Barry Spivack joins host Christine Albers to discuss a question that has guided much of his life and is important to all of us: How can we reduce suffering and create a more peaceful world? Drawing on his background in philosophy, politics, and economics, along with his decades of experience teaching the TM technique, he co-authored An Antidote to Violence: Evaluating the Evidence, exploring how the development of individual consciousness can help reduce social stress, heal divisions, and contribute to a more peaceful world.

Barry Spivack  … discuss[es] a question that has guided much of his life and is important to all of us: How can we reduce suffering and create a more peaceful world?

Barry Spivack spent 25 years combining a career in industry with teaching the TM technique part-time. Today, he teaches TM in Essex, England, working primarily with schools, companies, and patients of the UK National Health Service. He is the author of Healing Social Divisions: The Truth of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness and brings a multidisciplinary perspective to understanding how consciousness may help reduce social divisions and foster greater peace.

Christine Albers, host of TM Talks, interviewed Barry Spivack. This interview was aired on October 25, 2026.