The Science of Spirituality: How Your Mind Is Creating Your Reality | Dr. Lisa Miller

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Released

June 8, 2026

Duration

1h 14m

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Lewis Howes

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• Recommended for you: https://youtu.be/vMOShSXR-u0 Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia University professor and author of The Spiritual Child: The New Science of Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving, draws on 10 years of MRI research and a global study of 270,000 children to explain the three circuits of the awakened brain (bonding network, ventral attention network, parietal network). Covers the 4 P's framework (Practice, People, Purpose, Path), achieving vs. awakened relationships, spiritual injury, post-traumatic spiritual growth, and findings showing a strong spiritual life is 80% protective against addiction onset and 82% protective against completed teen suicide. The Awakened Brain: The New Science of Spirituality and Our Quest for an Inspired Life Amazon https://amzn.to/3P3PYR3 Ebook https://apple.co/4v1spri Audiobook https://apple.co/4wEx18B The Spiritual Child: The New Science on Parenting for Health and Lifelong Thriving Amazon https://amzn.to/4tHIanc Ebook https://apple.co/4dmVbge Audiobook https://apple.co/4nGlP7n Dr. Lisa's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dr.lisamiller/ Dr. Lisa's Website https://www.lisamillerphd.com/ Listen to this episode on the go! 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-school-of-greatness/id596047499 🟢 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GQhOZboEZOE1ysnFLipT?si=a03d916bade54d4f For more info about this episode, go to https://lewishowes.com/1938 💰 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "Make Money Easy" today!https://lewishowes.com/moneyyou 📙 get my NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING book "The Greatness Mindset" today! https://lewishowes.com/gmyo 📤 sign up for my FREE newsletter https://lewishowes.com/greatnessdelivered Follow Lewis! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewishowes/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lewis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lewishowes/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LewisHowes 💻 Website: http://lewishowes.com/ 📲 For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960 Get More Greatness! Greatness Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@GreatnessClips Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesEspañol Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/@LewisHowesPortugues Lewis Howes Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/@lewishowesshorts 00:00 - Introduction: The Intersection of Neuroscience & Spirituality 01:17 - How the Brain Is Hardwired for God 03:14 - The 3 Brain Circuits of Spiritual Awareness 04:48 - How to Build Your Spiritual Fitness Muscle 06:46 - The Higher Council Table Visualization Practice 11:45 - What Brain Scans Reveal During Transcendent Experiences 14:03 - Reversing the Modern Epidemic of Lonely Perception 16:43 - Why Pain & Suffering Can Accelerate Awakening 18:43 - Tuning Your Brain's Antenna to Higher Consciousness 21:39 - Awakening Relationships vs. Achieving Relationships 25:11 - The Single Most Protective Factor for Adolescents 29:00 - Nurturing Your Child's Innate Spiritual Core 37:20 - Healing Spiritual Injury & Post-Traumatic Spiritual Growth 41:12 - Mystical Synchronicities & Calling a Wife from the Future 50:51 - Marriage as a Sacred Calling Beyond Transaction 53:20 - Nurturing Implicit Cognition: Let Kids Be Spiritual Knowers 55:38 - The Top Brain Predictor: Altruism & Prayer in Action 58:41 - The Lifelong Character Benefits of Spiritual Development 01:01:07 - Shifting from Narrow Achieving Parenting to Unconditional Love 01:11:18 - The 4 P's of Living a Mission-Driven Life 01:12:41 - Dr. Lisa Miller's 3 Truths & Definition of Greatness T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet #greatness #inspiration #motivation

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Dr. Lisa Miller

  guest

  Researcher and clinician focused on spirituality, brain science, and mental health.

• Lewis Howes

  host

  Podcast host/interviewer.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lewis Howes, featuring Dr. Lisa Miller and Lewis Howes, The Science of Spirituality: How Your Mind Is Creating Your Reality | Dr. Lisa Miller explores MRI research, awakened perception, and raising spiritual children in crisis Dr. Lisa Miller argues that humans are born with an “awakened brain” that is wired to perceive a loving, guiding creator, and she says 10 years of MRI research points to three core neural circuits involved in spiritual awareness.

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