Hannah Rosen
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first heard Nov 2024
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But Olga says it did help relieve some of her anxiety.
That's what I always thought too, and why I at least like the idea of meditation.
It has a low barrier to entry, no fancy expensive equipment or services required, and seemingly zero side effects.
But then one day, as Olga was browsing online.
She came across a researcher at Brown University named Willoughby Britton.
Olga ended up talking and meeting with Willoughby in person, she learned that Willoughby had grown up on a farm in Massachusetts and spent a lot of time by herself as a kid.
Willoughby had always been interested in consciousness and interiority and big existential questions.
So in college, she decided to major in neuroscience at Colgate University.
In 1995, during the summer between her junior and senior year, Willoughby's best friend Sarah died by suicide.
She'd been overwhelmed by the pressure of being an elite college athlete.
According to a New York Times article about her death, Sarah was an all-Ivy selection in field hockey, ice hockey, and lacrosse.
The article states that she was quote found on Monday afternoon by a friend.
That friend was Willoughby, who found her at her house next to a hunting rifle.
After that, Willoughby could not stop thinking about death.
So it's it it is that's an experience of maybe losing control of your thoughts.
Like it's your brain is running away from you kind of feeling.
From then on, Willoughby began to devote her life to ancient Buddhist principles, but she also had her degree in neuroscience, so she wanted to use her scientific background to advance the cause of meditation.
Now, to be clear, meditation has a robust body of research behind it that shows it can improve lots of things: anxiety, chronic pain, depression.
There are plenty of reputable studies linking it to lower blood pressure, better attention spans, and greater levels of compassion.
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