How to Think Your Way to Lasting Health with Ellen Langer [Episode 11]

Hey! On today's ep, I'm interviewing Ellen Langer, author of The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Lasting Health, about how to use the mind-body connection to influence your health, happiness and vitality. Buy Ellens Book, The Mindful Body, here. RECCS OF THE WEEK ✨ The Expectation Effect - https://amzn.to/3ViQ2Nm ✨ The Way Out - https://amzn.to/4acP5uu SHOP ✨ The Intention App - Manage Your Mind to Create a Life That Feels Good ⇢ ⁠https://www.theintentionapp.com/⁠ ✨ The Life Map - Part eBook, part digital workbook. Use The Life Map (2.0) to create your most incredible year yet ⇢ https://www.muchelleb.com.au/the-life-map CONNECT WITH ME 🧚 On Instagram ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 TikTok ⇢ ⁠@muchelleb⁠ 🧚 Website ⇢ ⁠http://muchelleb.com.au/⁠ 🧚 Get Product / Service Support ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/get-support⁠ 🧚 Collaboration Enquiries ⇢ ⁠https://muchelleb.com.au/work-with-me CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction and Decision Making 01:20The Complexity of Decision Making 03:10 Making the Decision Right 04:03 The Power of Perspective 05:23 The Influence of Mindset on Aging 08:09 The Mind-Body Connection 09:35 The Control We Have Over Our Health 10:33 The Counterclockwise Study 14:19 Flexibility of Thinking 18:48 The Placebo Effect 19:47 The Perception of Placebos 20:13 The Influence of Perception on Healing 21:40 Attention to Symptom Variability 23:05 Taking Control of Chronic Illness 25:11 Shifting Expectations of Aging 26:29 The Power of Mind-Body Unity 28:26 The Placebo Effect and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies 29:18 Changing Perspectives on Stress 31:18 Questioning Tragedy vs Inconvenience 33:44 Action Steps and Recommendations