I have experienced a spiritual awakening which was important to sober up 40 years ago. That is the bases for my sobriety. It was just as Dr Miller explained. At the bottom, broken, and just asking my higher power for help.. I had a shift in my brain and started my journey.
Be cautious of anyone selling solutions through books, especially on complex topics like mental health. While their ideas may inspire, they often lack the full picture. Use discretion, seek evidence-based information, and prioritize what truly serves your well-being.
It was Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life" that started me hard on my healing journey after my awakening. I wasn't able to look in a mirror and say "I love you" and through that book, I learned so much about self-love and healing myself. Don't discount the right book. You just have to follow your intuition to find the right book for you when you need it most.
I agree. That’s why I don’t listen to people who wave the Bible. Or the Torah or the Quran. But actually, they’re in like the question at the end of your comment. Prioritize your well-being. By seeking answers in order to find your well-being is what a lot of people are doing and that’s why they try to find it in several books. Personally, I go to the library so that I don’t actually have to purchase the book myself. :-)
I love my antidepressants and therapy for OCD. I’ve always been a humanist atheist and I find so much joy from a secular way of thinking but I also appreciate that religion offers a sense of security, community, and, and reason for living. If religion was always done right I’d love it, but being online for 2 minutes shows a correlation of religion and people not taking accountability for their immoral actions or not having empathy for non believers etc so sadly I can’t hop on the train
Absolutely! I thought I had one more day to help my daughter. But after she cold turkey stopped her "mood stabilizers" over the summer, she never made it back home to me. God! My heart hurts so much. I just needed one more day. For her to get home to me. I was ready to make the necessary changes for her. To get her the right help. I just needed one more day. I hate depression. It's such an ugly beast
Pray or meditate 🧘♂️ for that pain you feel… I say it as a therapist and as a human being that has lived similar things ; I recognize a very close friend of mine in your words; to me personally meditation is the path. I remember the day one of my kids was leaving home, taking my grandkids to the other side of the world with him-I did not know if and or when I will see them again, it ripped my heart apart - when I woke up that day, I was in so much pain, my chest-uuff- it hurt physically ! then I decided to meditate, something I had not done in a week or so, and when I came out of my meditation, 15 minutes later I was at peace with what was happening; I stopped fighting whatever was going on… and peace was all around ; I then was able to say goodbye to my loved ones in serenity and unconditional Love ; that feeling was certainly coming from a higher source, the Universe or whatever you want to call it ! May you be blessed and find your own path.😇 🧘♂️🙏
I have definitely found my hard times to be a catalyst to growth. It is a good thing to remember because when you are in the thick of it, it feels like all you thought you were or knew is lost and it is easy to feel hopeless. Thanks for the reminder that hardship can make way for greater things. ❤
I literally had a spritual experience after 30 years of alcoholism. i was not religious or very spritual. I know i was not hallucinating. i was in heart liver and kidney failure and a light appeared at the end of the bed. the being was stern but loving. This experience was essential for me to quit drinking. the message was clear. Only I could fix me. I was responsible for my addiction and body. Once I ask for help, people and spiritual beings wouldbe put in my path to help me recover. I have been sober for 15 years and I live and connect to the spiritual side daily. There is something deeply powerful we have access to that loves us completely. Connect with it.
A song that sums up this entire podcast- Kirk Franklin- wanna be happy. This song turned my entire life around. Atheist my whole life, very abusive childhood and marriage. Started drinking heavily. I heard this song, and something happened to me. Was truly a spiritual moment, and this was only a year ago. I don't drink, I'm not depressed, I feel connected to everything and everyone. Wishing everyone who sees this love and peace ❤
I always found spiritual renewal in the natural world. For me, it was in the Daniel Boone National Forest, where the air is easy to breathe, there is beauty all around and it is quiet, except for the occasional birdsong or gust of wind.
That's grounding yourself to the earth. Everyone should stand barefoot for at least 20 minutes (weather permitting) on the ground outside. If there's a river stick, your feet in. Just clear your head and breathe. Grass works just as well.
Ssri sertraline has been life-changing for my life long anxiety. I cannot talk to people, function without everything being panic. My whole life. Ssri has been life-changing
I think it's just another way to get there Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. Some times and some people actually need it. But sometimes it's over prescribed
I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder in 2010. I have been on & off SSRI's (with moderate success) for over ten years. Now I am learning/practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with astounding success. My goal is to be off SSRI's permanently by early/mid 2025. I believe with guidance, determination and resilience, CBT is a tried-and-true solution. Thank you, Rich
You dont need religion to have an amazing life. I dont need religion to tell me how to be a husband, father, and hard worker. Im not depressed at all. Im extremely happy and thankful. I left religion in the rearview mirror when I was 8 years old. I spend my time doing what makes my wife and daughter hapoy because when they are happy, I am happy. I dont spend my time on anyone else. Im beyond athiest. Ancient Alien Theory, Star Trek, etc. I think beyond myself, the country, the planet, etc.
Exactly. The cause and/or perpetuators of depression the mental system disorder in question, plenty of times is a derivative of external factors like abuse violence injustices and betrayals etc etc etc that are simply viscerally responded to and dealt with in a way that’s imbalanced during every other experience, because that visceral response state sticks around like super glue and it just takes ages for it to wear off and sometimes if the external factors continue and never cease, the super glue never wears off. Obviously it is not a universal disorder, most people do not respond to trauma and tragedy the same way, some people kick them right off, others go through sorrow and get over it, depression is a disorder and the last thing anyone with it would need is a religion on top, unless the aim for the introduction of religion for cure is immediate lethal disaster
1:01:21 giving me chills how much what she's saying here about being gently led to a different door correlates to a poem I just wrote last month when I went through what I can only describe as meeting my higher self
@lauren_WI woof it is long I will try. It begins: I met my guardian angel today A stranger took my hand and showed me the way I never saw their face when they took my hand in theirs- A shade... Misty, muddied and scarred... So many questions unanswered in the blink of an eye She was gone quicker than she'd appeared in the haze like an imp the one you can never QUITE catch a glimpse of a ghost a nudge a giggle a pull in one direction or the other A flitting fairy come for a just split second of guidance - just a nudge as you reach out in the blur Of the chaos --- Skipping enormous amount of body here- the end is rough and Unfinished so I apologize how it runs together in places I met my guardian angel today. An odd fae with no face took my hand and showed me the way. There were mothers and sisters and her endless children she could not turn her back on all of the ones who did not bear her blood but they each held a small piece of her soul and I looked into her eyes into the blazing blue fires of the oceans in her eyes and I saw each tiny piece of the pains in their eyes and she was drowning in the fear of missing even the most imperceptible in her eyes I saw and I felt all the scars she had healed but how could she see so deep her self how could one person violently climb through so much of the dust and the shards just to get down to the seemingly nothingness where she tucked away and she hid the most profoundest of trenches the wounds still leaking still oozing like ichor from the depths from the bellows I'm losing myself in her gaze in her eyes sinking and drowning lost in a billion trillion moment and I saw her as she slipped in the water. I saw my guardian angel today - a titan the pentacle of strength and beauty in the cosmos Her skin drained of color still ever lighting the way for each of the vessels her children carrying her children. She was glooming in the pool as we stood hand in hand and she beckoned to the vast infinity of them she could not stay in the light there were more there were so many more they were not hers but she replaced the smallest of pieces of them with a cut from her own energy how could she guide me when this task was so draining and as she saw the stars i looked at her and I looked into her eyes and I saw the light from each of them And through the pearlescence...the bloodstained shimmer in her hair as she stood in a pool of their darkness and I looked into her eyes I saw my guardian angel today. She tipped me a nod and I saw her She was me.
