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This is me with my parents at my grad school graduation in the Spring of 2004. Rachel Martin hide caption
toggle caption Rachel MartinIt's weird to be a grown-up orphan. It forced my siblings and me to reckon with faith
Hrishikesh Hirway says the cause of his writer's block was a "whirlpool of self judgment." Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for VOX Media hide caption
toggle caption Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for VOX MediaHe felt 'creatively dead.' Then he harnessed the power of boredom
Rick Rubin says he feels like there is some creative energy behind the universe. Frazer Harrison hide caption
toggle caption Frazer HarrisonRick Rubin on taking communion with Johnny Cash and not rushing creativity
Sa'ed Atshan says his commitment to pacifism and Quakerism is a spiritual anchoring in his life. Swarthmore College hide caption
toggle caption Swarthmore CollegeThis Palestinian American professor leans on his Quaker faith during conflict
Duncan Trussell says there is value in transcendent experiences. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Emma McIntyre/Getty ImagesHow do you make peace with your shortcomings? This man has an answer
Jeff Tweedy says he thinks in "song shapes." Sammy Tweedy hide caption
toggle caption Sammy TweedyWilco's Jeff Tweedy on religion, music — and the Dolly Parton song he dislikes
Roland Griffiths' research showed how psychedelics can alleviate depression in people with terminal diseases. Andre Chung/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Andre Chung/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesThis psychedelics researcher approached his death with calm and curiosity
Duncan Trussell and his mom, as imagined in the show The Midnight Gospel. Netflix hide caption
toggle caption NetflixHe chose to honor his mom's life with a psychedelic cartoon
Students from Hunter College chant and hold up signs during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of their campus in New York earlier this month. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty ImagesHis call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated
Evaporation ponds that are pinkish-red due to high salinity levels are visible on the north section of the Great Salt Lake in August 2021 near Corinne, Utah. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesHer antidote for 'climate grief' and a shrinking Great Salt Lake? Don't look away
Sir Patrick Stewart says playing Jean Luc Picard gave him an idea of how he might become a better person. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Rich Fury/Getty ImagesPatrick Stewart says his time on 'Star Trek' felt like a ministry
Rob Delaney says the words we use are less important than the meaning behind them. Leon Bennett/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Leon Bennett/Getty ImagesThis comedian says words often fail during tragedy. And that's OK
Yeganeh and Jason Rezaian in 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Rezaians were wrongfully imprisoned 9 years ago. For Yeganeh, the pain is fresh
Jia Tolentino talks about God and psychedelics and finding comfort in chaos. Elena Mudd hide caption
toggle caption Elena MuddShe chased 'ego death' — first in religion, then in parenthood
Seeking community isn't always easy. Andry Ryan/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Andry Ryan/Getty ImagesThe search for a church that isn't a church
Vanessa Zoltan's memoir is all about how she learned to read literature like sacred texts. TarcherPerigree/Penguin Random House hide caption
toggle caption TarcherPerigree/Penguin Random HouseThis 'Jane Eyre' enthusiast invites you to treat your favorite books as sacred text
Vanessa Zoltan says the theology that she was raised in was the Holocaust. Vanessa Zoltan hide caption
toggle caption Vanessa ZoltanWhy this chaplain sees her atheism as a gift
Rainn Wilson leans into the idea of a spiritual journey for humanity. Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption
toggle caption Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/APWhy 'the guy' from 'The Office' wants a spiritual revolution
Patty Krawec at a Wet'suwet'en solidarity event at the Canada-U.S. border. Patty Krawec hide caption
toggle caption Patty KrawecThis writer shares the right (and wrong) ways to honor Indigenous spirituality
Professor Lisa Miller has dedicated most of her career to the study of neuroscience and spirituality. Getty hide caption
toggle caption GettyThis Ivy League researcher says spirituality is good for our mental health
Poet Hanif Abdurraqib has struggled with grief from losing important people in his life. He reflects on the ways his spirituality is defined by his understanding of loss. Maddie McGarvey hide caption
toggle caption Maddie McGarveyWhy this poet sees grief as its own kind of spiritual practice
Dan Harris meditating. Ten Percent Happier hide caption
toggle caption Ten Percent HappierThe former news anchor at the center of the mindfulness movement
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