Ellen Langer: podcast appearances and interviews

Ellen Jane Langer is an American psychologist and a professor of psychology at Harvard University. She became the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard in 1981. Langer is recognized for her contributions to mindfulness and positive psychology, and she is often referred to as the "mother of mindfulness" and the "mother of positive psychology." Her research focuses on topics such as the illusion of control, decision-making, aging, and mindfulness theory. One of her influential works is the book Counterclockwise, published in 2009, which was the first test of her mind/body unity theory. Her most recent publication, The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health, released in 2023, argues for the significant influence individuals can have over their health through the interplay of mind and body.