@lauren_WI she is long. Long long. Here is the beginning. I met my guardian angel today A stranger took my hand and showed me the way I never saw their face when they took my handt in theirs- A shade... Misty, muddied and scarred... So many questions unanswered in the blink of an eye She was gone quicker than she'd appeared in the haze like an imp the one you can never QUITE catch a glimpse of a ghost a nudge a giggle a pull in one direction or the other A flitting fairy come for a just split second of guidance - just a nudge as you reach out in the blur Of the chaos I'd never know her. And she'd never know me It's a test Just a test Just to see Just what if, what if.. What if we see what's behind door number two this time I tip her a nod because i know she's there in the shadows - Ever lurking and smirking that faerie smirk they do. They are everywhere, zipping in and out of the scenes... the stage hands, the builders, the watchers, the dreamers, the seekers of truth with their stupid unanswered riddles and their riddles never straight forward, never answers only questions She's only ever a glimpse. I know this somewhere in the deep, in the hallow and I allow to wash through me as she laid my hand on that door .... ...A sigh... I'll meet one of you again. In the blurry face of a stranger A distant memory... Picked up and whiffed in the wind The sweet subtle grasp of a hand urging yours gently, subtly ... forward, ever forward... Ever forward. How many seconds had my hand been on the door? 1? 2? Hmm I tip her a nod, a contract they say, but who am I to deny Her when Her only demand..... Is acknowledgement
@lauren_WI unsure if I've shared twice and am just crazy lol (don't usually comment on videos tbh) or if youtube is rejecting the comments. It talks about a blurry fae in the chaos taking my hand and nudging it to a different door which leads to a dark, warrior angel. It is incredibly long.
You said it perfectly: "...maybe you need to look at the life you are living... the spiritual solution is the least expensive..." We need to take charge of our lives and make changes, change perspective. Paying for a quick fix will only fix the moment and is not a long term solution.
As someone with MDD thank you for acknowledging that it’s not the same. I have people I love who claim to be depressed but do not understand how deep the hole goes.
Can’t say I relate. I’m not spiritual in any way. It doesn’t feel right. I was the one who had to solve my own traumas caused in childhood, nothing or no one else did. I did the work rewriting the pathways in my brain. I’m happy. On the other hand, my abusive religious and very spiritual relatives aren’t happy. My abusive ex boyfriend is very spiritual. He’s one of the people who get high and talk about collective consciousness. Also not happy, although he likes to deny it. I feel like many people have a hard time being happy with themselves, which is why they attempt to find answers somewhere else - in spirituality or religion.
In my over 60 years I have been over/under medicated for more years than so many have been alive. It was only when I finally found a psych RNNP that I finally found my equilibrium. As a disabled person the isolation over the past few years is very difficult.
Yes, so true! Something else that plays a huge part is hormonal deficiencies. Most doctors (even so-called endocrinologists) don't understand the very fine balance of hormones. When any of them are off, it can greatly affect your physical as well as mental wellbeing.
@@christinelamb1167Yes, and why do hormones become imbalanced? Diet, gkyohosate, chemicals, stress, pathogens. However, no amount of change in diet etc will work if the persons mind-set and spiritual life is not addressed.😊
This was a great episode. Great topic choice I started recovery from substance abuse 3 yrs ago and its through recovery that I had a truly profound awaken spiritual and emotionally and on Feb 14th I will have 3 yrs clean and im still going to my out patient program which saved my life I graduated but stayed on for continuing care I learned so much about recovery and myself in that program with their help I was able to wake up and for the first time in 20 yrs stop existing and start living
As a newly retired teacher of 25 years, someone who taught teenagers, it’s not just that they don’t have any spiritual from their parents - that’s debatable, it’s the fact that a lot of the parents don’t show them how to do anything on their own. They baby them they take care of everything for them. They make a big production out of every little wound or cut or scrape. They don’t want their kids to ever fail at anything, so the kids never learn how to be successful at anything on their own.
I'm very spiritual but I would be in a mental facility without Prozac. Major Depression runs through my family and all us have very normal lives because of medication. When we were not on medication it was hell.
Thank you so much for posting this interesting video with Dr. Lisa Miller. I really love and enjoy the variety of topics that are discussed on this channel. Thank you so much for sharing your content and episodes and for being here, Mayim! ❤
Keeping silent is bad for so many things, incest comes to mind (from personal experience), and depression. Keeping silent doesn't raise awareness, or fix anything. My mother used to have dreams, not often but when she dreamt different things she was usually spot on. I get these very strong feelings that I am going to win the lottery - never even get one number right (so mine works backwards). lol
I’ve been depressed for at least 35 years. So whatever it is my brain is supposed to do it failed. Then my daughter died & for the last 2 1/2 years I’ve been so deeply depressed I’m barely functioning. I am a religious person, but something went wrong. I often wondered if psilocybin would help. I’ve tryed to help others & always felt you should live a life of service. Yes I am seeing someone & am medicated. This is so nebulous it doesn’t really help. I would like to have heard to have heard about her clinical studies. I don’t have any people anymore.
I find this topic fascinating as I have definitely seen the comfort and center for those in my life that have spirituality (whatever that looks like for them). I do question the premise that we are all inherently wired for awakening however. As someone who has searched for authenticity in spirituality for over two decades to no avail, I genuinely believe some of us are not wired for this type of experience.
I have been driving wven long trips without any other sound. Sometimes, I take a break after a couple of hours. It has been very interesting to get to my deep thoughts!!
❤ I have an awakened brain. I know spiritually I am not alone. I am not depressed. I am frightened because I have bullies and recently they took my cat. I have no family or friends as a result of the group bothering me every few weeks. It’s been years and I’ve tried moving. The group knows too many people in their group. Family started the bullying because I tried moving away. I’m alone, struggling and with workplace harassment too. Why am I being left alone… I’ve asked so many services for assistance. It’s brutal and frustrating and frightening. Turning inward has been my only saving grace.
