What are the limits of today’s wellness culture and how might thinking about the religious roots of wellness trends give them more meaning? Liz Bucar, author of Beyond Wellness: How Restoring the Religious Roots of Spiritual Practices Can Heal Us, joins us to discuss today’s wellness industry. How might things like yoga and fitness classes offer more if we think about religion? How might religion counter some of the dangers of detox dieting? What can some of the religiously-rooted teachings in Alcoholics Anonymous offer all of us? And, even for those of us who feel uncomfortable with religion, what can religious insights offer that can help with genuine well-being?

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