Episode Description

For episode 249, Anu Gupta returns to the Metta Hour to speak about his new book, Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From--and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them. Anu is an educator, lawyer, scientist, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an education technology benefit corporation that trains professionals across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance DEIB and wellness by breaking bias. His first book, Breaking Bias is now available from Hay House.

In this conversation Sharon and Anu discuss:

• How Anu became interested in science

• Anu’s childhood being marginalized

• The Dalai Lama writing the foreword for Anu’s book

• Why Anu chose to write a book

• Working with Oprah & Isabel Wilkerson

• Neuro-decolonization

• Growth Mindset

• Anu’s PRISM system

• The neuroscience behind PRISM

• The impact of lovingkindness meditation on Anu

• Stereotypes: what they are and how they affect

• The Night of Buddha’s enlightenment

Additional Resources

Anu closes the conversation with a guided lovingkindness meditation. You can learn more about Anu’s work at Be More with Anu and get a copy of Breaking Bias on his website right here.

Related Metta Hour Episodes

Ep 133 Anu Gupta first appearance on the Metta Hour

Ep 213 Anu Gupta part of the Real Life Series on the Metta Hour

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