Award-winning author and scientific researcher, James Nestor, has written for numerous world-renowned publications and in 2014 received Amazon’s Best Science Book Award for his book Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves.

In this Basecamp, James will share scientific insights from his most recent book, Breath, a masterfully researched and written work on the science of breath and the power we all possess to improve our lives using this simple internal tool.

Pat sits down with renowned psychologist, professor, best-selling author, and founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute, Dr. Lisa Miller, to discuss the science of spirituality. They discuss how we are all innately spiritual beings, the differences between religion and spirituality, the science-backed benefits of building our spiritual core, and three keys to leveraging the awakened brain. Dr. Lisa Miller also takes us through a 90 second practice to awaken your spiritual brains.

In this episode, Pat sits down with world renowned research psychologist, professor, and best-selling author, Angela Duckworth, to discuss her research advancing the scientific insights that help us thrive. Angela talked about grit, the connection between grit and happiness, the benefits of being goal-driven, and how talent and skills are not mutually exclusive to one another. Dr. Duckworth also gave the group some tips on how to gain a grittier mindset -- at any age!