{"id":29080,"date":"2025-10-24T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/?p=29080"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:12:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T18:12:03","slug":"the-neuroscience-of-spiritual-awakening-how-to-rewire-your-brain-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lewishowes.com\/podcast\/the-neuroscience-of-spiritual-awakening-how-to-rewire-your-brain-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Neuroscience of Spiritual Awakening: How to Rewire Your Brain for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Lisa Miller, Columbia professor and leading researcher on spirituality and mental health, shares groundbreaking neuroscience that proves we're all born with an &#8220;awakened brain&#8221;, but two-thirds of us never activate it. She unpacks why depression is often misdiagnosed spiritual hunger, not medical illness, and reveals the three neural circuits that light up when we connect to something greater than ourselves. 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