The Awakened Brain by Lisa Miller Summary
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Discover why a landmark brain study showing spirituality prevents depression became a NYT bestseller. Neuroscientist Lisa Miller's groundbreaking research - endorsed by Deepak Chopra - reveals how our "awakened brain" builds resilience against trauma and addiction. What if your spiritual life is biologically wired?
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When Depression Meets the Divine and the Science That Proves It
What if the very thing we've been medicating away is actually trying to wake us up? After two decades of groundbreaking neuroscience research, we now have hard evidence that spirituality isn't just comforting-it's protective. MRI scans reveal that people who engage their spiritual awareness show dramatically thicker cortical regions in the exact areas that weaken in depression. We're talking about an 80% reduction in depression risk when both parent and child share spiritual practice-a protection rate no pharmaceutical has ever matched. Yet walk into most therapists' offices and mention a spiritual experience, and watch how quickly the conversation shifts back to childhood wounds. We've built an entire mental health system that treats the human spirit like an embarrassing relative no one wants to acknowledge at dinner. Sometimes the most revolutionary discoveries hide in plain sight. Buried in fifteen years of longitudinal data were two spirituality questions researchers had included almost as an afterthought. When I analyzed that data, I found something that made me check my calculations three times: children whose mothers shared their spiritual practice showed an 80% reduction in depression risk-even when controlling for poverty, genetics, and parenting style. This wasn't a modest correlation. This was a fivefold reduction, the largest protective effect anywhere in resilience literature. Then came the twin studies-the gold standard of genetic research. By comparing identical twins with fraternal twins, scientists determined that spirituality is 29% heritable. We're born with a capacity for transcendent awareness as innate as eye color. Even more striking: adolescents with strong personal spirituality were 40-80% less likely to develop substance abuse and 35-75% less likely to experience clinical depression. No prevention program, no medication, no therapy technique has ever approached those numbers.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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