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Stop Editing Yourself To Fit In

Think about something you love but feel tempted to hide because it doesn't fit the image of who you're trying to become. Maybe it's your music, your sense of humor, or the way you naturally express yourself. Dora once tried to leave her love of hardcore rap behind because it didn ... Show More

4m 10s

Oct 23

The Exhaustion Of Trying To Stay Young

The promise of staying young can be hard to resist. There's always another product to try, another sign of aging to fix, another way to feel like we're keeping time at bay. Dora recognizes that anxious pull, even as she questions the belief underneath it: that getting older means ... Show More

6m 12s

Oct 21

When Your Identity Becomes Your Job

A job can give us purpose, community, and a sense of belonging. A role can help us understand where we fit and what people need from us. But as Dora's mom considers retirement, Dora sees how unsettling it can be to imagine life without a role you've inhabited for decades. When so ... Show More

7m 44s

Feb 2024

Harvard Psychologist: Stress Is the Root of Most Illness | 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

Mar 2025

The Power of Mindset: How Your Thoughts Transform Your Physical Health & Why Embracing Uncertainty Is The Key To Wellbeing with Dr Ellen Langer #537

This week's guest has spent over 50 years conducting ground-breaking research showing that your thoughts have a profound impact on your body. Dr Ellen J. Langer is Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and widely known as the 'mother of mindfulness’. She is the recipient ... Show More

2h 22m

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

Feb 2025

Using Your Mind to Control Your Physical Health & Longevity | Dr. Ellen Langer

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Harvard University and the world’s leading researcher on the mind-body connection and the power our thinking has on our physical health. She explains how specific ways of framing and asking questions ... Show More

3h 22m

Jul 2025

Your Thoughts Shape Your Body! These 2 Things Cause All Your Stress! Dr. Ellen Langer

Can your mind reverse aging, reduce stress, and even heal your body? Harvard psychology professor, Dr. Ellen Langer has spent over 40 years researching mindfulness, mind-body unity and how your thoughts can transform your health. In this episode, she shares her groundbreaking wor ... Show More

1h 7m

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

Nov 2023

Mother of Mindfulness Shares How Positive Thinking Improves Our Health with Dr. Ellen Langer

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 ... Show More

30m 5s

Jul 2024

Is Mindfulness The Secret To Health?

<p>Can you heal faster just by tricking your brain? Could you lose weight with only a change of mindset? Could you think yourself into being younger? If you think the answer to all these questions is no, you haven’t read the research from renowned Harvard University psychologist ... Show More

33m 42s

Dec 2023

Reversing Chronic Stress and Strengthening Mind-Body Connection with Dr. Ellen Langer

How does embracing mind-body unity open up new possibilities to manage and enhance your health? One of the best ways to connect your body to your mind is through mindfulness. But what exactly does that mean? And how do you become more mindful? If you’re like most people, the firs ... Show More

20m 17s

Harvard’s “Mother of Mindfulness” on the...