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Can You Think Your Way to Chronic Health? | Dr. Ellen Langer on Mindfulness, Belief, and Healing

What if you had more control over your health than you’ve ever imagined—not through medication or intense physical intervention, but through the power of your own mind?

In this conversation, Dr. Elisha Goldstein sits down with the legendary Dr. Ellen Langer—Harvard professor, the first tenured woman in psychology at Harvard, and widely known as the "mother of mindfulness." Her groundbreaking research in The Mindful Body explores how our thoughts, beliefs, expectations, and attention can reshape our biology, accelerate healing, and influence aging.

This interview dives into decades of research, from her iconic "Counterclockwise" study—where elderly men reversed biological markers of age by living as their younger selves—to recent findings on wound healing, perceived time, and how naming, labeling, and belief can dramatically alter physical health outcomes.

What you'll hear may completely shift how you think about stress, fatigue, illness, decision-making, and even how you age.

In this episode, we cover:

The science behind mind-body unity

Why naming something can affect how it manifests in the body

The chambermaid study: how reframing exercise changed physical outcomes

Why expectations may be the key to healing

Mindfulness vs. meditation: a powerful distinction

Practical tools to reclaim control over your well-being

How to reduce stress, reframe illness, and expand resilience through possibility

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