Connection and intention. Moves every mountain and permeates all perceptions. You are what you think. You do what you think. The lived experience is directly caused by all beliefs. You can rot your brain and cause that experience or grow literally your brain connections and cause that experience 💞 chaos or calm through love and connection intentionally.
I've been an atheist most of my life. I don't even know what a spiritual life is. I suppose my wiring must have gotten disconnected, and that doesn't bother me one bit. In my opinion, it doesn't speak well of humanity if, in order to be well-adjusted and happy, one must believe in the supernatural. I think that is sad and disturbing.
It’s not about asking for a belief in “the supernatural”…it’s stepping out of our individual ego/fear/loneliness long enough to connect with others & the world around us, so we learn to believe & trust in a power greater than ourselves…and love…🫶🌊💫
Got really excited for this episode and was super disappointed it was 70% religion based nonsense. No actual help/insight for non religious people or people who want nothing to do with spirituality. I wound up skipping through this and wanting it to be over.
I am so against religion, they’re all cults, some have done great harm to humanity. That being said, meditation and yoga or stretching and breathing techniques, as well as intermittent fasting, are scientifically proven (non religious) tools for caring for the body’s systems and promote a healthy lifestyle. Peace
@@markkinkle7038 you didn't READ. Like I said, spirituality, as well as religion, does NOT apply to everyone. Thus, making this conversation heavily biased to people who do believe nonsense, which is then exclusionary to others who don't. Duh.
I love your podcast. I suggest you interview Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove. He is a psychologist, parapsychologist & broadcaster. He started out on public radio, then public television & now UA-cam. Fascinating man who has interviewed hundreds if not thousands of very interesting people. His public tv show was Thinking Allowed. His UA-cam is New Thinking Allowed. I have been following him for 40 years.
I'll start by saying I'm intrigued (I consider myself a spiritual person already) and will buy the book for more. However, I have a hard time accepting studies, whether it be statistical, mri pictures, and such as having one thing as the causation. Dr. Miller talked about results and conclusions made looking at those results, seemingly, as if there could be no other contributing factors. On some level, that might be some cognitive dissonance. Maybe their depression (referencing an example Dr. Miller gave) is because they lack spirituality, but it could also be grief or a number of other things. Maybe Dr. Miller was simplifying for time constraints, but I would hope conclusions weren't drawn with only one criteria considered. With all that said, yet another wonderful, thought-provoking podcast! Thank you!
Rocky and company. Please remember this when people criticize your methods. Every animal in every shelter with ever person is a different situation. Rocky doesn't do things the exact same way Kelly does, who doesn't do things the same as Mel, who doesn't do things the same as Alexis, who doesn't do things the same as Michael... The person who sent this message you referred to sure thinks a lot of themselves. To think they know everything for everyone. The truth is this, if you respect the critter involved and if you are compassionate and authentic you're on the right track. Honestly, I get a kick out of seeing how successful you are and how much you still have to learn. There are so many things you end up being wrong about but you are not wrong about how to reach these poor puppies. Never stop learning, our 4 legged friends have so much to teach us! Bless all of you for the fabulous work. Be yourself.
So, I had kids be mean to me in school, yet, went to church- they were all nicy nicy. Back to school and back to meany kids. Catholicism seemed to push to always listen to parents (I grew up in physical, mental & emotional abuses). My 'spirit' was happiest out in Nature. Trying to be thankful toward mother nature. Is spirituality the same thing as Religious?
I think religion is man's attempt to control God. We are a spirit that lives in a body and has a mind. You, as a spirit being naturally reach out to God. I believe He's always reaching out to us.
It really depends who you ask. Spirituality means many things, but (most) believe it has something to do with a belief in a higher power. Some say that higher power can be literally anything (ex: nature/the way), so it's up to interpretation.
No. Religion is a set of standards. Spirituality is your connection to a higher power. Dr says her brain studies show we all have the same capability. However, most of the connection must be from our discipline of reaching out. That meditation, prayer, study, yoga is your free choice to connect. As some say, their connection is nature...etc.
Maaaan. Her interpretation is so fucked up, imo. She got it all backwards, I think. (Watched first 25 minutes of this.) We do need a sense of belonging, that is what her research shows. A sense of belonging helps to fight depression, because one reason for depression is lonelyness and a lack of reason in live. I agree to that. Spirituality, however, is just a quick coping mechanism to fix that. It doesn't fix the underlying problem. It's good that our brain is able to fake, what it cannot actually get and there is a place for spirituality in a sense of believing that one is / isn't supposed to do something - it certainly is easier to indulge in magical thinking than to actually process what happened, but you get stuck if you rely on that. Meditation and other tools of introspection are giving us the possibility of getting to know OURSELVES better. It's a tool to experience a higher SELF. One might call this transendence, but it's not trancendence in a goldy or outerwordly sense. Yes, we do need more mindfulness to actually know what is happening inside of us. We also need more actual ways to connect and we have to find a way of teaching people how to find meaning in their lives. Meaning, that they themselves can give them. The later part might be the only area where spirituality might come in handy, but only as a last resort, I think. Spirituality is a fall back. We use it when shit hits the fan. Awakening is refering to getting to know ourselves. She confuses these two as the same thing. Strive for awakening, use spirituality when your life is fucked, but don't strife to achieve the emergency state of the brain. Everybody should believe, in what they want, but the way this is presented here, is just wrong on an infuriating level. tl;dr : Spirituality = Making sense of not knowing, so the brain can rest in a false sense of cohesion Awareness = Actually understanding the self and actually understanding why the things feel the way they feel to one
A little harsh, but I totally agree that the interpretation/application is the issue. Many of the problems that were raised could be due to lack of healthy food, plastics and chemicals in the environment, a broken healthcare system, a financial system that seems geared toward dehumanizing people, etc. Might be best to focus on this concept as a range that we all have that can be developed with some caveats like confirmation bias and other important aspects of how we perceive information/experiences.
I would love to hear Dr Dean Radin From the institute of Noetic Sciences have a conversation with Mayim on consciousness and evidence of psychic phenomenon
I’m curious about chronic illness. Ive been a believer since 5 years old and being with my grandfather at his passing alone. I now suffer from many chronic illnesses. There’s no fix. What then spiritually? I’m 45
I most resonate with Paganism🌎🌱🔥 Don’t know if this makes me spiritual, religious or just weird (and don’t really care😂) Nature is my God. Planet Earth is my mother. Making compost(even with my own body after I die) is my offering of Love 💕 🕊️🧘♀️
What a disappointing episode. Terrible interview. She didn’t cite any actual sources or name any brain structures or neurotransmitters or anything we’d like from a neuroscientist. I actually agree with everything she said, but I’m a healer, not a neuroscientist, and I could have given a better interview to the scientific community. Every time she was asked to get specific she said the same thing. “We’re all born with an awakening brain. We’re innately meant to have these experiences.” Yes, sure, but anyone could say that. What were her actual observations in her lab in controlled experiments on the brain? Who were the participants? Why should that mean anything? This came across as a gross generalization and dumbing down of real spiritual concepts instead of a sharpening and translating into the language of physical science. Mayim and Jonathan, you did try, but you didn’t push her for a real answer to your questions. I usually love your show but I feel like my time was completely wasted with this one.
