Dr. Bruce Greyson, the “father of NDE’s,” is a psychiatrist and emeritus Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, who has amassed and reviewed the archives of medical studies of NDE’s from worldwide sources in Resuscitation Medicine. In his best-selling book, After, and in the current Netflix series Surviving Death, Dr. Greyson summarizes and interprets the vast knowledge gathered in thousands of validated cases of NDE. In our interview, he talks about the import of these new scientific findings, as well as some extraordinary insights from them into the nature of consciousness.
Bruce Greyson - The Science and Experience of Consciousness Surviving Death
May 19, 2025

Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space
Welcome to Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space!
When you peek into the cosmic unity of existence and feel the love and inspiration of awakening, what happens next? Whether it’s through meditation, spiritual practice, Near-Death Experience (NDE), ingesting a mind-altering substance, or being born again, you don’t get a map for improving your messy life. In this podcast, Polly Young-Eisendrath and Michael Berger draw on expertise in science, psychology, adult development, psychedelics, NDEs, dreams, and Buddhist practice in conversations about compassion, resilience, responsibility, kindness, and development after awakening. You will learn how to chart a new path for flourishing in the human space in which waking up is important, but not enough, and growing up is never finished.
Welcome to Waking Up Is Not Enough: Flourishing in the Human Space!
When you peek into the cosmic unity of existence and feel the love and inspiration of awakening, what happens next? Whether it’s through meditation, spiritual practice, Near-Death Experience (NDE), ingesting a mind-altering substance, or being born again, you don’t get a map for improving your messy life. In this podcast, Polly Young-Eisendrath and Michael Berger draw on expertise in science, psychology, adult development, psychedelics, NDEs, dreams, and Buddhist practice in conversations about compassion, resilience, responsibility, kindness, and development after awakening. You will learn how to chart a new path for flourishing in the human space in which waking up is important, but not enough, and growing up is never finished.Listen on
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