Dr. Miroslav Volf is a prominent theologian, scholar, author, and founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture.

Born in Croatia, Miroslav experienced the religious and political tensions of his homeland firsthand, which deeply influenced his academic and theological pursuits. He has authored numerous influential books, including Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation and Allah: A Christian Response, which engage with pressing theological and ethical questions in a globalized world. His most recent book is the New York Times bestseller Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most, co-authored with Matthew Croasmun and Ryan McAnnally-Linz last year.

Miroslav's work emphasizes the importance of dialogue, understanding, and reconciliation across religious and cultural divides, making him a significant figure in contemporary Christian thought and interfaith discourse.

In the episode, we discuss what we can learn about what it means to flourish and how to flourish from Life Worth Living and the Yale course of the same name, and how to answer what Miroslav calls “The Question” concerning human flourishing.

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Timestamps:

[01:05] A fresh perspective on flourishing.

[04:38] Education and human flourishing.

[08:49] Engaging with religious traditions.

[16:25] The meaning of human existence.

[20:08] Emotional side of life.

[24:27] Question of human existence.

[27:33] Components of the good life.

[34:32] The pursuit of eudaimonia.

[39:37] Values in different traditions.

[44:25] A life with pain.

[49:49] The beauty of suffering.

[53:33] The definition of success.

[56:04] The flame of ambition.

We interview Dr. Gemma Leigh Roberts, a chartered psychologist and author specialising in wellbeing, resilience and mindset. She is a Top 5 LinkedIn Learning instructor, and over five million people have taken her LinkedIn Learning courses. Over 650,000 people subscribe to her 'Mindset Matters – Thriving at work' newsletter. The newsletter led to the publication, in 2022, of her first book, Mindset Matters: Developing mental agility and resilience to thrive in uncertainty.

Gemma has written for or been featured in Stylist, the Guardian, Yahoo Finance, Forbes and Business Insider and has appeared on the BBC. She specializes in helping people, teams and organizations understand what it takes to navigate challenges successfully, build resilience in the face of adversity, and create environments where it's possible for each individual to thrive and perform at their peak in their own unique way. Her clients include BP, Oracle, HSBC, Microsoft, Spotify, Vodafone, Nestlé and Disney and for the last 10 years she has worked with individuals, teams and organizations to help create agile resilient teams at work.

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00:00:00 - Introduction to Flourish FM and Dr. Roberts 00:02:19 - Key Mindset Skills for Thriving at Work 00:02:41 - Importance of Resilience in the Evolving Workplace 00:03:45 - Cognitive Flexibility and Adapting to Change 00:04:48 - Growth Mindset and Learning in the Workplace 00:06:25 - The Role of Connection in Mental Health and Productivity 00:07:06 - Factors Leading to the Importance of Mindset Skills 00:10:52 - Conceptualizing Resilience and Antifragility 00:14:56 - The Sliding Scale of Resilience 00:16:35 - The Six Pillars of Resilience 00:24:49 - Connection as a Core Component of Resilience 00:27:27 - Mental Agility vs. Emotional Agility 00:28:13 - Acceptance and Resilience 00:34:19 - Flow and Resilience 00:36:22 - Acceptance as a Meta Pillar 00:41:04 - Practical Coaching Strategies for Building Mindset Skills 00:47:21 - Detailed Example of a Coaching Exercise

We interview Dr. Rick Hanson, a prolific writer and practitioner of all things psychology, neuroscience, resilience and well-being.

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 33 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone.

Rick is the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well Podcast – which has been downloaded over 15 million times. His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs.

Rick has lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, Rick’s work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media.

Rick began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.

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