Esther Brandon recalls how — though they never met — Rabbi Alan Lew’s words helped her to persevere through her battle with breast cancer.
How Brooklyn Zen’s addiction recovery sangha works

With Brooklyn Zen’s 12-Step Sangha, Luke Holland, brings together people with addictions of all kinds, to find support in Buddhism and the 12 steps.
Ask the Teachers: I have cancer. How do I balance accepting impermanence and desiring to live?

The teachers answer the question of someone unsure how to balance her understanding of impermanence with her desire to live in the face of cancer.
After the Plane Crash
Allan Lokos marvels at the despair, the joy, and the healing process that he and his wife experienced after surviving a horrific airplane crash.
“States of Grace” explores dependence and resilience
“States of Grace” is a documentary about, Grace Dammann — a doctor, mother, and Buddhist — and the accident that changed her life.
Confronting Abuse of Power
A Buddhadharma Forum featuring Shinge Chayat, David Whitehorn, Lama Palden, and Alan Senauke.
Extreme Detox: How Buddhist monks led me to humility and freedom from alcohol addiction
Author Paul Garrigan tells how Buddhist monks in a Thai temple helped him to drop his drinking, and even the very idea that he was an addict.
A Refuge from Addiction

Noah Levine uses Buddhist principles and meditation practices to help people take refuge from the terrible suffering of substance abuse.
It’s for You
Sometimes after a phone call, nothing is ever the same. But if you let it, says Douglas Penick, the bad news can come to feel a little like falling in love.
I Did Not Lose My Mind
It took an illness of the brain for Meg Hutchinson to discover the inherent sanity of her own mind. Her breakdown was actually a breakthrough.