As we approach the end of 2026 and Season 6 of the Mediterranean Sustainability podcast , now heard in 130 countries in English and French , we are pleased to announce the 18th episode with Dr. Manijeh Montaghy, entitled, “The Missing Intelligence in Human Progress”

Subtitle: Why Advancing Technology, Governance, and Sustainability Must Include Human Development

Here is the link to the video podcast only on Spotify :

On all other platforms , the podcast will be available only in its audio version .

Here below are the Three 10-Minute Segments:

1. The Paradox of Human Progress
Why do extraordinary advances coexist with increasing human suffering and planetary challenges?

2. The Missing Foundations of Human and Leadership Development
Understanding natural laws, cognitive biases, and the human capacities essential for wiser decisions.

3. Optimizing People and Systems for Thriving Life on Earth
How the Mindful Life Optimization (MLO) Methodology offers a pathway toward individual well-being, conscious leadership, and sustainable progress.

Here is a short biography of Dr. Manijeh Montaghy :

Manijeh Motaghy is an organizational psychologist, international speaker, author, founder of the Mindful Life Optimization (MLO) Methodology, a comprehensive framework for developing essential human capacities and optimizing human and organizational systems.

With decades of experience in human development, mindfulness, and leadership education, she integrates scientific understanding, systems thinking, planetary sciences, and contemplative wisdom to help individuals and organizations reduce unnecessary suffering, develop greater life intelligence, and cultivate sustainable well-being.

She is the author of It’s Not Easy to Be Human and founder of Perfectly Here, a 19 year-nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing whole human development and system optimization for a thriving world.

Her vision is to help optimize one billion lives by 2042.

Here is the link to her personal website : https://drmanijehmotaghy.com