In this episode, Dr. Lorne Brown brings together neurosurgeon and Proof of Heaven author Dr. Eben Alexander, psychiatrist and Fulfilled author Dr. Anna Yusim, and radiologist Dr. Mitchell Abrams for a wide-ranging conversation about near-death experiences, consciousness, spirituality, healing, and the limitations of a purely material view of medicine.
Together, they examine what near-death experiences may teach us about love, purpose, connection, and how to live differently now—without needing a life-altering experience to wake us up.
The discussion explicitly moves from whether consciousness can exist beyond the brain toward a broader model of healing that includes mind, body, spirit, relationships, and inner experience.
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Dr. Anna Yusim joins Dr. Peta Stapleton on The 4th Wave in Therapy to discuss the science behind spirituality in mental health care, how intuition can be used as a clinical tool rather than a vague feeling, and what it takes to move patients from symptom relief toward genuine fulfillment.
In this powerful episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Dr. Anna Yusim—Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School, co-founder of the Yale Mental Health & Spirituality Program, and author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life—reveals the biggest misconception about spirituality and why it’s not about religion, “good vibes,” or blind belief…it’s about science, psychology, and lived experience.
In this powerful episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Dr. Anna Yusim—Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School, co-founder of the Yale Mental Health & Spirituality Program, and author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life—reveals the biggest misconception about spirituality and why it’s not about religion, “good vibes,” or blind belief…it’s about science, psychology, and lived experience.
In this powerful episode of Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown, Dr. Anna Yusim—Clinical Assistant Professor at Yale Medical School, co-founder of the Yale Mental Health & Spirituality Program, and author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life—reveals the biggest misconception about spirituality and why it’s not about religion, “good vibes,” or blind belief…it’s about science, psychology, and lived experience.
Dr. Anna Yusim joined Next Level Soul podcast for a conversation exploring the fascinating intersection of mystical spirituality and science. In this enlightening episode, Dr. Yusim delved into the profound connections between these two seemingly disparate realms, shedding light on how spiritual practices can enhance scientific understanding and vice versa.
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You can expect some of life’s most profound questions to be analyzed in this philosophical episode. Dr. Anna Yusim brings her unique perspective as a self-confessed “math nerd” from the hyper-rational world of science to supposedly “woo-woo” topics like telepathy, manifestation, and what it means to have a soul.
Patricia interviews Dr. Anna Yusim, a board-certified psychiatrist. Her first book, FULFILLED: How the Science of Spirituality Helps You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life, is filled with research, practical wisdom, and even interactive exercises. Through richly engaging clinical cases from her psychiatry practice, Dr. Anna Yusim integrates the tenets of Western medicine, psychology and neurobiology with the universal spiritual principles she learned in her own personal journey to fulfillment.
In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about the intersection of mental health and spirituality and Dr. Anna Yusim own path from mathematics, to psychiatry to spirituality. We discuss the 4 ways humans process emotions, the 3 categories of addiction, the power of letting go, what it means to have a heart-opening, which compounds are considered “psychedelic” and the potential of these compounds in mental health, spirituality and treatment.
Anna Yusim went to the best colleges in America, got her medical degree from Yale University and did a Psychiatry residency at NYU. On paper, everything looked perfect, but somehow, despite all the external accomplishments, Dr. Yusim felt unfulfilled. In her journey to find personal fulfilment and happiness beyond that which is promised by the material world, she discovered the science of spirituality and began to integrate her discoveries into her own life and the lives of her patients, affecting their mental and overall health in profound ways.
How does spirituality fit in with science, business, and leadership? Dr. Anna Yusim, a psychiatrist with a private practice and a lecturer at Yale Medical School, has written the book Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life in an attempt to explore spirituality’s role in modern life. Discover Anna’s favourite definition of soul (it has two parts), the four kinds of soul corrections that drive us, and how to respond proactively—not re-actively.
with Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman
In this show, Ellie Newman and Dr. Anna Yusim discuss evolutionary love relationships — what they look and what’s required to align with your soul and develop relationships that include the divine.
Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss the new research on being single. Are single people happier, healthier and having more sex? What does it mean to be in a fulfilling relationship, and what are some conflict resolution skills that can help you get there?
Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss what it means to have an intimate relationship without the conflicts of feeling responsible for the other party. Dr. Anna Yusim tells us what it means to leave the Blame Game behind and learn to speak your truth.
Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss Mandy Len Catron’s New York Times article”To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This.” They discuss the mystery of love, and whether we can will it? Perhaps there is some voodoo we can cast upon others, or them cast upon us, to fall in love. A love marriage is a recent phenomenon. Is there a recipe to follow to fall in love?
Dr. Anna Yusim, author of Fulfilled, and Ellie Newman discuss our brains on love, what it takes to get through a breakup and how to learn to love yourself more.
Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss the miracles of spontaneous remission and what it means to follow your intuition and experience synchronicities. Cures that medicine can’t explain but that happen anyway – miracles or the power of the mind/body connection?
From rural Idaho to New York City, Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman explore the paths to being Fulfilled.
From rural Idaho to New York City, same journey, different paths. On today’s episode, Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss what it takes to change our restricting beliefs, come to terms with our fear of mortality and find a sense of purpose and meaning.
From rural Idaho to New York City, Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss managing expectations and dealing with the emotions of trauma.
From rural Idaho to New York City, Dr. Anna Yusim and Ellie Newman discuss hitting rock bottom, creating change and learning how to sustain the positive changes we make.
Dr. Anna Yusim, author of Fulfilled and That Got Me Thinking Podcast host, Ellie Newman talk about how to make it through the holidays and come out a joyful, happy person. Holidays can bring up a lot of old issues, dashed expectations and tired roles – From rural Idaho to New York City, we’ve got answers for navigating the season in style.



