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How to Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body With the #1 Harvard Psychologist



How to Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body With the #1 Harvard Psychologist

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What if everything you’ve been told about health, stress, and aging is wrong?

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 a lifetime.

She says you can use your mind to heal your body, and she has 50 years of headline-making science to back it up.

You’ll hear about people healing faster when the clock on the wall sped up.

Elderly men getting stronger and younger by pretending they traveled back in time.

Hotel housekeepers losing weight simply by being told their work counted as exercise.

And that’s just scratching the surface.

Dr. Langer’s research shows that your beliefs and attention can boost your health, and today, she’s sharing exactly how you can apply this science into your daily life.

You’re going to learn how to use your mind to heal your body and give yourself the gift of a healthier, happier life – from the inside out.

You’ll also learn:
-The mindset shifts that can boost immunity, ease pain, and speed up recovery
-The famed research studies that will stop you in your tracks and make you rethink your health
-How to reframe regret and stop getting stuck focusing on the past
-What to do next time you or a loved one is facing a chronic illness or scary diagnosis

Dr. Langer says it’s clear:

You are more powerful than you think.

Your beliefs shape your biology.

This episode shows you how.

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I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode.

In this episode:
00:00 Meet the Guest
03:40 How Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life
14:18 How to Stop Living on Autopilot
26:06 Hard Evidence the Mind Heals the Body
49:17 How to Stop Stress from Killing You
53:35 How Mindfulness Can Ease Chronic Illness
01:01:30 How to Make Any Decision the Right One
01:13:05 Create a Life You’re Truly Living

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  1. @sandycollins3613 on

    Thank you very much for sharing this podcast. I know everything this Dr. said to be true. I had stage 4 cancer with (2) 2 pound tumors, one of them bleeding massively. The cancer surgeons and oncologist assured me that if I didn't do the highest level of chemotherapy immediately I was going to die within 30 days! I did zero chemotherapy, this was 9 years ago. Because I had decided not to believe any of the doctors and because I decided I was going to be at cancer. It was exactly the same when I had a bleeding ulcer, and they told me I had to have surgery immediately. I went home instead and did my own thing, this was almost 40 years ago.

  2. @anitag272 on

    I have had IT all. I have lost IT all.
    Now..
    I know that..
    I am IT all.

    And so .. I have IT all.

    I decide to allow myself to have a content heart and a quiet mind.

    Peace is priceless.

    !

  3. @IndialienJones on

    I developed POTS, dysautonomia, and venous insufficiency after bumping my head in a car accident in 2020. It’s basically ruined my life.

    I’ve been to every doctor and specialist, tried numerous diets and supplement protocols, and worked with alternative practitioners who specialize in treating POTS and dysautonomia. Not a single thing has helped at all.

    I am in desperate need of help. How do I heal my body of these afflictions?

  4. @JuicyWorldwide on

    She is so fabulous! You always have amazing people on – thank you. But please don't have the camera facing those bright lights – they are absolutely blinding.

  5. @Meanwoman666 on

    So it is our personal fault if we get raped as a child and that is not anything to do with the criminal that did it to us. We are responsible for all our troubles so it's our personal fault for personal problems.

  6. @CarlaJerónimo-r6p on

    Ola alegria. Eu. Eu. Concordo. Plemanente. Com. O qe. Foi dito. Porqe eu. Senpre. Tive. Algus. Probemas. E. Quado. A. Minha. Saude. Se conplicou. Quadome foi diagosnitado. Deme ncia para poder continuar. A. Ter lucides. Eu. Comecei. A me informar. De varias. Formas. Para. Continuar e. Quando. Eu. Mudei. O. Meu pensamento. Tudo. Modou apesar. De alguma coisas. Serem dificeis. Eu nao desisto. A. Vida e. Muito. Precioca. Par. Nao viver. De. Portugal. Amor. E. Luz. Para. Todas. As. Pessoas qe. Vejam. Esta. Mensagem ❤😊❤

