The Harvard Scientist Who Says You Can Use Your Thoughts To Improve Your Health | Ellen Langer

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>The connection between your psychology and your health, and how to work with it.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.ellenlanger.me/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ellen J. Langer</a> is the author of eleven books, including the international bestseller</p> <p><em>Mindfulness</em>, which has been translated into fifteen languages, and <em>Counterclockwise:</em></p> <p><em>Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility</em>. Most recently, she is the author of <em>The</em></p> <p><em>Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health</em>.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Langer is the recipient of, among other numerous awards and honors, a Guggenheim</p> <p>Fellowship, the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public</p> <p>Interest from the American Psychological Association, the Award for Distinguished</p> <p>Contributions of Basic Science to the Application of Psychology from the American</p> <p>Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and the Adult Development and</p> <p>Aging Distinguished Research Achievement Award from the American Psychological</p> <p>Association.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>She is the author of more than 200 research articles and her trailblazing experiments in</p> <p>social psychology have earned her inclusion in <em>The New York Times Magazine's</em> "Year</p> <p>in Ideas" issue. A member of the psychology department at Harvard University and a</p> <p>painter, she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about</strong>:</p> <ul> <li>The power of placebos</li> <li>Why she isn't a fan of positive thinking as it is talked about in new age circles</li> <li>Her version of mindfulness, which is quite different from the version we usually talk about here on the show, which comes out of Buddhism</li> <li>Psychological treatments for chronic illness </li> <li>Smart strategies for reframing aging. </li> <li>Why the world would be boring if you knew it all</li> <li>What she means by her concept of a "mindful utopia"</li> <li>And her favorite one liners </li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/james-doty" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science Of Manifestation: Can This Stanford Neuroscientist Convince A Skeptical Dan To Give It A Shot? | Dr. James R. Doty</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/dilip-jeste-379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to Get the Wisdom of Old Age Now | Dilip Jeste </a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/jon-kabat-zinn-580" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tripping Out with a Legend: Jon Kabat-Zinn on Pain vs. Suffering, Rethinking Your Anxiety, and the Buddha's Teaching in a Single Sentence</a></li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3QtGRqJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Full Shownotes: <a href= "https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/[episode-slug]" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/ellen-langer-832</a></p>