Building Confidence Through Mindfulness with Harvard Psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer

Mary’s Cup of Tea: the Self-Love Podcast for Women

Mary Jelkovsky

Self-love, Body-image, Mental Health, Body Image, Relationships, Women's Health, Self Love, Advice For Women, Self Love For Women, Love Yourself, Education, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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0:00.0	Everything that is was at one point a decision made by other people to meet their needs that may or may not meet your needs, especially for women, girls, because much of what is was decided by men.
0:20.1	Now, the more different you are from the person who created
0:23.7	the rule, the more important it is for you to do it your own way. Hi, hello, welcome to Mary's
0:30.7	Cup of Tea, the self-love podcast for women. Though all self-lovers are welcome here. I'm Mary. I write and speak about self-love and am best
0:39.8	known for my book, The Gift of Self-Love, and I also host retreats for women. And this is the podcast
0:46.1	that will inspire you to love yourself. Don't freak out, but we have a Harvard professor
0:52.1	joining us on Mary's Cup of Tea today to talk about how mindfulness
0:55.9	is the key to confidence. Dr. Ellen Langer earned her PhD at Yale University and then joined the
1:03.2	faculty at Harvard in 1977. She studied social and clinical psychology and is now considered
1:09.1	the mother of mindfulness. She's written
1:11.4	five books on the topic, starting with her bestseller, Mindfulness, and her newest book,
1:15.9	The Mindful Body, Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, which is linked for you in the show notes
1:20.7	description. The Langer Lab conducts research on health, happiness, decision making, education,
1:26.3	business, and culture, all through
1:28.0	the lens of mindfulness. Dr. Ellen shares with us her refreshingly practical, quick and easy
1:33.5	way to approach mindfulness. You'll also hear her thoughts on why stress is optional, how to
1:40.1	stop overthinking, and how to let go of binary black and white thinking to open up more
1:46.2	room for happiness and freedom and confidence. You'll learn how to move through life more mindfully,
1:52.0	confidently make decisions. This is something I was particularly interested in hearing her perspective
1:57.2	on, be more comfortable with uncertainty, and take away the idea that self-confidence
2:02.5	doesn't come from knowing. It comes from noticing. Without further ado, please welcome Dr. Ellen
2:09.6	Langer to the Mary's Cup of Tea Self-Love Podcast. Hi, Dr. Ellen. Welcome to Mary's Cup of Tea.
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