Equity, and Inclusion
Sheila Kinkade • January 29, 2020
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Contemplative Wisdom | Self & Other | Social Change
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Toward a Whole World Ethic: The Role of Conscious Evolution
Sheila Kinkade • December 19, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Self & Other
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Transforming Lives and Communities with Compassion
Sheila Kinkade • November 19, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Upcoming Mind & Life Conversations to Explore Role of Compassion and Conscious Evolution in Healing Growing Divides
Sheila Kinkade • October 22, 2019
Topics: Compassion & Empathy | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection
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Meditation for Mental Health: How Does Mindfulness Compare to Other Treatments?
Sheila Kinkade • January 25, 2019
Topics: Brain & Cognitive Science | Mental Health | Mindfulness
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2018 SRI Reflections: “I judge less. I understand more.”
Sheila Kinkade • August 7, 2018
Topics: Body-based Practices | Contemplative Wisdom | Interconnection | Social Change
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Preventing Racial Bias in the Classroom: What One Researcher Hopes to Learn
Sheila Kinkade • March 23, 2018
Topics: Education | Mindfulness | Self & Other | Social Change