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In this episode Dr. Lisa Miller delves into the profound connection between spirituality, mental health, and the human brain. She addresses the prevalence of dysthymia, depression, and addiction and advocates for a mass awakening to combat these challenges. With insights from decades of research and MRI scans, Lisa unveils the universal nature of spirituality and its impact on our well-being.

IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 – Episode trailer

05:57 – Does spirituality inoculate you against depression?

13:18 – We have been educated out of spiritual awareness

15:21 – Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Columbia University

19:37 – The awakened brain

27:17 – What is dysthymia?

32:59 – Shared moment of universal spirituality on Yom Kippur

42:16 – Is there a collective shift happening right now?

46:07 – What is the signature of the awakened brain

53:25 – Late Dr Gary Weaver’s practice to break through

 

57:43 – About The Awakened Brain book

59:57 – What does quest mean?

1:03:21 – What are synchronicities?

1:05:16 – The Road of Life Practice

1:10:57 – How do you feel into your higher purpose?

1:14:36 – Connect with Lisa

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This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Is depression, as most of us experience it, meaningless suffering? Dr. Lisa Miller presents research that lends meaning to the experience of depression and to our experience on planet Earth.

Dr. Lisa Miller is perhaps the world’s foremost expert in the relative study of psychology and spirituality. Dr. Miller is Professor and Director of Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she founded and currently directs the Spirituality and Mind-Body Institute, to innovate, disseminate, and train healers in foundationally spiritual treatments. Dr. Miller solo-edited the Oxford University Handbook of Psychology and Spirituality (2012) and has published over seventy articles and chapters on spirituality in mental health and wellness. She has acted as Principle Investigator on several million dollars-worth of grants from corporate and family foundations as well as the National Institutes of Mental Health. Dr. Miller is Co-Founder and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the new APA publication, Spirituality in Clinical Practice, and also serves as associate editor of Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, the official journal of APA Division 36, Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, for which Dr. Miller has served as President and is now APA Council Representative. Dr. Miller has been elected to Fellow of the American Psychological Association and awarded the Virginia Sexton Mentoring Award. She is a graduate of Yale University, Columbia University, and University of Pennsylvania, where she studied under Martin Seligman, Ph. D.

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