This book gathers strains of wisdom from thinkers spiritual and scientific alike. It shows that the pretended chasm between these worlds is not so great after all-that many of the insights to be gained from spiritual thinking overlap with those gleaned from the fields of psychiatry, biology, neuroscience, anthropology, and psychology.

By combining over thirty years of experience in psychiatry with reflections on spirituality and anecdotes from a childhood in India, Dr. Nargis Ismail Fakhri offers an enchanting route to emotional well-being. She provides an overview of topics including:

• Limiting beliefs and negative thought patterns
• The roots of emotions in the brain
• The roles of particular relationships in our lives
• Conflict resolution in relationships
• Approaches to trauma
• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)
• Meditation & mindfulness
• The importance of love, compassion, and forgiveness