Lisa Miller, Ph.D., is the New York Times bestselling author of The Spiritual Child and a professor in the clinical psychology program at Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founder and director of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, the first Ivy League graduate program in spirituality and psychology, and for over a decade has held joint appointments in the department of psychiatry at Columbia University medical school. Her innovative research has been published in more than one hundred empirical, peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including Cerebral Cortex, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and three children.
“Dr. Miller’s cutting-edge research heralds a new revolution
of health and well-being. The Awakened Brain is an investigation of
the choice we each have in confronting challenges and
limitations—and it’s a testament to, and celebration of, the
power within.”—Deepak Chopra, MD, New York Times bestselling author
of Super Brain
“A captivating look at what happens to our brains when we’re
connected to something greater than ourselves—and what it does for
our lives.”—Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author
of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
“The Awakened Brain is a revelation of the spirit and the mind, and
a revolution for all of us. Dr. Lisa Miller’s science is on the
cutting edge, and her personal journey is both heartrending and
uplifting.”—Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author of
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
“Lisa Miller is the leading psychologist of her generation on the
benefits of religion and spirituality. She asks, ‘What makes life
worth living?,’ and finds evidence-based answers.”—Martin Seligman,
PhD, founder of the Positive Psychology movement and New York Times
bestselling author of Learned Optimism and Authentic Happiness
“A masterpiece! Dr. Miller’s method of using both science and
experience to show how and why the awakened mind is essential and
attainable for everyone is nothing short of enlightening.”—Andrew
Newberg, MD, author of How God Changes Your Brain
“Dr. Miller is a consummate scientist who refuses to accept one of
our culture’s most pervasive and damaging assumptions: that science
and spirituality are at odds. She unequivocally shows that
spirituality heals.”—Larry Dossey, MD, New York Times bestselling
author of Healing Words
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