Yay Mayim! So excited that you had Dr. Lisa Miller on and discussed this topic! I love following Dr. Miller’s work and have found amazing growth in emotional and behavioral areas for my two neurodiverse, gifted, spirited, and highly sensitive kids ❤
A person’s belief system is their own. I was a Pysch major and love to learn. To help someone who seeking help is easy. It starts with being able to communicate and bond with one’s self. A belief system is as important as oxygen from my experience. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
I think if spirituality were taught, in a loving way, instead of religious dogma and boundaries, it would feel more natural to our younger generations. Teach them that they are unconditionally, divinely loved and accepted as an experiencing humane, and that any path they choose and take responsibility for is a path of growth. So many kids in strict religious homes feel "conditionally loved", and when they make a mistake it can feel monumental to them that they will be rejected or no longer loved by parents. If they do not live up to "social media " success, or parent designated success this crushes their confidence, self esteem or pride in their identity. At a time like that they do not feel there is anyone they can turn to. The message for acceptance needs to be louder than the message of "success".
So interesting. I've been through some really rough trauma with a bit T stuff. I've always struggled with the connection to a higher power. I have always sought it out, but never really had that until I mindfully developed it. But here's the thing that popped out to me. She said that you feel held like when you were a baby and your parents held you. One of my things is that I wasn't held enough as a baby. I was kept in an oxygen tent and not touched for weeks at a time during my first year. I always wondered the ways this effected me later, but perhaps that neural structure she's talking about is one of the things that has been a bit lacking. Interesting...
Curious… are the glasses she’s wearing a specific type for screen time? I have been experiencing terrible symptoms related to screen time & would love to know if these are helpful for people who encounter neuro issues due to screen time.
Why DOES THIS CHANNEL HAVE MORE ADS THAN MOST ANY OTHER CHANNEL? Some ads are Mayim's, but there are SO many other Ads on top of those that constantly pop in.
I found religion quite damaging to myself as a youngster. Ironically, much of my healing in adulthood is linked to working through the damaging messages I received from religion. It’s important to really use terms very carefully. Spirituality is personal. Religion is man made with winners and losers defined within the practice of it… the reality of it… look at the actions not the words people hide behind.
I think the word “spiritual” has too much metaphysical baggage. If we’re talking in terms of brain chemistry and neural networks, maybe a more accurate word or phrase should be used? Maybe like referring to such an experience as a type of baseline nostalgia that serves to reset the pathways that foster anxiety and depression? 🤔
This one I could not relate too, I have had bouts of depression and panic attacks I am 70 years old have read every book, meditation, yoga, going to church, volunteering etc sometimes I have breakthroughs and sometimes not. Grief is tough, what is this doing for me or showing me doesn’t work. I am out there looking for answers.so if this podcast did not make any connection to me.
I don't have metal health issues because I don't believe in imaginary friends, it's because I had horrendously abusive parents and horrible brain chemistry (possibly because of self medication as a teen).
Good point. This lady doesn’t speak in language that a scientist would use. She’s pushing “woo” without explaining the physiology and chemistry behind it.
After 30 years of taking antidepressants with no help, my nurse practitioner figured out I have ADD. She prescribed Adderall about 5 years ago. The ONLY thing that has ever helped.
You said we’re all born innocent and hurt people hurt people etc. what about psychopaths? Aren’t they born that way? Not all hurt people hurt people. What if you were hurt deeply by a psychopath and your life destroyed by one? How do you forgive and love that person? Does God really love everyone the same, even a psychopath?
Religion kills spirituality. At times it is great. You pray, worship and feel so much love with a group of people. But eventually, the dogma kicks in. It prevents you from truly becoming one with everyone. You cut off certain groups because they don't follow "your" religion. This was my experience growing up in a Baptist church anyway. Leaving religion was the most spiritually freeing experience I've ever had.
I have experienced a spiritual awakening which was important to sober up 40 years ago. That is the bases for my sobriety. It was just as Dr Miller explained. At the bottom, broken, and just asking my higher power for help.. I had a shift in my brain and started my journey.
Be cautious of anyone selling solutions through books, especially on complex topics like mental health. While their ideas may inspire, they often lack the full picture. Use discretion, seek evidence-based information, and prioritize what truly serves your well-being.
It was Louise Hay's "You Can Heal Your Life" that started me hard on my healing journey after my awakening. I wasn't able to look in a mirror and say "I love you" and through that book, I learned so much about self-love and healing myself. Don't discount the right book. You just have to follow your intuition to find the right book for you when you need it most.
@@als1976Beautiful said. Best of luck on your journey.🙂
I agree. That’s why I don’t listen to people who wave the Bible. Or the Torah or the Quran.
I agree. That’s why I don’t listen to people who wave the Bible. Or the Torah or the Quran. But actually, they’re in like the question at the end of your comment. Prioritize your well-being. By seeking answers in order to find your well-being is what a lot of people are doing and that’s why they try to find it in several books. Personally, I go to the library so that I don’t actually have to purchase the book myself. :-)
This guest has done a lot of research and worked in both the hospital and university systems.
I love my antidepressants and therapy for OCD. I’ve always been a humanist atheist and I find so much joy from a secular way of thinking but I also appreciate that religion offers a sense of security, community, and, and reason for living. If religion was always done right I’d love it, but being online for 2 minutes shows a correlation of religion and people not taking accountability for their immoral actions or not having empathy for non believers etc so sadly I can’t hop on the train
Absolutely! I thought I had one more day to help my daughter. But after she cold turkey stopped her "mood stabilizers" over the summer, she never made it back home to me. God! My heart hurts so much. I just needed one more day. For her to get home to me. I was ready to make the necessary changes for her. To get her the right help. I just needed one more day. I hate depression. It's such an ugly beast
Pray or meditate 🧘♂️ for that pain you feel… I say it as a therapist and as a human being that has lived similar things ; I recognize a very close friend of mine in your words; to me personally meditation is the path. I remember the day one of my kids was leaving home, taking my grandkids to the other side of the world with him-I did not know if and or when I will see them again, it ripped my heart apart - when I woke up that day, I was in so much pain, my chest-uuff- it hurt physically ! then I decided to meditate, something I had not done in a week or so, and when I came out of my meditation, 15 minutes later I was at peace with what was happening; I stopped fighting whatever was going on… and peace was all around ; I then was able to say goodbye to my loved ones in serenity and unconditional Love ; that feeling was certainly coming from a higher source, the Universe or whatever you want to call it ! May you be blessed and find your own path.😇 🧘♂️🙏
I have definitely found my hard times to be a catalyst to growth. It is a good thing to remember because when you are in the thick of it, it feels like all you thought you were or knew is lost and it is easy to feel hopeless. Thanks for the reminder that hardship can make way for greater things. ❤
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I literally had a spritual experience after 30 years of alcoholism. i was not religious or very spritual. I know i was not hallucinating. i was in heart liver and kidney failure and a light appeared at the end of the bed. the being was stern but loving. This experience was essential for me to quit drinking. the message was clear. Only I could fix me. I was responsible for my addiction and body. Once I ask for help, people and spiritual beings wouldbe put in my path to help me recover. I have been sober for 15 years and I live and connect to the spiritual side daily. There is something deeply powerful we have access to that loves us completely. Connect with it.
