Metamorphosis: Why Change Is the Lifeblood of Life | Oren Harman on Transformation & Identity
Strategies for Living by David C. McMillian, Ph.D. and Lauren Leon McMillian, M.S.
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Is change something to fear — or something to embrace?
In this fascinating episode of Strategies for Living, Dr. David McMillian and psychotherapist Lauren Leon McMillian welcome award-winning author and life strategist Oren Harman to explore the profound science and metaphor of metamorphosis.
Drawing from his new book Metamorphosis, Harman reveals how three-quarters of animal species undergo dramatic transformation — from caterpillars dissolving into butterflies to axolotls regenerating limbs and even parts of their brains. But this conversation goes far beyond biology.
Together, we explore:
- How metamorphosis shapes identity and memory
- Whether butterflies remember being caterpillars
- What neuroscience teaches us about adolescent brain development ...
Keywords
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