I have always been drawn to leaving a place better than I found it. Cliche, no doubt, but working in medicine, I saw over and over that a little effort in helping another human made a huge impact on their suffering. But eventually, I realized that how I was helping others was quite unhealthy for me. During my medical training to become a physician, I found myself stressed, overworked, and burned out with paralyzing anxiety and depression. I lost myself in the process.

Eventually, my internal suffering became so severe I considered leaping off a balcony to end my life. But my impulse for suicide was interrupted by my father’s phone call, who had an intuition something was not right with me. That saving grace triggered something in me. I knew I had to answer a different calling. A calling to find that inner peace and that original innocence I had lost.

A large part of my interest in this work was brought to my attention by my father, a spiritual psychologist, and physician. Seeing his desire to continually learn and grow, sparked a long-dormant flame within me of determination to rise out of my anxiety and depression. I went on a worldwide pursuit to find the secrets of inner peace, and I found the answers by making the film LOVE EVOLVED.

I traveled the world interviewing and filming neuroscientists, theologians, philosophers, psychologists, and ordinary people in my life who lived lives exemplified by the qualities I was searching for. Initially based on science, my quest evolved into a progressively spiritual and enlightened path. This film honors the human experience in so many ways. We look at history, science, religion, and spirituality and how all these come together to tell a tale of the spiritual revolution that is ongoing right now in the world.

Inner peace in the modern age is a fascinating topic as it encompasses so many parts of life and various disciplines. Inner peace connects so many different cultures and religious beliefs, and finding common ground that unites all involved has been a significant interest to me throughout my life. It increases compassion, virtues, and joy worldwide and relieves unnecessary suffering. It is important. It is all that matters to me.

It has been my life's dream to create this film, and I can't wait to share it with you all and the world.

- Steven