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A song that sums up this entire podcast- Kirk Franklin- wanna be happy.
This song turned my entire life around. Atheist my whole life, very abusive childhood and marriage. Started drinking heavily. I heard this song, and something happened to me. Was truly a spiritual moment, and this was only a year ago. I don't drink, I'm not depressed, I feel connected to everything and everyone. Wishing everyone who sees this love and peace ❤
Beautiful, I’ll make it a point to listen to that song 🎶 later❤
@lauren_WI you truly won't regret it. Very uplifting and empowering song. ❤️
@ ❤️ absolutely! Listening to it again right now 🎶
Beautiful!! Enjoy❤❤❤
I always found spiritual renewal in the natural world. For me, it was in the Daniel Boone National Forest, where the air is easy to breathe, there is beauty all around and it is quiet, except for the occasional birdsong or gust of wind.
Beautiful
That's grounding yourself to the earth. Everyone should stand barefoot for at least 20 minutes (weather permitting) on the ground outside. If there's a river stick, your feet in. Just clear your head and breathe. Grass works just as well.
@@CurriedMexicantake off our rubber soles shoes...
Nature is my temple 🙏🏼🤍🖤🌺
Ssri sertraline has been life-changing for my life long anxiety. I cannot talk to people, function without everything being panic. My whole life. Ssri has been life-changing
I think it's just another way to get there Doesn't mean there's anything wrong with it. Some times and some people actually need it. But sometimes it's over prescribed
I was diagnosed with General Anxiety Disorder in 2010. I have been on & off SSRI's (with moderate success) for over ten years. Now I am learning/practicing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with astounding success. My goal is to be off SSRI's permanently by early/mid 2025. I believe with guidance, determination and resilience, CBT is a tried-and-true solution.
Thank you,
Rich
Most important episode you've done so far. More like this, please ❤
You dont need religion to have an amazing life. I dont need religion to tell me how to be a husband, father, and hard worker. Im not depressed at all. Im extremely happy and thankful. I left religion in the rearview mirror when I was 8 years old. I spend my time doing what makes my wife and daughter hapoy because when they are happy, I am happy. I dont spend my time on anyone else. Im beyond athiest. Ancient Alien Theory, Star Trek, etc. I think beyond myself, the country, the planet, etc.
Sounds spiritual 😊
@m.p.4141 No, religion isn't real
“I don’t need” doesn’t extend to anyone else’s need.
@suzannesharpeOUCH Nobody needs fake man made religions. They are a crutch and a cancer. You only need religion when you are weak!
Exactly. The cause and/or perpetuators of depression the mental system disorder in question, plenty of times is a derivative of external factors like abuse violence injustices and betrayals etc etc etc that are simply viscerally responded to and dealt with in a way that’s imbalanced during every other experience, because that visceral response state sticks around like super glue and it just takes ages for it to wear off and sometimes if the external factors continue and never cease, the super glue never wears off.
Obviously it is not a universal disorder, most people do not respond to trauma and tragedy the same way, some people kick them right off, others go through sorrow and get over it, depression is a disorder and the last thing anyone with it would need is a religion on top, unless the aim for the introduction of religion for cure is immediate lethal disaster
1:01:21 giving me chills how much what she's saying here about being gently led to a different door correlates to a poem I just wrote last month when I went through what I can only describe as meeting my higher self
That’s beautiful, would you be able to share some of your poem?
Dear Self..
@lauren_WI woof it is long I will try. It begins:
I met my guardian angel today
A stranger took my hand and showed me the way
I never saw their face when they took my hand in theirs-
A shade...
Misty, muddied and scarred...
So many questions
unanswered
in the blink
of an eye
She was gone
quicker than she'd appeared
in the haze
like an imp
the one
you can never
QUITE
catch a glimpse of
a ghost
a nudge
a giggle
a pull in one direction or the other
A flitting fairy
come for a just split second
of guidance - just a nudge
as you reach out
in the blur
Of the chaos
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Skipping enormous amount of body here- the end is rough and Unfinished so I apologize how it runs together in places
I met my guardian angel today. An odd fae with no face took my hand and showed me the way. There were mothers and sisters and her endless children she could not turn her back on all of the ones who did not bear her blood but they each held a small piece of her soul and I looked into her eyes into the blazing blue fires of the oceans in her eyes and I saw each tiny piece of the pains in their eyes and she was drowning in the fear of missing even the most imperceptible in her eyes I saw and I felt all the scars she had healed but how could she see so deep her self how could one person violently climb through so much of the dust and the shards just to get down to the seemingly nothingness where she tucked away and she hid the most profoundest of trenches the wounds still leaking still oozing like ichor from the depths from the bellows I'm losing myself in her gaze in her eyes sinking and drowning lost in a billion trillion moment and I saw her as she slipped in the water.
I saw my guardian angel today - a titan the pentacle of strength and beauty in the cosmos
Her skin drained of color still ever lighting the way for each of the vessels her children carrying her children. She was glooming in the pool as we stood hand in hand and she beckoned to the vast infinity of them she could not stay in the light there were more there were so many more they were not hers but she replaced the smallest of pieces of them with a cut from her own energy how could she guide me when this task was so draining and as she saw the stars i looked at her and I looked into her eyes and I saw the light from each of them
And through the pearlescence...the bloodstained shimmer in her hair as she stood in a pool of their darkness and I looked into her eyes
I saw my guardian angel today.
She tipped me a nod and I saw her
She was me.
@lauren_WI she is long. Long long. Here is the beginning.
I met my guardian angel today
A stranger took my hand and showed me the way
I never saw their face when they took my handt in theirs-
A shade...
Misty, muddied and scarred...
So many questions
unanswered
in the blink
of an eye
She was gone
quicker than she'd appeared
in the haze
like an imp
the one
you can never
QUITE
catch a glimpse of
a ghost
a nudge
a giggle
a pull in one direction or the other
A flitting fairy
come for a just split second
of guidance - just a nudge
as you reach out
in the blur
Of the chaos
I'd never know her.
And she'd never know me
It's a test
Just a test
Just to see
Just what if, what if..
