…We Have a Spiritual Problem
...We Have a Spiritual Problem
Podcast Description
How do we cultivate a well-centered life in a world that often feels unbalanced? What role does spirituality play in solving today’s personal and collective problems? Drawing from concepts of "well-centered fitness"—Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social wellness—we bring you engaging conversations with experts, thinkers, and everyday people who challenge us to rethink our approaches to health, happiness, and harmony and to deepen your spiritual understanding with open minds.
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The podcast focuses on spiritual wellness, health, personal growth, and community building, exploring topics like food and spirituality, conscious aging, navigating chronic illness, emotional intelligence in relationships, and the impact of trauma on personal journeys. For instance, episodes featuring Chef Jeremy Rock Smith discuss the healing aspects of food, while Dr. Greg Stewart tackles negative emotions to build intimacy in marriage.
In an age of fragmentation, distraction, and cultural turbulence, this podcast asks a deeper question: What does human flourishing actually require?
Drawing on science, theology, philosophy, and lived experience, Centered moves beyond diagnosing our spiritual problem and toward integration. Inspired in part by the vision of convergence articulated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, each episode explores how we align our bodies, minds, relationships, and souls toward what is ultimate.
This is not self-help.
It is formation.
It is movement toward wholeness.
It is the work of becoming centered.
What began as The Aging Well Podcast eventually became …We Have a Spiritual Problem, and then Centered: Becoming Whole in a Chaotic World. That journey was never really a departure from aging well. It was an exploration of what aging well ultimately requires.
In this solo episode, Dr. Jeff Armstrong reflects on that journey and explains why he is bringing Centered back into The Aging Well Podcast—not as an ending, but as a homecoming.
Along the way, he explores how the podcast has evolved from a conversation about longevity and healthy aging into something broader: an exploration of human formation, becoming, purpose, flourishing, and aging as ascension rather than decline.
The SPIES Framework—Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social—has become the foundation of Well-Centered Fitness. The original Six Pillars of Aging Well have expanded to include a seventh: Purpose. And the question has shifted from simply, “How do we live longer?” to something much more human:
Who are we becoming as we live longer?
This episode marks the beginning of a new chapter for The Aging Well Podcast—one in which Centered becomes a recurring feature rather than a separate destination, bringing the conversation about orientation, integration, formation, and human flourishing directly into the larger conversation about aging well.
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