Change your words, change your life: Mindfulness vs Mindlessness

Zen Parenting Radio

Todd and Cathy Adams

Education, Philosophy, Parenting, Self-improvement, Kids & Family, Society & Culture

4.8 • 636 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2015

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Cathy and Todd discuss the life-changing mindfulness research of Ellen Langer, author and professor from Harvard who has been researching mindfulness (and mindlessness) since the 70’s. She defines mindfulness as paying attention and being able to notice new things, while recognizing that experiences are based on the words and ideas that we attach to them. Ellen Langer was interviewed by Krista Tippet for the On Being Podcast. They also talk about different ways of dealing with sibling rivalry. Todd unveils his new technique in dealing with children being unkind towards one another.

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0:00.0	Do do, do, do, do, do, do, do.
0:05.9	All right.
0:06.6	Here we go.
0:07.4	My name's Todd Adams.
0:08.2	This is Kathy Adams.
0:09.4	Welcome back to Zen Parenting Radio podcast.
0:11.8	This is episode number 257.
0:15.2	Why listen to Zen Parenting Radio, sweetie?
0:18.5	Why?
0:19.3	Because you'll feel outstanding.
0:21.5	Yes.
0:21.9	And who doesn't want to feel outstanding?
0:23.4	And I always remember our motto that we stole from Dr. Dan Siegel, the best predictor of a child's
0:28.0	well-being is a parent's self-understanding.
0:31.2	Topics this week.
0:32.1	You ready, Freddie?
0:33.5	Are you ready?
0:34.2	I'm ready, Freddie.
0:35.6	The guts of it is going to be an interview that we both heard.
0:39.7	There's a podcast called On Being with Kristen Tippett.
0:43.2	Never heard of it, but I really enjoyed the interview.
0:45.4	Oh, I've been listening to it for a while.
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