What if we see what's behind door number two this time
I tip her a nod because i know she's there in the shadows -
Ever lurking and smirking that faerie smirk they do.
They are everywhere,
zipping in and out
of the scenes...
the stage hands,
the builders,
the watchers,
the dreamers,
the seekers of truth
with their stupid unanswered riddles
and their riddles
never straight forward,
never answers
only questions
She's only ever a glimpse.
I know this somewhere in the deep,
in the hallow and I allow to wash through me as she laid my hand on that door ....
...A sigh...
I'll meet one of you again.
In the blurry face of a stranger
A distant memory...
Picked up and whiffed in the wind
The sweet subtle grasp
of a hand urging yours
gently, subtly ... forward,
ever forward...
Ever forward.
How many seconds had my hand been on the door? 1? 2? Hmm
I tip her a nod,
a contract they say,
but who am I to deny Her
when Her only demand.....
Is acknowledgement
@lauren_WI unsure if I've shared twice and am just crazy lol (don't usually comment on videos tbh) or if youtube is rejecting the comments.
It talks about a blurry fae in the chaos taking my hand and nudging it to a different door which leads to a dark, warrior angel. It is incredibly long.
You said it perfectly: "...maybe you need to look at the life you are living... the spiritual solution is the least expensive..." We need to take charge of our lives and make changes, change perspective. Paying for a quick fix will only fix the moment and is not a long term solution.
💯 beautiful comment
I total agree❤💯💯
Take a look at your life and what YOU can do to fix it. #thanksimcured
Understanding there is a spiritual component to whatever trials and hardships we face. Beautiful.
Thank You All! I needed to be reminded!
As someone with MDD thank you for acknowledging that it’s not the same. I have people I love who claim to be depressed but do not understand how deep the hole goes.
Can’t say I relate. I’m not spiritual in any way. It doesn’t feel right. I was the one who had to solve my own traumas caused in childhood, nothing or no one else did. I did the work rewriting the pathways in my brain. I’m happy.
On the other hand, my abusive religious and very spiritual relatives aren’t happy.
My abusive ex boyfriend is very spiritual. He’s one of the people who get high and talk about collective consciousness. Also not happy, although he likes to deny it.
I feel like many people have a hard time being happy with themselves, which is why they attempt to find answers somewhere else - in spirituality or religion.
Spiritual is not religion you are enlightened people can use these words as an armband it is how we behave and the journey we go on 💚🙏🏻
In my over 60 years I have been over/under medicated for more years than so many have been alive. It was only when I finally found a psych RNNP that I finally found my equilibrium. As a disabled person the isolation over the past few years is very difficult.
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This was a very powerful episode and helped me. Thank you
Nutritional deficiencies play a huge role in not feeling, thinking, and doing your best
Yes, so true!
Something else that plays a huge part is hormonal deficiencies. Most doctors (even so-called endocrinologists) don't understand the very fine balance of hormones. When any of them are off, it can greatly affect your physical as well as mental wellbeing.
@@christinelamb1167Yes, and why do hormones become imbalanced? Diet, gkyohosate, chemicals, stress, pathogens. However, no amount of change in diet etc will work if the persons mind-set and spiritual life is not addressed.😊
This was a great episode. Great topic choice I started recovery from substance abuse 3 yrs ago and its through recovery that I had a truly profound awaken spiritual and emotionally and on Feb 14th I will have 3 yrs clean and im still going to my out patient program which saved my life I graduated but stayed on for continuing care I learned so much about recovery and myself in that program with their help I was able to wake up and for the first time in 20 yrs stop existing and start living
I'm so grateful the people that can pull from this discussion are doing so. All the best to anyone this didn't resonate with❤
exactly what i have been needing as i have been stuck in a season of ennui....thanks to you oh brilliant ones!
"You are the trail angels." Thanks Mayim and Jonathan. Another great podcast! 💕💗
As a newly retired teacher of 25 years, someone who taught teenagers, it’s not just that they don’t have any spiritual from their parents - that’s debatable, it’s the fact that a lot of the parents don’t show them how to do anything on their own. They baby them they take care of everything for them. They make a big production out of every little wound or cut or scrape. They don’t want their kids to ever fail at anything, so the kids never learn how to be successful at anything on their own.
I'm very spiritual but I would be in a mental facility without Prozac. Major Depression runs through my family and all us have very normal lives because of medication. When we were not on medication it was hell.
Thank you so much for posting this interesting video with Dr. Lisa Miller. I really love and enjoy the variety of topics that are discussed on this channel. Thank you so much for sharing your content and episodes and for being here, Mayim! ❤
Keeping silent is bad for so many things, incest comes to mind (from personal experience), and depression. Keeping silent doesn't raise awareness, or fix anything.
My mother used to have dreams, not often but when she dreamt different things she was usually spot on. I get these very strong feelings that I am going to win the lottery - never even get one number right (so mine works backwards). lol
Have not seen your podcast fir a while hiw coincidental ? I come to this now blessings to you all
Excellent Episode! And I'm already subscribed!
I’ve been depressed for at least 35 years. So whatever it is my brain is supposed to do it failed. Then my daughter died & for the last 2 1/2 years I’ve been so deeply depressed I’m barely functioning. I am a religious person, but something went wrong. I often wondered if psilocybin would help. I’ve tryed to help others & always felt you should live a life of service.
Yes I am seeing someone & am medicated.
This is so nebulous it doesn’t really help.
I would like to have heard to have heard about her clinical studies.
I don’t have any people anymore.
I find this topic fascinating as I have definitely seen the comfort and center for those in my life that have spirituality (whatever that looks like for them). I do question the premise that we are all inherently wired for awakening however.
As someone who has searched for authenticity in spirituality for over two decades to no avail, I genuinely believe some of us are not wired for this type of experience.
We are Eternal. Everything follows that understanding.
Fear OR LOVE..That's it!! ❤❤❤
I have been driving wven long trips without any other sound. Sometimes, I take a break after a couple of hours. It has been very interesting to get to my deep thoughts!!
❤ I have an awakened brain. I know spiritually I am not alone. I am not depressed. I am frightened because I have bullies and recently they took my cat. I have no family or friends as a result of the group bothering me every few weeks. It’s been years and I’ve tried moving. The group knows too many people in their group. Family started the bullying because I tried moving away. I’m alone, struggling and with workplace harassment too. Why am I being left alone… I’ve asked so many services for assistance. It’s brutal and frustrating and frightening. Turning inward has been my only saving grace.
I love me
Connection and intention. Moves every mountain and permeates all perceptions. You are what you think. You do what you think. The lived experience is directly caused by all beliefs. You can rot your brain and cause that experience or grow literally your brain connections and cause that experience 💞 chaos or calm through love and connection intentionally.
I've been an atheist most of my life. I don't even know what a spiritual life is. I suppose my wiring must have gotten disconnected, and that doesn't bother me one bit.
