Dr. Ellen Langer, Ph.D., is a social psychologist and the first female professor to gain tenure in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. She is the author of fifteen books and more than two hundred research articles written for general and academic readers on mindfulness for over 45 years.

Her best-selling books include Mindfulness; The Power of Mindful Learning; On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself Through Mindful Creativity; Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility. Her most recent book, released September 2023, is The Mindful Body: thinking our way to chronic health.

This book has been called a game changer and shows us the enormous untapped control we have over our health and well-being. Dr. Langer has been described as the “mother of mindfulness” and has written extensively on the illusion of control, mindful aging, stress,decision-making, and health. Among other honours, she is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and three Distinguished Scientist Awards, the World Congress Award, the NYU Alumni Achievement Award, the Staats award for Unifying Psychology, and the Liberty Science Genius Award.

Take 1 hour and 48 minutes and watch this powerful podcast and learn about Dr. Ellen’s new best-selling book (her 15th) on the impact of very simple mindfulness practices on overall health: