Can Dr. Amen's Brain Scans Predict Depression, Anxiety and Addiction?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Dr. Daniel Amen (brain health expert, psychiatrist and physician) wants to reframe “mental health” as brain health, and explain how brain imaging can reveal patterns behind depression, anxiety, addiction, and even chronic pain. They unpack automatic negative thoughts, negativity bias, and simple daily “tiny habits” that can reshape your brain and your life. Plus, Dr. Amen connects science with meaning, purpose, and spirituality, asking one powerful question: is what you’re doing right now good for your brain and does it honor your creator? SPONSORS! 👇 reMarkable 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://remarkable.com⁠ Miracle Made (promo code: SOULBOOM for 20% OFF!) 👉 ⁠⁠trymiracle.com/SOULBOOM⁠⁠ and use promo code SOULBOOM for an extra 20% OFF and a free 3-piece towel set! Grow Therapy 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://growtherapy.co/SOULBOOM⁠ Green Chef (50% OFF + Free Shipping + 20% OFF next 2 boxes!) 👉 ⁠https://www.greenchef.com/50soulboom⁠ Fetzer 👉 ⁠https://www.fetzer.org⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⏯️ SUBSCRIBE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠👕 MERCH OUT NOW! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩 SUBSTACK!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FOLLOW US! IG: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://instagram.com/soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://tiktok.com/@soulboom⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CONTACT US! Sponsor Soul Boom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠advertise@companionarts.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Work with Soul Boom: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠business@soulboom.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@soulboom.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Based on the worldwide best-selling novel.
0:02.0	Why do you want this job?
0:03.0	I really enjoy being a housemaid. This Christmas. Would you like the Grand Tour? See what you're getting yourself into? Discover what lies. I don't know what's been going on with her lately. Behind closed doors. I need this job. I do not want to go back. Sydney Sweeney. You'd lie it about everything. Amanda Seifred. What kind of monsters are we?
0:23.0	I want you to feel scary. back. Sydney Sweeney. You'd lie it about everything. Amanda Seifred.
0:23.0	What kind of monsters are we?
0:25.4	I want you to feel safe here.
0:26.4	The House Maid.
0:27.9	In Cinema's Everywhere, Boxing Day.
0:29.8	See it first with previews from December 22.
0:30.8	One question.
0:33.1	Is what I'm doing now?
0:34.8	Good for my brain.
0:38.3	And does it honor my creator. That's it.
0:39.3	Well, say that one more time, because that is really profound.
0:42.3	If you can answer that with information, good science, and love, love of yourself, love of your family,
0:52.3	love of the reason God puts you on earth, you just start making
0:56.4	better decisions. Freud was wrong. Penis envy is not the cause. The only organ in your body
1:05.6	where size matters is your brain. Mine is enormous, but I'm not sure it's completely functional.
1:13.3	But I mean, look at the size of this melon.
1:15.6	I love it.
1:16.7	It's crazy.
1:20.9	Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into the human experience.
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