In my opinion, it doesn't speak well of humanity if, in order to be well-adjusted and happy, one must believe in the supernatural.
I think that is sad and disturbing.
"Cultivation of our birthright"...i.e. brainwashing?
You're confusing religion with evolutionary path
@m.p.4141
Not at all.
When I hear someone say..."I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual ," I roll my eyes and say, "Yeah, OK...whatever."
It’s not about asking for a belief in “the supernatural”…it’s stepping out of our individual ego/fear/loneliness long enough to connect with others & the world around us, so we learn to believe & trust in a power greater than ourselves…and love…🫶🌊💫
@@lisaortiz635 Power greater than ourselves? That sounds like religion. What else do you mean?
science and spirituality are sister principles. I found my spirituality after studying Biology and feeling the awe of life.
Got really excited for this episode and was super disappointed it was 70% religion based nonsense. No actual help/insight for non religious people or people who want nothing to do with spirituality. I wound up skipping through this and wanting it to be over.
@Theysewfear religion/spirituality is not for everyone and does not apply to everyone, thanks!
I am so against religion, they’re all cults, some have done great harm to humanity. That being said, meditation and yoga or stretching and breathing techniques, as well as intermittent fasting, are scientifically proven (non religious) tools for caring for the body’s systems and promote a healthy lifestyle. Peace
Agreed. Was so pumped, but not seeing or hearing any of the true data is very disappointing!!!
You didn’t LISTEN. She explicitly said religion doesn’t matter, but spirituality does.
@@markkinkle7038 you didn't READ. Like I said, spirituality, as well as religion, does NOT apply to everyone. Thus, making this conversation heavily biased to people who do believe nonsense, which is then exclusionary to others who don't. Duh.
I love your podcast. I suggest you interview Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove. He is a psychologist, parapsychologist & broadcaster. He started out on public radio, then public television & now UA-cam. Fascinating man who has interviewed hundreds if not thousands of very interesting people. His public tv show was Thinking Allowed. His UA-cam is New Thinking Allowed. I have been following him for 40 years.
We’ll check him out
@@jonathancohen4774 Thank you. You will love him.
Very beautiful episode thank you, Mayim❤
Wow, Mayim! This is an insightful episode! ❤️
This is so important
Thank you
I'll start by saying I'm intrigued (I consider myself a spiritual person already) and will buy the book for more. However, I have a hard time accepting studies, whether it be statistical, mri pictures, and such as having one thing as the causation. Dr. Miller talked about results and conclusions made looking at those results, seemingly, as if there could be no other contributing factors. On some level, that might be some cognitive dissonance. Maybe their depression (referencing an example Dr. Miller gave) is because they lack spirituality, but it could also be grief or a number of other things. Maybe Dr. Miller was simplifying for time constraints, but I would hope conclusions weren't drawn with only one criteria considered.
With all that said, yet another wonderful, thought-provoking podcast! Thank you!
I need to rewatch this one
What an important conversation. I got so much out of this topic. Thank you
Loved this podcast!
Rocky and company. Please remember this when people criticize your methods. Every animal in every shelter with ever person is a different situation. Rocky doesn't do things the exact same way Kelly does, who doesn't do things the same as Mel, who doesn't do things the same as Alexis, who doesn't do things the same as Michael... The person who sent this message you referred to sure thinks a lot of themselves. To think they know everything for everyone. The truth is this, if you respect the critter involved and if you are compassionate and authentic you're on the right track. Honestly, I get a kick out of seeing how successful you are and how much you still have to learn. There are so many things you end up being wrong about but you are not wrong about how to reach these poor puppies. Never stop learning, our 4 legged friends have so much to teach us! Bless all of you for the fabulous work. Be yourself.
So, I had kids be mean to me in school, yet, went to church- they were all nicy nicy. Back to school and back to meany kids.
Catholicism seemed to push to always listen to parents (I grew up in physical, mental & emotional abuses).
My 'spirit' was happiest out in Nature.
Trying to be thankful toward mother nature.
Is spirituality the same thing as Religious?
I think religion is man's attempt to control God.
We are a spirit that lives in a body and has a mind. You, as a spirit being naturally reach out to God.
I believe He's always reaching out to us.
It really depends who you ask. Spirituality means many things, but (most) believe it has something to do with a belief in a higher power. Some say that higher power can be literally anything (ex: nature/the way), so it's up to interpretation.
No. Religion is a set of standards. Spirituality is your connection to a higher power. Dr says her brain studies show we all have the same capability. However, most of the connection must be from our discipline of reaching out. That meditation, prayer, study, yoga is your free choice to connect. As some say, their connection is nature...etc.
Maaaan. Her interpretation is so fucked up, imo. She got it all backwards, I think. (Watched first 25 minutes of this.)
We do need a sense of belonging, that is what her research shows. A sense of belonging helps to fight depression, because one reason for depression is lonelyness and a lack of reason in live. I agree to that.
Spirituality, however, is just a quick coping mechanism to fix that. It doesn't fix the underlying problem. It's good that our brain is able to fake, what it cannot actually get and there is a place for spirituality in a sense of believing that one is / isn't supposed to do something - it certainly is easier to indulge in magical thinking than to actually process what happened, but you get stuck if you rely on that.
Meditation and other tools of introspection are giving us the possibility of getting to know OURSELVES better. It's a tool to experience a higher SELF. One might call this transendence, but it's not trancendence in a goldy or outerwordly sense.
Yes, we do need more mindfulness to actually know what is happening inside of us. We also need more actual ways to connect and we have to find a way of teaching people how to find meaning in their lives. Meaning, that they themselves can give them. The later part might be the only area where spirituality might come in handy, but only as a last resort, I think. Spirituality is a fall back. We use it when shit hits the fan. Awakening is refering to getting to know ourselves. She confuses these two as the same thing. Strive for awakening, use spirituality when your life is fucked, but don't strife to achieve the emergency state of the brain.
Everybody should believe, in what they want, but the way this is presented here, is just wrong on an infuriating level.
tl;dr :
Spirituality = Making sense of not knowing, so the brain can rest in a false sense of cohesion
Awareness = Actually understanding the self and actually understanding why the things feel the way they feel to one
Yeah this episode was really disappointing. They are basically promoting brainwashing...
A little harsh, but I totally agree that the interpretation/application is the issue. Many of the problems that were raised could be due to lack of healthy food, plastics and chemicals in the environment, a broken healthcare system, a financial system that seems geared toward dehumanizing people, etc. Might be best to focus on this concept as a range that we all have that can be developed with some caveats like confirmation bias and other important aspects of how we perceive information/experiences.
Loved this. ❤ thank you ✨
Have you ever hated someone so bad that that hate has lasted for over 50 years ? Since I was 5 years old
I love your shows. Thank you so much for all of your good work and thoughtfulness of sharing.
