David Yaden on Self-Transcendence, Psychedelics, and Behavior Change EP 152

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🗓️ 21 June 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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David Yaden - Self-Transcendence, Psychedelics, and Behavior Change | Brought to you by Zocdoc. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. --►Purchase David's book The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: 21st Century Research and Perspectives with Oxford University Press: https://amzn.to/3n3BXkN David B. Yaden, Ph.D. obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His work in The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research focuses on the psychology, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology of so-called spiritual, self-transcendent, and other positively transformative experiences. His scientific and scholarly work has been covered by outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR. --► Get the full show notes here: https://passionstruck.com/david-yaden-on-self-transcendence-experiences/ --► Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles --► Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 *Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. Thank You Zocdoc for Sponsoring. This episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Zocdoc which is the start of a better health care journey for you. Find and book top-rated local doctors, on-demand. Visit them in their offices, or video chat with them from home. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck. Download the Zocdoc app for FREE and start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Thank you for listening to this podcast. I hope you keep up with the weekly videos I post on the YouTube channel, subscribe to, and share your learnings with those who need to hear them. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say 'Hey' ;). What I discuss with David Yaden In this episode of the Passion Struck Podcast David Yaden joins us to discuss self-transcendence and the varieties of spiritual experiences. Specifically, he is interested in understanding how these kinds of altered states of consciousness can result in long-term changes to well-being, mental health, and prosocial behavior - while also studying their risks. 0:00 Announcements 2:12 Introducing David Yaden 4:33 The self-transcendent experience that changed his life 8:16 The overview effect 10:21 Understanding altered states of consciousness 11:53 Research on peak and mystical-type experiences 14:53 The influence of Andrew Newberg, Marty Seligman, and Roland Griffiths 21:27 Using fMRI to understand self-transcendent experiences 24:17 How meditation vs psychedelic self-transcendent experiences differ 26:31 Wow do you map the self-transcendent mind? 30:50 How can we make time malleable? 36:33 The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit 41:00 Why the Dali Lama is interested in neuroscience research 47:10 David discusses his new book The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences 50:25 Why Sigmund Freud was wrong and William James was correct 55:30 How 30% of people feel a sense of calling to their work 59:35 Wrap-Up and Synthesis Where you can find David Yaden: * Website: https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/yaden * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dbyaden/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExistWell * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbyaden/ Links from the show ** Yaden, D. B., J. Haidt, R. W. Hood, D. R. Vago, and A. B. Newberg (2017). "The Varieties of Self-Transcendent Experience." Review of General Psychology 21(2): 143-160. [Link] * My interview with David Vago Ph.D. on Meditation in Self-Transcendent states: https://passionstruck.com/dr-david-vago-on-self-transcendence/ * My solo episode on why you must feel to heal: https://passionstruck.com/why-you-must-feel-to-find-emotional-healing/ * My interview with Cathy Heller: https://passionstruck.com/cathy-heller-how-do-you-find-your-life

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0:00.0	Coming up next on the Passion Struck Podcast.
0:03.0	I think we can call these experiences self-transcendent experiences.
0:07.4	This is like an umbrella term.
0:09.7	And self-transcendent experiences, there's a lot of different ones,
0:13.6	but they seem similar in that they're all intensely altered states of consciousness,
0:19.2	involving some degree of self-diminishment and feelings of connectedness.
0:24.6	And these range in intensity.
0:26.8	Welcome to Passion Struck. Hi, I'm your host, John Armiles, and on the show,
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1:09.6	Hello, everyone, and welcome back to episode 152 of Passion Struck, one of the top
1:16.0	health and fitness podcasts in the world. And thank you to each and every one of you who comes
1:21.2	back weekly to listen and learn how to live better, be better, and impact the world.
1:26.0	In case you missed my podcast from last week, they featured Kathy Heller, the phenomenal
1:31.9	podcast host of the Kathy Heller Show, where we discussed the importance of knowing yourself
1:37.2	and living with intention. I also had on former Army Ranger Jesse Gould, and we discuss
1:43.6	the Heroic Hearts Foundation that he leads, and its focus on helping veterans and first responders
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