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U.S. Surgeon General's Final Prescription: A Path to Fulfillment and Community

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

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

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the now former U.S. Surgeon General, joins Rainn Wilson in this powerful episode of Soul Boom to explore the loneliness epidemic and its profound effects on mental and physical health. They discuss the societal shift from community-centered values to hustle culture and the dangers of social media, offering practical ways to reconnect with ourselves and others. Dr. Murthy shares insights on the triad of fulfillment—relationships, purpose, and service—and why these are key to rebuilding community and finding meaning in modern life. Thank you to our sponsors! Calm (40% OFF a Premium Subscription!): https://calm.com/soulboom MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboomstore.myshopify.com/ God-Shaped Hole Mug: https://bit.ly/GodShapedHoleMug Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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0:00.0

You're listening to Sobu.

0:04.5

We're in a major inflection point, a great time, a great challenge.

0:07.5

These are opportunities for us to step back and ask ourselves, where do we really want to go?

0:13.7

If our goal is truly to be fulfilled, which is what I want for my kids, I think what most of us want for our kids, we need to take

0:21.2

a different path. We need to shift away from this triad of success and ask ourselves, how can

0:27.5

we make this triad of fulfillment, relationships, purpose, and service, which will give us community.

0:32.6

How can we make that the center of our efforts in terms of how we raise our kids, how we design our curriculum and experiences in schools,

0:40.3

how we design our workplaces and how we think about our neighborhoods.

0:45.3

But if we can rebuild community, then whatever threats may come,

0:48.3

whether it's a future pandemic or worsening climate crisis,

0:52.3

I believe that we can come together and deal with it.

0:55.0

There are few things we can't do together.

0:58.0

There are many things that we fail to do when we're alone.

1:01.0

Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson.

1:09.0

And I want to dig into the human experience.

1:13.6

I want to have conversations about a spiritual revolution.

1:16.9

Let's get deep with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy.

1:23.9

Welcome to the Soul Boom podcast.

1:33.6

Vivek, welcome to Soul Boom.

1:37.9

And we're just so pleased as punch to have you here.

1:47.1

You know, what you've done as Surgeon General of the United States is you are a spiritual revolutionary working in the halls of government, as folks may or may not know, you're most famous for declaring a new epidemic

1:55.2

in the United States. And that is the epidemic of loneliness. And it's kind of debilitating health impacts.

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