In this 116th episode of the Soberhead Podcast Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer, often called the mother of mindfulness and positive psychology, explains why mindfulness is not simply meditation or stress reduction.

For Dr. Langer, mindfulness means actively noticing new things, questioning fixed labels, and opening the mind to possibility. We discuss her legendary Counterclockwise Study, where older men were immersed in a younger version of their lives and showed improvements in strength, memory, posture, flexibility, hearing, vision, and even appearance.

Dr. Langer explains the concept of mind-body unity: the idea that the mind and body are not separate systems, but one. We explore what this means for aging, chronic illness, addiction, stress, recovery, and the labels we unconsciously accept: “old,” “sick,” “addicted,” “anxious,” or “powerless.”

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Dr. Ellen Langer
Website: https://www.ellenlanger.me/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenjlanger/

00:00-03:32 Introducing to Dr. Ellen Langer
03:32-08:28What Makes Ellen Langer’s Mindfulness Different?
08:28-11:09 Why Is She Called the Mother of Mindfulness and Positive Psychology?
11:09-13:17 Can the Mind Reverse Signs of Aging?
13:17-27:18 The Counterclockwise Study Explained
27:18-38:17 Mind-Body Connection vs. Mind-Body Unity
38:17-45:19 The Danger of Labels: Old, Sick, Chronic, Addicted
45:19-50:39 Addiction, Cravings, and the Psychology of Possibility
50:39-52:27 Stress, Disease, and the Stories We Believe
52:27-53:47 Active Noticing: A New Way to Practice Mindfulness
53:47-55:25 Can We Think Ourselves Into Better Health?
55:25-57:55 Aging, Longevity, and the Mindful Body
57:55-01:00:53 Final Message: Nothing Is as Fixed as We Think
01:00:53-01:02:27 Wrap up.

*About Ayık Kafa* Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD, took her studies, starting from her personal treatment experiences and continuing with her clinical psychology education, to the next level by completing her PhD focused on Addiction. Dr. Esra in Ayık Kafa podcast discusses the world’s latest technologies, protocols, products and research in the fields of Biohacking and Longevity, while sharing first-hand information and experiences about the Disease of Addiction, as well as her latest academic studies.

*About Dr. Esra Çavuşoğlu, PhD* Longevilab’s founder, Dr. Esra, is a United States and internationally trained clinical psychologist and a certified addiction therapist in New York. She served as International Development Advisor on the Yale University Faculty of Medicine Clinical Advisory Board. She is the founder and supervisor of Gaziantep Oya Bahadır Yüksel Rehabilitation Center, Dr. Esra is the designer and implementer of the Turkey Rehabilitation Model. Dr. Esra founded the Contemporary Addiction Studies Association (ÇABAÇAD) in order to combat Turkey’s growing addiction problem.

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