Book Review: The Awakened Brain by Lisa Miller, PhD Random House, 2021 By Mike Macijeski Is there more to life? More than just achieving goals, winning status, making money? Lisa Miller’s book answers with a definitive “Yes!”—and marshals convincing evidence, both scientific and personal. Recently featured on Shankar Vedantam’s Hidden Brain podcast, Miller, a practicing psychiatrist and Columbia University professor, has long been curious about how spirituality affects mental health. As an...

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