The Soul of Life

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The Soul of Life weaves together stories from people who frequently veer into the deep end of uncertainty in their life or discipline and find a spiritual sweet spot, living life from all of their being—with soul.

04/12/2024

I'm excited to announce a two-day IFS-Ketamine Retreat for Depression, June 15-16, 2024. In this transformative retreat, we combine the groundbreaking principles of Internal Family Systems therapy with intramuscular (IM) ketamine to offer a unique and holistic approach to help recover from depression. Learn more and register here:

Slowing the Mind to Open the Heart In this transformative retreat, we combine the groundbreaking principles of Internal Family Systems therapy with intramuscular (IM) ketamine to offer a unique and holistic approach to help recover from depression. If you are struggling with depression and burnout,....

10/01/2022

"What if I could show you a way to reconnect with the whole of who you are, in service to your highest purpose as you know it? What if I could help you break out of the invisible prison in which you have been living--the one that keeps you small and scared?"

Today on the Soul of Life I speak with Dr. Angela Heubner, author of Jailbreak: The Making and Breaking of Our Invisible Prisons; An IFS Informed Escape. Angela describes this beautiful model of natural multiplicity of the mind, in Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS):

And she describes just how different IFS is from conventional psychology like cognitive behavioral therapy, and original-sin religious teaching that our culture (and the DSM) is steeped in.

“We are inherently good.”

Angela talks about the most common protective parts of us, what she calls our prison guards: the pleaser, the worry-wort, the perfectionist, and the logician.

https://souloflifeshow.com/2022/10/jailbreak-ifs-informed-escape/

09/02/2022

George Kolodner pioneered the Intensive Outpatient (IOP) model of addiction treatment in the 1970s and was a founder of the Kolmac DC Clinics. I talk with George about the tragic mistake of Bill Wilson, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, who actually encouraged people to smoke if it helped them quit alcohol. Kolodner is on a mission to teach health professions to get serious about fighting ni****ne addiction. "My alcoholic and drug addict people painfully but successfully get sober only to die of ni****ne." https://souloflifeshow.com/2022/08/taking-ni****ne-addiction-seriously/

08/26/2022

Thrilled to be on The Mental Illness Happy Hour today talking with Paul Gilmartin, about my own struggle with depression, growing up Baptist, leaving the church and reclaiming my faith from religion, ketamine, and how learning Deep Brain Reorientation put me in the pilot's seat flying airplanes.

Keith Miller is a clinical social worker, author, and podcaster (The Soul of Life Show). He shares about caregiver burnout, identifying depression, the physical aspects of emotions, his focus on DBR therapy, and his life growing up Baptist and eventually leaving the church.

07/15/2022

When I spoke to NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration lead scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope last year we could not imagine the beauty and awe we would get from images being released today! Listen to this amazing interview.

My conversation with Nobel laureate and top NASA scientist Dr. John Mather on the amazing surprises he hopes to see from his 25 years of work on the James Webb Space Telescope, launching this Fall.

07/03/2022

"We hate the idea…we HATE the idea that a pill can boost a women’s s*xual function. Because we want it ALL to be psychosocial." That's Dr. Rachel Rubin, a board-certified urologist and s*xual medicine specialist. “I’m a b***r doctor.” We talk about the most common and serious s*xual problems, and just how many simple and life-changing tools are available for you to take advantage of. “We used to think it was all in people’s heads. The truth is actually it’s not very often in people’s heads. [ED in men] can be a very scary marker of future cardiovascular problems.” https://souloflifeshow.com/2022/07/rachel-rubin/

06/13/2022

"God is not God's real name." Spirituality does not shrink and fold itself tightly into the pages of a how-to manual. That's a job for religion.

“The word ‘soul’ is one of those finger-pointing-at-the-moon words. I can’t see my soul. I can’t see your soul. I can’t measure it with a tape measure or weigh it on a scale...but we all have a sense of what it means.”

Listen to me speak with Russell Siler Jones, a guy who’s written a book to help therapists feel more competent and confident about having spiritual conversations with clients.

Spirituality does not shrink and fold itself tightly into the pages of a how-to manual. But Russell Siler Jones' book, Spirit in Session: Working with Your Client’s Spirituality (and Your Own) in Psychotherapy. guides therapists to feel more competent having spiritual conversations.

05/01/2022

Tierra Curry jumped in 108 rivers across the U.S. in order to bring attention to the state of water quality and it’s vital role in our own health and sustainability.

