Perennial Wisdom

Dr. Lisa Miller | The Awakened Brain


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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Lisa Miller, the author of the new book The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and our Quest for an Inspired Life. Dr. Miller is a New York Times bestselling author and a professor in the Clinical Psychology Program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the Founder and Director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, which is the first Ivy League graduate program and research institute in spirituality and psychology.

In the conversation, Dr. Miller and I discuss:

  • Navigating science and spirituality 
  • Finding meaning in life
  • The science of desire and clinging
  • Wisdom and nature 
  • Letting life unfold and much more

  • Connect with Dr. Lisa Miller:  lisamillerphd.com/

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