Gatherers—I’m thrilled to be joined by special guest Dr. Lisa Miller, author of The Awakened Brain, for this episode of The Gathering Room podcast! In this episode we discuss the surprising neuroscience of spirituality, ways to awaken your perception of the world around you, and how suffering can expand your spiritual awareness. Dr. Miller also shares some g ... Show More
Aug 20
What Do I Do Now
Sometimes in life, things go bash and bonk us right in the face, knocking us completely out of the way we were living. When life shatters our familiar patterns this way, we look around in panic and ask, “Oh my God, what do we do now?” In this episode of The Gathering Room, I shar ... Show More
31m 37s
Aug 6
Special Guest: Tracee Stanley
Sometimes there’s a book that stops me in my tracks, and that’s what happened when I found the work of Tracee Stanley. Today she joins me to talk about her new book, Living Ritual, which is timely not just for me, but for all of us. We discuss distraction as the great thief, how ... Show More
52m 1s
Sep 2021
Dr. Lisa Miller - The Awakened Brain, the Poison of Radical Materialism, and the Symphony of Life
Today's guest is Dr. Lisa Miller, whose doing some of the most valuable work on the science behind spirituality in the world right now. That's not to say this is a cold, sterile conversation about the topic. It is anything but that, and this is one of my favorite conversations we ... Show More
41 m
Apr 2022
Lisa Miller || The Awakened Brain
Today we welcome Dr. Lisa Miller, the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute. Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and t ... Show More
51m 27s
Aug 2024
Dr. Lisa Miller: Will Gen Z Spark a Spiritual Revolution?
Dr. Lisa Miller joins Rainn Wilson to explore the intersection of spirituality and science, delving into the hardwired nature of human spirituality. They discuss the unique spiritual journey of Gen Z, the role of suffering in personal growth, and the profound ways in which consci ... Show More
1h 5m
Dec 2024
253. Why spirituality is essential for our mental health ft. Dr Lisa Miller
For our very first guest of the holiday season, I invited on Dr Lisa Miller - a professor at Columbia University, author, clinical psychologist and researcher to discuss her profound work on the intersection between spirituality and mental health. Our spiritual health is often t ... Show More
43m 6s
Aug 2022
Lisa Miller, Ph.D. | The Surprising Science of Spirituality
<p>Whether you consider yourself a spiritual person, or not, your brain - yes, you - is wired for spirituality in a way you never imagined. It is activated, turned on, and greatly benefits, from spiritual experience. And, it’s not just your brain, it’s your body, your health, you ... Show More
1h 8m
Jan 2022
The Awakened Brain: Lisa Miller, PhD On The Neuroscience Of Spirituality
The many benefits to cultivating a spiritual practice are obvious to those with experience—but it’s a pursuit too long dismissed by skeptics and scientists. That is, until now. Recent research in neuroscience, genetics, and epidemiology now establish that humans are not only univ ... Show More
2h 4m