Listen to me talk to Tierra, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity , about staying hopeful in an age of climate fatigue.
https://souloflifeshow.com/2022/05/tierra-curry/

02/03/2022

I learned so much from watching Brian Lagerstrom do and that I had to have him on the show. Awesome convo about , Chef John of Foodwishes.com, and being a . https://souloflifeshow.com/2022/01/brian-lagerstrom/

Brian Lagerstrom is a rising star in the among the many food channels on YouTube. He shows people how to make food from his many years as a professional chef and baker. "You can make world class dough with a bowl and a spoon. Truly. That’s all you need." Today I speak with astronaut veteran of 5 s...

01/28/2022

(This was streamed live earlier today).

My heart is broken and grieving with the Thomas family and the Magruder community after last week's tragic events.

I'm speaking today to help create a public space where other parents can connect in order to heal, learn, and collaborate with hard-working county and school staff who care for our children every day.

I'm the parent of two children in Montgomery County Public Schools, and husband to a MCPS teacher. I've been a social worker for 20 years and run two private psychotherapy clinics specializing in trauma recovery and relationships, and I host The Soul of Life psychology and spirituality podcast.

01/10/2022

I'm excited to announce that enrollment is now open again for my 7-Week live, online course for couples, Mindful Marriage. In my 20 years as a marriage therapist I have not found a better way to condense the benefits of mindfulness and couples therapy in such a powerful package. Thanks for sharing! https://souloflifeshow.com/mindful-marriage

COURSE DATES: Meets Tuesday Nights 7-9pm, February 22 - April 5th, 2022

12/31/2021

Find out what 5x NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut John Grunsfeld had to say about riding a fireball after Columbia, what can we expect from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, and what he really thinks about UAPs. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/12/john-grunsfeld/

11/26/2021

I speak with Ken Liu, Author of The Paper Menagerie, a short story swept the Hugo, the Nebula, and the World Fantasy awards. In his fantasy series The Dandelion Dynasty, the heroes are engineers, not wizards.

Liu's work translating many Chinese sci-fi authors into English has helped many of these authors become huge successes in the U.S., most notably Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem.

Ken says his fiction often projects East Asian history and culture onto the backdrop of the modern American Empire.
https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/11/ken-liu/

11/21/2021

Tomorrow University of Maryland's Len Bias will finally be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. I speak with Dave Ungrady who helped keep Len's story alive about this moment and reflect on his legacy and the tragedy of his loss. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/11/the-legacy-of-len-bias/

11/12/2021

Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff, Ph.D. is the person perhaps most responsible for researching the effects of self-compassion. I ask her about the infectious positivity of the TV series character, , played by .
https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/11/kristin-neff/

11/06/2021

In "Monks that Make Beer" I spoke with the director of the Spencer Brewery in my hometown in Massachusetts to ask how the brothers who live a live of solitude and prayer can be connoisseurs of ale and be successful in the competitive market. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/11/spencer-brewery/

11/02/2021

How can anyone prepare for the sudden loss of a child? Jaime Clemmer talks with me about her experience, so that others close to someone experiencing this loss may better know how to get out of your comfort zone and make a connection that counts. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/10/jaime-clemmer/

10/31/2021

Shout out to the Villager Newspapers, the local newspaper in my hometown of Spencer, MA. Happy to feature one of the community's members in next week's episode on the Spencer Brewery.http://linpub.blob.core.windows.net/pdf/2/29fbab5f-d417-4dcc-a8f0-b74bbdcdbcbc.pdf

10/23/2021

Why aren't ERs around the country offering Ketamine for acute suicidality? Dr. Patrick Oliver discusses the only FDA-approved drug that successfully treats suicidality and why he thinks hospitals and psychiatrists need to get with the program and save lives. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/10/ketamine-for-depression/

10/20/2021

Thrilled to speak with author of Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin. He's the co-discoverer of Tiktaalik, a fish fossil that is the first evidence of so-called bridge animals with features that show the evolutionary transition between swimming fish and land mammals.

https://souloflifeshow.com/category/soul-of-life-show-season-3/

10/13/2021

Is there a link between compulsive caretaking and cancer risk? How can we examine the role of emotional stress and disease without "blaming the victim?

I spoke with Dr. Lou Lukas, chief of Palliative Medicine at the Nebraska and Veterans Affairs Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System about these questions and her unique approach to treating mind, body and soul.

Dr. Lukas and I discuss the mind-body connection and stress—and not just their role in autoimmune disorders like gastrointestinal problems, arthritis, migraines, nerve damage, and even some cancers—but how to utilize the power of the mind to transform and heal the body. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/10/lou-lukas/

10/01/2021

Remember the sugar and flour shortages in late 2020 at the start of the pandemic?

