About this episode
Through a Buddhist lens, Shannon Watts and Ethan discuss harnessing the ancient and cultural power of motherhood to enact change in 2020. Shannon Watts, a mother of five, social activist, and Buddhist practitioner; is the founder of Moms Demand Action , a leading force for gun violence prevention, and is an active board member of Emerge America and Rise to Run , two of the nation's leading organizations for recruiting and training women to run for office. Watts is a contributor to The Huffington Post and Medium , and her writing has appeared in Vogue , Time , and The Washington Post . Shannon recently authored, Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .