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What Are Prescription Digital Therapeutics (PDTs)?
Can your smartphone become part of your mental health treatment? Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) promise to do exactly that — but what are they, and do they actually work? In this episode, host Gabe Howard is joined by ADAA member experts John Torous, MD, MBI, a digital ... Show More
21m 41s
Jul 30
Does Race & Culture Impact Mental Health Treatment?
Does mental health treatment work the same for everyone? The answer is more complicated than many people realize. In this episode, host Gabe Howard is joined by Stephanie Robertson, J.D., Director of Mental Health Equity at NAMI, and Dr. Nicole Washington, psychiatrist and Presid ... Show More
26m 51s
Jul 23
Bipolar Disorder in Spouses, Family, and Loved Ones
Many people know the term “bipolar disorder,” but few understand what mania actually looks like, how depression presents, or why recognizing the warning signs can be so difficult. In this episode, host Gabe Howard sits down with ADAA (Anxiety and Depression Association of America ... Show More
20m 4s
Aug 2023
381. Change Your Mindset, Your Health, Your Life | Dr. Ellen Langer
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and “The mother of mindfulness,” Dr. Ellen Langer discuss her latest book, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way To Chronic Health. From this they explore how intentioned awareness paired with humility allows for a healthier mindset and body, how the perceptio ... Show More
1h 55m
Feb 2024
Harvard Psychology Prof: “STRESS Is The #1 Cause of DISEASE - Do THIS To HEAL!” | Dr. Ellen Langer
<p>Today, we have a true pioneer in the world of psychology, Dr. Ellen Langer. She made history as the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard University. Known as the "mother of mindfulness" and the "mother of positive psychology," Dr. Langer's work has shown that our ... Show More
1h 27m
Feb 2025
The Mindful Body: Harvard’s Dr. Ellen Langer On The Power Of Mindfulness, How Thoughts Can Control Health, & Using Perspective To Lower Stress
Dr. Ellen Langer is Harvard’s first tenured female psychology professor, a pioneering researcher on the mind-body connection, and author of “The Mindful Body.” This conversation explores the radical impact of certainty on well-being and Ellen’s perspective that redefines traditio ... Show More
2h 23m
Feb 2024
Harvard’s Dr. Ellen Langer On The Mind-Body Connection, The Power of Mindfulness, & Why Age Is Nothing But a Mindset
Harvard’s renowned “Mother of Mindfulness,” Dr. Ellen Langer offers an insightful assessment: the root cause of global challenges lies in mindlessness. With an illustrious forty-five-year career and the distinction of being the first woman to attain psychology tenure at Harvard. ... Show More
1h 51m
Oct 2025
Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body With the #1 Harvard Psychologist
<p>What if everything you’ve been told about health, stress, and aging is wrong? </p><p>Today, the legendary Dr. Ellen Langer – pioneering Harvard psychologist and global mindfulness legend, renowned for her 50+ years of groundbreaking research – joins Mel for the conversation of ... Show More
1h 18m
Sep 2023
Ellen Langer: The Mother of Mindfulness
In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki for a thought-provoking conversation with Ellen Langer, renowned as the "mother of mindfulness" and one of America's most influential psychologists. Ellen's groundbreaking research on mindful learning, the mind-body con ... Show More
1h 1m
Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about the power of positive thinking, the mind-body connection, and the realization that many of our limits are self-imposed. Dr. Langer even helps our host with some of his own insecurities and answers the question: "can positive thinking improve hearing loss and the need for glasses?"
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