A guy in was buying it all to make sure we didn't run out of CAKE!

I speak to Brotha Bakes owner Mark A Linen on today about staying with your dreams, impersonations, and the joy of learning to love in the 90's. https://tinyurl.com/4x6xfy4w

The pandemic of 2020 brought us supply shortages. Basics like sugar and flour were scarce. But a truck driver in Houston was making sure people didn’t run out of cake.

09/27/2021

Great conversation with s*xual surrogate, Betty Martin. This kind of s*x work isn't what a lot of people think it is. Betty considers it sacred. What do you think? https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/09/betty-martin-s*xual-surrogacy/

I speak with Betty Martin, a certified Surrogate Partner, Sacred Intimate, and Somatic S*x Educator about the importance of getting to know pleasure in your body, slow s*x, and the controversy and benefits of s*xual surrogacy in s*x therapy.

09/10/2021

Loved speaking with David Wilcox Music today on . Amazing live performance and debut of new song! Asheville Live Music https://buff.ly/3C3dJMO

09/06/2021

Great conversation with *xtherapist Dr. Corey Allan, author of . What's keeping you from discussing your fantasies? S*x on the roof. Chinese food. It's all discussed. https://buff.ly/3n8CjYG

08/28/2021

Most of us have been conditioned our whole life to have strong moral judgments against things like addictions or su***de. Aren’t these just categorically bad things that we have to fight against?

In this episode of The Soul of Life, I speak with IFS Senior Trainer Michael Elkin about how it’s far more productive to become curious and explore the motivations behind Firefighter parts of you than to fight them and add fuel to their protective mission.

Firefighters are the protective parts of your psyche that react to douse the flames of emotional pain and are typically show up as extreme beliefs or behaviors like anger, addictions, compulsions, or suicidality. https://tinyurl.com/rdcpczf9

08/20/2021

Amazing conversation with PBS NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan about balanced reporting in an age of sensational news, racial reconciliation, his work with the legendary Judy Woodruff, Jim Lehrer and Gwen Ifill, and how his role as family code switcher planted seeds for his career in journalism. https://souloflifeshow.com/2021/08/hari-sreenivisan/

08/14/2021

Today on The Soul of LIfe I speak with founders of Imago Relationship Therapy, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt about their paradigm-changing work treating "the space between" as instrumental to successful relationships. https://buff.ly/2VS0bEa

08/06/2021

I speak with Bessel van der Kolk, author of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma, a NYT bestseller list for 141 wks, 24 of them in the #1 spot. How can you heal from trauma? Has "trauma" become inflated in pop culture? What are the latest about psychedelics in therapy? What is a better replacement for the PTSD diagnosis?

07/30/2021

In today's episode of The Soul of Life I speak with John Annerino, believed to have run the longest wilderness ultramarathon ever covering 750 miles of daunting Arizona wilderness from Mexico to Utah. His work has appeared in Time, LIFE, the New York Times, National Geographic Adventure and Scientific American, among many others. His map, "The Grand Canyon Explored," is on display at the Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center.https://buff.ly/3BWOH2P

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(This was streamed live earlier today). My heart is broken and grieving with the Thomas family and the Magruder community after last week's tragic events. I'm speaking today to help create a public space where other parents can connect in order to heal, learn, and collaborate with hard-working county and school staff who care for our children every day. I'm the parent of two children in Montgomery County Public Schools, and husband to a MCPS teacher. I've been a social worker for 20 years and run two private psychotherapy clinics specializing in trauma recovery and relationships, and I host The Soul of Life psychology and spirituality podcast.

Bring Love Alive: Learn Vital Relationship and Mindfulness Skills

20-year relationship therapist and author Keith Miller shares a one-hour presentation about the power of vital relationship and mindfulness skills, plus: - Learn the #1 reason relationships succeed - How to communicate clearly and with heart - How to use mindfulness to stay centered when your partner is off-balance

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Live IFS Meditation: How to Tame Your Inner Critic and Inner Procrastinator

