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Susie Larson Live

Dr. Curt Thompson on the science of our deepest longings

Susie Larson Live

Faith Radio

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8837 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Psychiatrist, speaker and author Dr. Curt Thompson talks about his new book "The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community". It's a powerful conversation about the impact encountering beauty has not only on our body, but also on our soul.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Susie Larson. Thanks for listening to this podcast from Susie Larson Live.

0:03.9

You don't have to matter of it ever since, ever since we've got you love.

0:23.1

Welcome to Susie Larson Live.

0:25.0

Always honored to get to spend this time with you.

0:27.3

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully

0:31.4

inspire you in your faith walk, that deepen your understanding of God's Word and that

0:35.7

heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. Well, my little son, Lou, has worked for years for an amazing boss at an amazing company. He's had this restlessness in his soul over the years. I've heard him, you know, he said this to me several times over the last number of years. I think I'd like to own my own business. Do you think I have what it takes? And I'm

0:54.4

like, I know you have what it takes. He's much like my hubby. He's an infrastructure guy. He's

0:59.5

meticulous. He's very handy. And this restlessness has sort of just continued on in his soul,

1:05.3

even though he's got an amazing boss and an amazing company. Well, after some research and some wise counsel, he decided it was

1:12.6

time to take the leap of faith just to see what might happen. And he's starting a contractor

1:16.8

business. And I am telling you what, I am watching life spring up before my very eyes, both

1:22.5

in him and his wife, just working on their logo, getting things all together, getting ready.

1:27.2

And it was And it's so

1:28.1

interesting because as he's stepping into this, he says, you know, he feels seen by God and

1:33.7

affirmed by God and heard by God just because of the way the mentors and those of us who love

1:38.7

them are affirming them, really, and not just, we're not flattering. He really does have what it

1:43.2

takes to do this.

1:44.7

And I just think it's powerful to watch life spring up for our very eyes because he's

1:49.5

stepping into what I believe is a God-given desire in his heart. Well, my guest today says

1:54.2

that underneath our deepest desire is a desire to be known. That God placed certain longings

1:59.7

in our hearts. He created each of us in our own way

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