Dr. Ellen Langer reveals how our thoughts can directly shape our health, aging, and resilience. Backed by decades of research, she shares how reframing stress, tracking symptom variability, and challenging medical assumptions can lead to real physical transformation—from faster healing to improved longevity. Through powerful research, personal stories, and everyday mindfulness, this conversation redefines what’s possible when we realize: perception isn’t just reality—it’s biology.

Timestamps:
00:00 Shifting From Medicine To Psychology
01:10 Life Is Perception
02:02 The Spark For Dr. Langer's Work
9:29 Introduction To Mindfulness & Mindlessness
17:01 Dr. Langer's Relationship With Stress
21:57 The Real Root Of Sickness & Disease
28:42 Symptom Variability
37:42 Medical Imaging & Interpretation
44:22 Understanding Mindbody Unity Through Experience
53:06 When Will Mindbody Unity Be Widely Accepted?
56:57 Questions That Drive Dr. Langer
58:17 Mindfilledness
59:51 Being An Artist
1:02:42 Leading With Ideas, Not Identity
1:05:08 Connect With Dr. Ellen Langer

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Michael Chernow is proof that pain doesn’t just break—it can shape. He opens up about addiction, a turbulent childhood, and the spiritual and mental frameworks that helped him rebuild from the inside out. Through faith, discipline, and fatherhood, he’s learned to turn inner chaos into clarity and survival into growth. This is a raw, deeply reflective conversation about what it really takes to rewire a life and why healing isn’t a finish line, but a daily choice.

Timestamps:
00:00 A Passion For Creating
10:12 Introduction To Drugs & Alcohol
18:45 The Deeper, Complicated Relationship With Substances
28:53 Impact Of Faith, Especially At A Young Age
31:33 Entering The Restaurant World At 12 Years Old
39:17 Peak Of Michael's Addiction
47:32 Building A Daily Routine That Leads To Recovery
52:08 Stress Of Physical Health Problems
53:43 Setting Up Good Habits & Removing Bad Habits
59:19 The Alchemy Of Michael's Journey
1:06:54 Tapping Into EQ & Lance Armstrong
1:16:41 Recovery vs. Healing
1:27:12 Hidden Gift Of Podcasting
1:34:11 Connect With Michael Chernow

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Dan Millman explores the path from self-improvement to self-transcendence, revealing how shattered bones, paradoxical teachers, and inner stillness shaped the Peaceful Warrior philosophy. He shares the hidden story behind his character Socrates, lessons from poverty consciousness, and why true wisdom lives in action, not inspiration. This is a conversation about naming your path without becoming it, embracing pain without seeking it, and discovering how clarity, presence, and purpose emerge through the simple act of doing what the moment asks.

Timestamps:
00:00 Life Before Becoming A Peaceful Warrior
02:29 Power Of Names & Mantras
04:02 How The Peaceful Warrior Philosophy Came To Life
11:30 Speaking With Variability & Unlearning Fixed Beliefs
15:13 Becoming A Writer
18:32 Balancing Formal & Informal Education
22:31 Getting An Education From Physical Pain
33:11 Relationship Between Feeling & Behaving
37:33 Quieting The Mind vs. Finding Peace In The Unquiet Mind
42:30 Broader Benefits Of Physical Movement
46:09 Balancing Internal & External Worlds
52:19 Working Through Poverty Consciousness
57:55 Retiring From Writing
1:00:09 Finding Your Edge
1:01:43 Connect With Dan Millman

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