If part of your mental activity is self-critical thoughts, you have an "inner critic." IFS teaches that when we respond curiously to problematic parts of our psyche, they can unburden pain that caused them operate in roles outside their ideal purpose. What does that mean? Rather than harassing, berating, and triggering procrastination, the Critic voice can tell you what it's afraid of, unlocking a door to self-compassion, courage, creativity, and clarity. Join me today at 12pm, Eastern Standard Time, to practice the first steps toward an inner journey that can truly transform your life. About Your Presenter Keith Miller has practiced psychotherapy for twenty years as a clinical social worker and has specialized in mindfulness-based IFS therapy for 13 years (trained in L1, L2, L3, and IFIO). He’s an expert on relationships and healing from emotional trauma and is the author of Love Under Repair: How to Save Your Marriage and Survive Couples Therapy and Mindful Marriage, a mindfulness-based stress reduction curriculum for couples. He’s a national speaker on mindfulness and spirituality and is the host of The Soul of Life podcast. More Information About IFS IFS, or Internal Family Systems Therapy, is an evidence-based psychotherapy based on an appreciative inquiry process of the mind's "natural multiplicity." While IFS is endorsed by leading trauma recovery professionals as one of the most effective and comprehensive psychotherapies to heal from trauma, it's also easily adapted to everyday stressors and life challenges and is an excellent way to develop emotional intelligence.

Disarming Your Inner Critic: Free IFS Lesson and Guided Meditation

Join me every Friday at Noon for a brief Internal Family Systems lesson and 15-minute centering meditation led by IFS practitioner and master therapist Keith Miller, to learn how to make sense of your inner life and benefit from mindfulness-based stress reduction practice. - 10-minute introduction and Short Overview of one IFS concept - 15-minute guided “Orchestra Conductor” meditation - 5-minute Q&A about healing through “parts work” - After event, continue chat and Q&A with Keith for 30 min on FB Unlike typical meditation instruction which helpfully pivots around triggering the body’s relaxation response by learning to detach, surrender, and let go of conscious mental activity, this IFS-informed meditation will teach you how to become an orchestra conductor of your mental and physical activity. You will learn how to respond to each part of your psyche uniquely, unlocking your brain’s potential to be highly curious, courageous, and creative while feeling calmer, clearer and more compassionate. This is for you if you: • Find yourself stuck in anxious or negative thoughts and want to feel more calm • Feel hijacked by emotional triggers in your life or in the news and just want to be yourself more • Have considered or tried meditation but don’t think it really works for you • Already benefit from a “sitting” mindfulness practice but want to resolve inner emotional conflicts and understand complex behavioral patterns • Want a spiritual practice in your life but are skeptical of religious teaching or spiritualizing • Have a strong religious faith but want to put this faith into meaningful practice to overcome constraining behaviors or thoughts About the Venue: Social Media This weekly free event will be simul-streamed live every Friday at 12:00pm EST on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It is not considered psychotherapy or counseling and there is no expectation of confidentiality of participants. There’s no ne

Meditation for All Learners: IFS lesson + 15 minute guided meditation

30-Minute Free, Live IFS Lesson and Guided Meditation

Stress-Reduction Meditation for All Learners: Aligning the Mind to Open the Heart

Join me every Friday at Noon for a 30-minute centering meditation led by IFS practitioner and master therapist Keith Miller, to learn how to make sense of your inner life and benefit from mindfulness-based stress reduction practice. - 10-minute introduction and Short Overview of one IFS concept - 15-minute guided “Orchestra Conductor” meditation - 5-minute Q&A about healing through “parts work” Unlike typical meditation instruction which helpfully pivots around triggering the body’s relaxation response by learning to detach, surrender, and let go of conscious mental activity, this IFS-informed meditation will teach you how to become an orchestra conductor of your mental and physical activity. You will learn how to respond to each part of your psyche uniquely, unlocking your brain’s potential to be highly curious, courageous, and creative while feeling calmer, clearer and more compassionate. This is for you if you: • Find yourself stuck in anxious or negative thoughts and want to feel more calm • Feel hijacked by emotional triggers in your life or in the news and just want to be yourself more • Have considered or tried meditation but don’t think it really works for you • Already benefit from a “sitting” mindfulness practice but want to resolve inner emotional conflicts and understand complex behavioral patterns • Want a spiritual practice in your life but are skeptical of religious teaching or spiritualizing • Have a strong religious faith but want to put this faith into meaningful practice to overcome constraining behaviors or thoughts About the Venue: Social Media This weekly free event will be simul-streamed live every Friday at 12:00pm EST on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It is not considered psychotherapy or counseling and there is no expectation of confidentiality of participants. There’s no need for participants to engage in the chat on social media during the presentation but you’re encouraged

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I’m a social worker and psychotherapist with over 20 years of clinical experience. My expertise is centered around healing from psychological trauma and I’m the founder and director of a busy clinic that is based in metro Washington, DC.

My mission is to bring together medical and mental health healers, scientists, musicians, athletes, and spiritual leaders to find deeper meaning and joy to energize our work, connect to life deeply, and learn to be ourselves in a rapidly changing world, so that we can innovate and achieve powerful results where we are needed most.