  10. @ashleighgallagher3055 on

    Theres an LDS book called how to be a peacemaker , first thing the author notes is when u submit to not knowing things , instead of thinking you inow everything you can be more of a peacemaker.. teachable , not a know it all … when i think i know everything.. im harder to get along with, im bossier to my children spouse , inlaws , siblings .. when i submit and think i do not know everything, to inow is to question things and ask , to learn and be teachable , humble a peacmaker in my home in others lives .. its freedom

  26. @JackDaniels-fj1ol on

    Hi Mel and Ellen, you are both wonderful! Really great content providentiel by Ellen and an interview really smartly and sensible conducteur by Mel. I Will list en to eat Alain and complete my notes and sûre and moré important Ly, I Will act on it. Thanks to both of you 🌺🌸🌷😊

  27. @ahmadsaleh3446 on

    My body's movements aren't working properly; what's the solution? Has anyone experienced this problem before? What was the solution? Or, if someone has experienced involuntary bodily movements, has anyone faced this problem before

  28. @4DDolla on

    what If my brains is cluttered and cringed in various telepathic ways? what if I'm feeling intense telekinetic discomfort? I'm confused about who is doing what because impersonating is involved. I have lost relationships with everyone in my life. my mind has been under this since I became knowledgeable in 2021 of mental communication at age 32 getting divorced. wow!! I want calm peace and loving kindness. been to the ER several times and was sent to the Psych ward for evaluation but not helped, I am being injured in my sleep now and I'm one who lost memory of my dreams at a young age aswell. I found spectral evidence is not accepted in the court of law and I'm fighting for the custody from a crime then mother committed. I want to move forward and raise a family. I want the children I have now to be safe and morally sound. "everyone" I've met since 2021 has crashed out with me. Please help because I am alone in this and have exhausted my resources, trying grounding techniques and opposing forces just keep getting stronger. -from a Believer Dominique. call me 979-464-9769

  32. @correiapnatalia on

    Since I started studying Quantum Mechanics I’ve been telling myself I’m gonna live 1000 years. Then Dra Langer says “add more life to your years”. That’s brilliant!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  34. @ArtMindful77 on

    Yes I believe your mind, psyche or soul is capable of doing just about anything. If you ever let it communicate with you instead of spending all day chasing approval and validation externally with 1000 fake friends on social media. Most people would go crackers if they had to spend a few hours with themselves in silence with nothing to reach for every 10 seconds. Nothing. If I tried to explain what's been happening my mind, psyche and soul would all end up in psych ward on a 72 hour pinch. It's almost like things are going in reverse. 🚑👩‍🦳👩

  35. @ArtMindful77 on

    Whatever ailment you have doesn't actually belong to you. It's an intrusion. In your mind look at where the ailment is, acknowledged it, accept that it's not yours and disown it. Dismiss it. But believe it. And of course keep seeing your doctor. Let them attack the worldly solutions. While you separate that part and still dismiss it at a much deeper level. You're allowed to do both. Anything that doesn't serve you in the self you are becoming dismiss it.

  37. @LovleyHensley-hm7ev on

    Thank you for helping me. It made me cry because many of the things that was talked and discussed puzzle me but got me thinking. I am new to your channel I plan on watching mute and read you alls books thank you ❤

  38. @Gaperina on

    "Try, try, there is no try. Do or do not!" Yoda – Empire strikes back. The best lime in the series, or any movie.
    My patients – all high ft isk OBs – got better results than any comparable group i could find in literature or in local comparison. Some might be related to what I did but more was related to my intentional use of positive framing. Their most common comment was " you're so funny!". There are plenty of data saying humor works.

  42. @innerworker on

    Hard to listen… she can’t keep a conversation… Mel can barely ask questions, she interrupts any kind of interaction. And she’s a “psychologist” 🫠

  48. @Vivita257 on

    Very Harvard but she only mentions mind & body when the most important element in our make-up is our spirit. One example: if you haven't forgiven someone you can develop serious disease, etc, etc…

  49. @filipecardoso1491 on

    Thanks, Mel, for always bringing us amazing and inspiring contents. I am from East Timor. For me, this session with Dr Ellen is eye-opening. Looking forward to more like this. Take care!