“In order to have maximum well-being, it’s not enough to sleep, eat well and exercise; you also need to have a purpose, including one that transcends yourself” This conversation is so important for me personally as I navigate the complex relationship between two parts of my brain. The rational, data-driven sceptical side that is unwilling to accept anything without complete proof, and the spiritual side that is inexplicably drawn to certain things and leans into a belief that we are connected to the universe in ways we cannot explain. Tara and I have known each other for a few years, but as you can tell from this podcast, we’re quite close. She unfortunately lost her partner 4 years ago to cancer, which she describes in detail in her latest book. But after his death, she began to experience what she intuitively believed were signs from her partner. Highly improbable coincidences, chance happenings and events that were simply impossible to ignore. At first, this led her down a path of first questioning her mental state, but using her experience as a medical doctor and neuroscientist, she began to explore the science of consciousness and explored the possibility of trusting her instincts and intuition of what she believes to be true. According to Tara, these strange nudges and connections with people who have died are not random, and it’s time we took them seriously. We explore what we’ve lost in our modern lives, how our brain filters reality and what we might be missing, how to sharpen your intuition so you can spot the signs around you and finding purpose, meaning and connection in your own life. Key chapters 00:00 – The limits of science and why we need spirituality 02:30 – Honouring beliefs in medicine and caring for the whole person 06:30 – Signs after loss and learning to trust intuition again 14:43 – Where does consciousness really come from? 22:10 – Miracles, belief and spontaneous remissions in medicine 30:06 – What near-death experiences can teach us 33:00 – What terminal lucidity reveals about consciousness 36:30 – The brain as a filter and how perception shapes reality 38:30 – How to reconnect with your intuition 45:23 – How trauma lives in the body and how we release it 52:00 – Why belief and purpose help us live longer 53:54 – How to ask the universe for signs 54:53 – The healing power of nature, noticing beauty, art and culture as medicine 59:30 – Sound, vibration and ancient healing practices 1:04:00 – The benefits of silence and digital detox --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEARNING TO EAT WELL EVERY DAY 🥗 Download a FREE 7 day meal plan: https://tdk.link/mealplan_yt 🔥 Learn about Inflammation - FREE 4 part mini-series here: https://tdk.link/infl_series_yt 🥑 Heal yourself with food: https://tdk.link/heal_yt 🎤 Listen to experts on the podcast: https://tdk.link/pod_yt 👨🏽‍💻 Browse articles on the website: https://tdk.link/web_yt 📚 Check out my cookbooks: https://tdk.link/books_yt LET'S BE FRIENDS 📷 Instagram: https://tdk.link/tdk_insta_yt 📹 Subscribe: https://tdk.link/ytsubscribe 🙋🏽‍♂️ Facebook: https://tdk.link/tdk_fb_yt 🐦 Twitter: https://tdk.link/tdk_tw_yt 👔 LinkedIn: https://tdk.link/tdk_li_yt