The #1 illness of our time has nothing to do with your body. Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia University researcher and author of The Spiritual Child, has spent over a decade scanning human brains to understand how we're built for God's presence. What those MRIs reveal is both startling and deeply hopeful. You were not built for scarcity or isolation. Three specific circuits in every human brain light up when you connect to something greater than yourself, a bonding network, an attention network, and a parietal network, each wired to receive love, guidance, and the awareness that you are never alone. The awakened brain is one-third innate, two-thirds cultivated. Which means you can build it. The research on teens will stop you cold. A strong shared spiritual life is 82% protective against completed suicide, which has now surpassed auto accidents as the leading cause of teen death. 80% protective against the onset of addiction. This is not philosophy. These are numbers from global studies of 270,000 children. The path to your best life might not require more effort. It might require a different kind of listening. The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life Amazon Ebook Audiobook The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving Amazon Ebook Audiobook Dr. Lisa's Instagram Dr. Lisa's Website In this episode you will: Learn why the #1 illness of our time is an ailment of perception, not biology, and what that means for how you live Discover the three brain circuits that hardwire every human being for spiritual connection and how to activate them starting today Recognize the difference between achieving relationships and awakened relationships, and why that shift changes every room you walk into Explore the 4 P's framework developed with the Pentagon for raising spiritually grounded children and adults Understand why a shared spiritual life is the single most protective factor against teen depression, addiction, and suicide, and what every parent can do right now For more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1938 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Follow The Daily Motivation for essential highlights from The School of Greatness More SOG episodes we think you’ll love: Lewis Howes Solo [I Owed THIS To God] Dr Joe Dispenza Dr. Daniel Amen TOPICS Dr. Lisa Miller, awakened brain, The Spiritual Child, spiritual fitness, achieving vs. awakened relationships, 4 P's framework, adolescent spirituality, spiritual parenting, spiritual injury, post-traumatic spiritual growth Get More From Lewis! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
