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EPISODE · Nov 14, 2025 · 1H 26M

How to Rewire Your Mind and Heal Stress from the Inside Out with Dr. Ellen Langer

from The School of Greatness · host Dr. Ellen Langer, Lewis Howes

Dr. Ellen Langer has spent 45 years proving something most doctors still resist: your thoughts don't just influence your health, they are your health. In her groundbreaking counterclockwise study, elderly men lived as their younger selves for one week with zero medical intervention and emerged with improved vision, hearing, strength, and even looked noticeably younger. She's discovered that chambermaids lost weight simply by viewing their work as exercise, that wounds heal based on perceived time rather than actual time, and that stress is the single greatest source of illness, surpassing even diet and genetics. You'll walk away understanding that chronic disease isn't a life sentence but a signal that medicine hasn't caught up yet, and that your body responds to every thought whether you're aware of it or not.Dr. Langer’s books:MindfulnessThe Power of Mindful LearningOn Becoming an ArtistCounterclockwiseThe Mindful BodyIn this episode you will:Discover why stress causes more disease than diet, genetics, or even medical treatment and how mindlessness keeps you trapped in patterns that make you sickTransform how you experience pain and illness by asking one simple question twice daily that initiates your body's natural healing responseBreak free from the myth that aging means falling apart by understanding that sickness and aging are completely separate processesUncover why trying to make the right decision destroys your peace and what to do instead that eliminates stress entirelyMaster the power of uncertainty to unlock possibilities that rigid thinking and false certainty have kept hidden from youFor more information go to https://lewishowes.com/1850For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960More SOG episodes we think you’ll love:Rhonda Byrne – greatness.lnk.to/1848SCBob Proctor  – greatness.lnk.to/1837SCPrice Pritchett – greatness.lnk.to/1821SC Get More From Lewis! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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What if the thoughts keeping you safe are actually making you sick? Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer reveals how your mind controls your body's aging, healing, and vitality in ways science is only beginning to understand.

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