How the Science of Spirituality can be the Antidote to Mental Health Struggles
Raising Good Humans
Dear Media, Aliza Pressman
4.6 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Today Dr. Lisa Miller, professor, psychologist, researcher and author, sits down with us as we explore the profound connection between spirituality and mental well-being, particularly for teenagers. Amidst increasing feelings of disconnection and despair, the science is clear: a strong spiritual core can significantly reduce the risks of addiction, depression, and even suicide. We explore the compelling data showing that spirituality offers unparalleled protective benefits, and discuss practical ways for parents to nurture this in their children, including two amazing exercises you can bring home to your kids.
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.0 | Welcome to Raising Good Humans. |
| 0:10.0 | Welcome to Raising Good Humans. |
| 0:12.0 | I'm Dr. Eliza Pressman, and today's episode is with Professor Lisa Miller, |
| 0:18.6 | author of the New York Times best-selling book, The Spiritual Child. |
| 0:22.8 | She's the author of The Awaken Brain, |
| 0:26.2 | The New Science of Spirituality |
| 0:27.9 | and Our Quest for an Inspired Life. |
| 0:30.8 | But she's also a incredibly renowned academic who has done beautiful work in a |
| 0:39.5 | field that is just not very easy to turn into science. |
| 0:43.6 | She's a professor of psychology and education |
| 0:45.8 | at Columbia University Teachers College |
| 0:47.9 | and the founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, |
| 0:52.0 | which is actually the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology. |
| 0:56.4 | She's a foremost scientist on spirituality across the lifespan. Her work has been published in the most prominent journals. |
| 1:04.3 | It's so unusual to have a conversation |
| 1:07.2 | about the science and spirituality |
| 1:09.7 | and the most amazing thing is how practical in applications Lisa makes this so at the end of our |
| 1:17.1 | conversation Dr Miller went through two really beautiful exercises that you can bring home to your kids and teenagers and to yourself. |
| 1:29.2 | I just loved it so much and also just super cool. |
| 1:33.9 | Dr Miller sat on my dissertation committee |
| 1:36.8 | when I was defending my PhD |
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