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494: Science-backed spiritual tools for longevity | Psychologist David DeSteno, Ph.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

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The Changes in Spiritual Practice as We Age

Happiness and well being used to follow a U shaped curve across the lifespan. It bottomed out around 50, which is also when antidepressant use peaks in western countries. People who find spirituality tend to have a higher trajectory in terms of increasing their happiness again as they age.

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