Harvard Psychology Prof: “STRESS Is The #1 Cause of DISEASE - Do THIS To HEAL!” | Dr. Ellen Langer

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

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🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Today, we have a true pioneer in the world of psychology, Dr. Ellen Langer. She made history as the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard University. Known as the "mother of mindfulness" and the "mother of positive psychology," Dr. Langer's work has shown that our thoughts can influence our physical well-being, from weight loss to wound healing. In her new book, "The Mindful Body," Dr. Langer challenges conventional thinking about the mind and body. We'll delve into her fascinating findings and her bold theory of mind-body unity.

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0:00.0	So many people are trying to add more years to their lives.
0:04.0	And I think that what we should be doing
0:06.2	is adding more life to our years.
0:08.6	And that will end up, I think, in the long run
0:11.6	for most people, have us living longer.
0:15.0	Welcome to the School of Greatness.
0:18.0	My name is Louis Howe's former pro-athlete turned lifestyle entrepreneur.
0:22.0	And each week we bring you an inspiring person or message
0:25.6	to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness.
0:30.3	Thanks for spending some time with me today. Now let the class begin.
0:34.0	Welcome back everyone at the School of Greatness, very excited about our guest.
0:42.0	We have the mother of mindfulness, the mother of positive psychology,
0:46.3	Dr. Ellen Langer in the house.
0:48.0	So good to see you.
0:49.1	Thank you.
0:50.3	Your bio is really impressive.
0:51.8	You are a pioneer in the world of psychology and you made history as the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard. You've got three different awards, scientific awards around your studies and 13 different books.
1:08.5	And you've got so much information backed by research and science talking about how to heal our bodies, how to
1:17.4	heal our minds, how to reverse our aging, all these different things that I'm fascinated to go into because I think a lot of people
1:27.4	don't believe that you can change your body and the pain within your body with your mind and your thoughts and you are talking
1:34.9	about specifically in this book that you can and I'm curious if someone is saying
1:40.1	this is just a bunch of crap.
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