Book · 2026 · Psychology
The Mindful Body
Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health
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We explore how intentional awareness paired with humility allows for a healthier mindset and body.
Jordan Peterson · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · Aug 2023 Listen at 1:30 What they say about it
- Discusses writing the book“when I first it was first going to be a memoir”2
The best things said about it
So, I encourage everybody to pick it up if you haven't already, The Mindful Body.
Rich Roll The Rich Roll Podcast · Feb 2024 The Mindful Body when I first it was first going to be a memoir. So, I have lots of personal stories in there.
Ellen Langer The Rich Roll Podcast · Feb 2024 I had this experience first when I was writing The Mindful Body I had a chapter in it that I called the woooo chapter.
Ellen Langer The Rich Roll Podcast · Feb 2025 So Dr. Langer, in your book, The Mindful Body, chapter 4, why decide? You write, "There are probably few things as stressful as having to make a difficult decision.
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The Mindful Body by Ellen J. Langer is a prominent exploration of the mind-body connection and the profound health impacts of mindfulness. On Huberman Lab, Andrew Huberman directed listeners to show notes to find Dr. Ellen Langer's books and workshops after discussing her research. Rich Roll recommended that listeners purchase and read the book on The Rich Roll Podcast, where Langer herself appeared as a guest to discuss the origins of the project, noting that it was initially conceived as a memoir filled with personal stories. Langer also shared an anecdote from the book about reframing her experience of losing her home in a fire and mentioned a chapter on unusual experiences that her publisher ultimately asked her to shorten. Jordan Peterson similarly recommended The Mindful Body on his podcast, reminding his audience of the title and its subtitle concerning chronic health. On The Mel Robbins Podcast, Mel Robbins read directly from chapter four of the book, utilizing Langer's insights to discuss the immense stress individuals experience when forced to make difficult decisions. Across these various podcast appearances, hosts and the author herself emphasized the practical applications of mindfulness for physical health, longevity, and mental well-being, cementing the book as a major contribution to popular psychology.
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Jordan Peterson otherwise um I'll just let everyone know again the name of Ellen's new book Dr Langer's new book The mindfu… 2
“today we discuss her latest book the mindful body thinking our way to Chronic health we explore how intentional awareness paired with humility allows for a healthier mindset and body”
“otherwise um I'll just let everyone know again the name of Ellen's new book Dr Langer's new book The mindful body thinking our way to Chronic health”
Rich Roll So, I encourage everybody to pick it up if you haven't already, The Mindful Body and will you come and talk… 2
“Dr. Ellen Langer is the author of several books on mindfulness including her latest The Mindful Body.”
“So, I encourage everybody to pick it up if you haven't already, The Mindful Body and will you come and talk to me again sometime?”
Andrew Huberman I hope you found it to be as fascinating as I did to learn more about Dr Langer's work to find links to her… 1
“I hope you found it to be as fascinating as I did to learn more about Dr Langer's work to find links to her books and workshops and other resources please see the show note captions”
Ellen Langer you know the example I gave in the mindful body I came home from dinner at a friend's house and all of my n… 3
“you know the example I gave in the mindful body I came home from dinner at a friend's house and all of my neighbors were outside”
“and uh I had this experience first when I was writing the mindful body I had a chapter in it that I called the woooo chapter the Publishers asked me to get of a lot of it”
“and you know, the mindful body when I first it was first going to be a memoir. So, I have lots of personal stories in there.”
Mel Robbins So Dr. Langanger, in your book, The Mindful Body, chapter 4, why decide? You write, "There are probably few… 1
“So Dr. Langanger, in your book, The Mindful Body, chapter 4, why decide? You write, "There are probably few things as stressful as having to make a difficult decision. And every time we're faced with these decisions, our bodies suffer."”
Other mentions (14: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I think I tell it in the mindful body but I haven't told it on podcast before.”
“one of the titles for the the book that you have there that I'm very excited about the mindful body you know when you write a book then you have to think what should you call it and one of the names for the book early on was who says so”
“um so I'm curious you know because this is is a little bit this is outside of what was in the mindful body book”
“so in the mindful body which started off as a memoir I have lots of stories that show the leading up to this idea”
“one of the earlier titles of the mindful body was who says so love it and you know realizing that everything that is was at one point a decision made by people with different motives”
“and the people I'm with you know there's a lot in the mindful body that deals with language and only a fraction of the Sensitivity I seem to have”
“and you know a slide that I put on, but I give some of these talks in my view that virtually I don't really mean virtually I have to say because I'm an academic right all I believe all of our ills all of them Andrew personal interpersonal professional Global are the indirect or direct effect of our mindlessness”
“did you read the mindful body? I talk about a mindful Hospital which would be different from uh the ground up”
“so a checklist um and even the checklist well better than no checklist there's a better than better way we talk a lot about that in in the mindful body that the checklist needs to be a mindful checklist”
“and experience new things um I feel like um I've just combined 12 different areas here masterfully and masterfully masterfully”
“and as I talk about in the mindful body if you understand it obviates the necessity for blame”
“you mentioned fatigue so um in the mindful body I have I present some research on fatigue”
“so I talk a lot in the mindful body about Mind Body unity and tell me what you think of this”
“I actually talk about this in the mindful body and this which we ended up doing”