I would love to hear Dr Dean Radin From the institute of Noetic Sciences have a conversation with Mayim on consciousness and evidence of psychic phenomenon
I loved this episode. I am learning to meditate and hoping to have a spiritual experience soon!
I’m curious about chronic illness. Ive been a believer since 5 years old and being with my grandfather at his passing alone. I now suffer from many chronic illnesses. There’s no fix. What then spiritually? I’m 45
Happy Birthday from Turkey ❤️❤️ Love you Mayim... Thanks for everything 🙏🙏
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loving is to feel a form of freedom
I most resonate with Paganism🌎🌱🔥 Don’t know if this makes me spiritual, religious or just weird (and don’t really care😂) Nature is my God. Planet Earth is my mother. Making compost(even with my own body after I die) is my offering of Love 💕 🕊️🧘♀️
Thank you❤❤❤❤
What a disappointing episode. Terrible interview. She didn’t cite any actual sources or name any brain structures or neurotransmitters or anything we’d like from a neuroscientist.
I actually agree with everything she said, but I’m a healer, not a neuroscientist, and I could have given a better interview to the scientific community. Every time she was asked to get specific she said the same thing. “We’re all born with an awakening brain. We’re innately meant to have these experiences.” Yes, sure, but anyone could say that. What were her actual observations in her lab in controlled experiments on the brain? Who were the participants? Why should that mean anything?
This came across as a gross generalization and dumbing down of real spiritual concepts instead of a sharpening and translating into the language of physical science. Mayim and Jonathan, you did try, but you didn’t push her for a real answer to your questions.
I usually love your show but I feel like my time was completely wasted with this one.
It really felt like an attempt at conversion, what a waste of an ep.
Yay Mayim! So excited that you had Dr. Lisa Miller on and discussed this topic! I love following Dr. Miller’s work and have found amazing growth in emotional and behavioral areas for my two neurodiverse, gifted, spirited, and highly sensitive kids ❤
Favorite episode! Thanks Mayim & Jonathon
Just the message I needed at this very moment.
A person’s belief system is their own. I was a Pysch major and love to learn. To help someone who seeking help is easy. It starts with being able to communicate and bond with one’s self. A belief system is as important as oxygen from my experience. 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for a great video. Depression can stop you in your tracks
Nothing, not religion, not spirituality, replaces gratitude. Adopt an attitude of gratitude and you will find happiness.
I think if spirituality were taught, in a loving way, instead of religious dogma and boundaries, it would feel more natural to our younger generations. Teach them that they are unconditionally, divinely loved and accepted as an experiencing humane, and that any path they choose and take responsibility for is a path of growth. So many kids in strict religious homes feel "conditionally loved", and when they make a mistake it can feel monumental to them that they will be rejected or no longer loved by parents. If they do not live up to "social media " success, or parent designated success this crushes their confidence, self esteem or pride in their identity. At a time like that they do not feel there is anyone they can turn to. The message for acceptance needs to be louder than the message of "success".
I've loved you as a person mayim don't believe your a awesome person. I know you are thank you for inspiring me
Such a great episode! Thank you Mayim!
Thank you for explaining spiritual with religion
I don't want to hear this but I needed to hear this.
Who else started watching the podcast after watching tbbt
An opportunity you don't want is meaningless unless something forces you to take it as in needing a job.
The 12 step program
That's essentially what she's saying.
So interesting. I've been through some really rough trauma with a bit T stuff. I've always struggled with the connection to a higher power. I have always sought it out, but never really had that until I mindfully developed it. But here's the thing that popped out to me. She said that you feel held like when you were a baby and your parents held you. One of my things is that I wasn't held enough as a baby. I was kept in an oxygen tent and not touched for weeks at a time during my first year. I always wondered the ways this effected me later, but perhaps that neural structure she's talking about is one of the things that has been a bit lacking. Interesting...
Would love to have an episode on AI and spirituality!!
Excellent points of views
Is love a connection to a Universal shared Truth?
Curious… are the glasses she’s wearing a specific type for screen time? I have been experiencing terrible symptoms related to screen time & would love to know if these are helpful for people who encounter neuro issues due to screen time.
I was being nosey, trying to see what books are on Mayim's table; I got two:
Fight Like Hell, by Kim Kelly
A Radical Awakening, by Dr. Shefali
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This was such a great episode. Thank you Mayim for approaching such different and important topics. 🫶🏻🫶🏻
Why DOES THIS CHANNEL HAVE MORE ADS THAN MOST ANY OTHER CHANNEL? Some ads are Mayim's, but there are SO many other Ads on top of those that constantly pop in.
I don't like the table meditation where people show up because mine has a lot of empty spots or people I don't want their
I found religion quite damaging to myself as a youngster. Ironically, much of my healing in adulthood is linked to working through the damaging messages I received from religion. It’s important to really use terms very carefully. Spirituality is personal. Religion is man made with winners and losers defined within the practice of it… the reality of it… look at the actions not the words people hide behind.
I think the word “spiritual” has too much metaphysical baggage. If we’re talking in terms of brain chemistry and neural networks, maybe a more accurate word or phrase should be used? Maybe like referring to such an experience as a type of baseline nostalgia that serves to reset the pathways that foster anxiety and depression? 🤔
Love you lady
This one I could not relate too, I have had bouts of depression and panic attacks I am 70 years old have read every book, meditation, yoga, going to church, volunteering etc sometimes I have breakthroughs and sometimes not. Grief is tough, what is this doing for me or showing me doesn’t work. I am out there looking for answers.so if this podcast did not make any connection to me.
What’s a neurocorolate (sp?)…thank you Johnathan!!
I don't have metal health issues because I don't believe in imaginary friends, it's because I had horrendously abusive parents and horrible brain chemistry (possibly because of self medication as a teen).
Good point. This lady doesn’t speak in language that a scientist would use. She’s pushing “woo” without explaining the physiology and chemistry behind it.
I'm happy to see this. Years ago, I had a therapist or two tell me how much I needed spirituality in my life.
Will listen again, what are the four legs of the table?
Mayim, what are your plans for Christmas?
After 30 years of taking antidepressants with no help, my nurse practitioner figured out I have ADD. She prescribed Adderall about 5 years ago. The ONLY thing that has ever helped.
You said we’re all born innocent and hurt people hurt people etc. what about psychopaths? Aren’t they born that way? Not all hurt people hurt people. What if you were hurt deeply by a psychopath and your life destroyed by one? How do you forgive and love that person? Does God really love everyone the same, even a psychopath?
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY (DEC 12j!
Religion kills spirituality. At times it is great. You pray, worship and feel so much love with a group of people. But eventually, the dogma kicks in. It prevents you from truly becoming one with everyone. You cut off certain groups because they don't follow "your" religion. This was my experience growing up in a Baptist church anyway. Leaving religion was the most spiritually freeing experience I've ever had.
They are finding out that the Keto/Carnivore diet is helping a lot of people's mental health.