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David Yaden - Self-Transcendence, Psychedelics, and Behavior Change | Brought to you by Zocdoc. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck\xa0and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today.\n--\u25baPurchase David's book The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences: 21st Century Research and Perspectives with Oxford University Press: https://amzn.to/3n3BXkN\xa0\nDavid B. Yaden, Ph.D. obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania and is currently an Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His work in The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research focuses on the psychology, neuroscience, and psychopharmacology of so-called spiritual, self-transcendent, and other positively transformative experiences. His scientific and scholarly work has been covered by outlets such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and NPR.\n--\u25ba Get the full show notes here: https://passionstruck.com/david-yaden-on-self-transcendence-experiences/\n--\u25ba Subscribe to My Channel Here: https://www.youtube.com/c/JohnRMiles \n--\u25ba Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/passion-struck-with-john-r-miles/id1553279283 \n*Our Patreon Page: https://www.patreon.com/passionstruck. \nThank You Zocdoc for Sponsoring.\nThis episode of Passion Struck with John R. Miles is brought to you by Zocdoc which is the start of a better health care journey for you. Find and book top-rated local doctors, on-demand. Visit them in their offices, or video chat with them from home. Go to https://www.zocdoc.com/passionstruck. Download the Zocdoc app for FREE and start your search for a top-rated doctor today.\nThank you for listening to this podcast. I hope you keep up with the weekly videos I post on the YouTube channel, subscribe to, and share your learnings with those who need to hear them. Your comments are my oxygen, so please take a second and say 'Hey' ;).\nWhat I discuss with David Yaden In this episode of the Passion Struck Podcast\nDavid Yaden joins us to discuss self-transcendence and the varieties of spiritual experiences. Specifically, he is interested in understanding how these kinds of altered states of consciousness can result in long-term changes to well-being, mental health, and prosocial behavior - while also studying their risks.\n0:00 Announcements\n2:12 Introducing David Yaden\n4:33 The self-transcendent experience that changed his life\n8:16 The overview effect\n10:21 Understanding altered states of consciousness\n11:53 Research on peak and mystical-type experiences\n14:53 The influence of Andrew Newberg, Marty Seligman, and Roland Griffiths\n21:27\xa0 Using fMRI to understand self-transcendent experiences\n24:17 How meditation vs psychedelic self-transcendent experiences differ\n26:31 Wow do you map the self-transcendent mind?\n30:50 How can we make time malleable?\n36:33 The Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit\n41:00 Why the Dali Lama is interested in neuroscience research\xa0\n47:10 David discusses his new book The Varieties of Spiritual Experiences\n50:25 Why Sigmund Freud was wrong and William James was correct\n55:30 How 30% of people feel a sense of calling to their work\n59:35 Wrap-Up and Synthesis\nWhere you can find David Yaden:\n* Website: https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/yaden \n* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dbyaden/\n* Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExistWell \n* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbyaden/\nLinks from the show\n** Yaden, D. B., J. Haidt, R. W. Hood, D. R. Vago, and A. B. Newberg (2017). "The Varieties of Self-Transcendent Experience." Review of General Psychology 21(2): 143-160. [Link]\n* My interview with David Vago Ph.D. on Meditation in Self-Transcendent states: https://passionstruck.com/dr-david-vago-on-self-transcendence/\xa0\n* My solo episode on why you must feel to heal: https://passionstruck.com/why-you-must-feel-to-find-emotional-healing/\n* My interview with\xa0Cathy Heller:\xa0https://passionstruck.com/cathy-heller-how-do-you-find-your-life