How to Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body With the #1 Harvard Psychologist
Harnessing Mind Power: Dr. Ellen Langer on Mind-Body Unity and Health
Discover how your beliefs shape your biology and learn proven techniques from Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer that show you can use your mind to heal your body and reverse feelings of being stuck.
Short Summary
- Challenge the pervasive notion of mind-body separation (dualism) to unlock personal power.
- Action research proves perceived time, not real time, dictates physical healing speed, even for injuries.
- Mindlessness—acting on autopilot—is the root cause of nearly all personal and interpersonal problems.
- Reframe language (e.g., replacing "remission" with "cured") to actively manage the body's stress response.
This discussion centers on Dr. Ellen Langer’s five decades of research demonstrating that awareness, or mindfulness (defined as being present, not meditating), unlocks significant control over physical well-being. Learn concrete ways to apply uncertainty to enhance recovery, reduce stress, and make decisions right rather than continuously search for the "right" decision.
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Top Comments (10)
It’s wild how science is catching up with what philosophy and spirituality have hinted at for centuries: the mind isn’t just a passenger, it’s the pilot. Maybe the real ‘placebo effect’ is just us discovering our own hidden power.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Thank you Dr. Langer for showing up in my life now.🙏
I can’t sleep even the sleeping tablets aren’t working, I listen to this doctor & she actually answered so many questions! I believe I cause my own stress, I really do, I’m a perfectionist! Not good, I worry about stuff, just stuff. I really need to change, pray for me if you guy’s out there have time? I’ll pray 🤲 for you too, flipping life & stress. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🌹♥️
This woman just tried to give us 50 years of work! AMAZING talk and I’m getting her book
When I had cancer, my holistic practitioner told me to make it my best friend and to ask what it was there to teach me. That was 10 years ago and I am cancer free.
“When you change your mindset, it doesn’t make those challenges disappear, it changes your ability to face them” Feel The Power Of Your Mind
Easily the best guest yet on this podcast! Mel, you have to invite Dr . Langer back. This was truly life-changing. Wow!
I was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Her book and ideas got me through a really hard time. She's fabulous! Thank you for having her on your podcast!
Back in the 1980s in France, a woman and her baby were hit by a small van while crossing the street as pedestrians. The van flipped and landed right on top of the baby. Without even thinking, the mother lifted the entire van to free her child. It was only afterward that she realized what she had just done. I’ve forgotten the baby’s exact age, but I was working in the ER and treated the mother.
☺Bless Dr Langer's heart, when she said senior-moments happen because we know so much😂
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Top Comments (10)
It’s wild how science is catching up with what philosophy and spirituality have hinted at for centuries: the mind isn’t just a passenger, it’s the pilot. Maybe the real ‘placebo effect’ is just us discovering our own hidden power.
When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. Thank you Dr. Langer for showing up in my life now.🙏
I can’t sleep even the sleeping tablets aren’t working, I listen to this doctor & she actually answered so many questions! I believe I cause my own stress, I really do, I’m a perfectionist! Not good, I worry about stuff, just stuff. I really need to change, pray for me if you guy’s out there have time? I’ll pray 🤲 for you too, flipping life & stress. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🌹♥️
This woman just tried to give us 50 years of work! AMAZING talk and I’m getting her book
When I had cancer, my holistic practitioner told me to make it my best friend and to ask what it was there to teach me. That was 10 years ago and I am cancer free.
“When you change your mindset, it doesn’t make those challenges disappear, it changes your ability to face them” Feel The Power Of Your Mind
Easily the best guest yet on this podcast! Mel, you have to invite Dr . Langer back. This was truly life-changing. Wow!
I was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Her book and ideas got me through a really hard time. She's fabulous! Thank you for having her on your podcast!
Back in the 1980s in France, a woman and her baby were hit by a small van while crossing the street as pedestrians. The van flipped and landed right on top of the baby. Without even thinking, the mother lifted the entire van to free her child. It was only afterward that she realized what she had just done. I’ve forgotten the baby’s exact age, but I was working in the ER and treated the mother.
☺Bless Dr Langer's heart, when she said senior-moments happen because we know so much😂