How to Use Your Mind to Heal Your Body With the #1 Harvard Psychologist

Mel Robbins October 2, 2025
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Mel Robbins is the creator and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, one of the most successful podcasts in the world, and a #1 New York Times bestselling author. She has 40M followers and is known globally for practical tools on mindset and behavior change. The Wall Street Journal calls her a “billion-view podcaster,” and TIME says she gives millions “a reason to believe in themselves.” Her books are published in 63 languages. The Let Them Theory is a #1 bestseller across every major list and a top-selling book of 2025 with more than 8M copies sold. She also wrote The 5 Second Rule and The High 5 Habit, and has seven #1 Audible releases. Her company, 143 Studios, produces award-winning podcasts, books, courses, and events for partners like Starbucks, Ulta Beauty, JP Morgan Chase, LinkedIn, and Audible. She has been honored by TIME 100 Digital Voices, Forbes 50 Over 50, USA Today, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and The Hollywood Reporter.

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Order your copy of The Let Them Theory 👉 https://melrob.co/let-them-theory 👈 The #1 Best Selling Book of 2025 🔥 Discover how much power you truly have. It all begins with two simple words. Let Them. — What if everything you’ve been told about health, stress, and aging is wrong? Today, the legendary Dr. Ellen Langer – pioneering Harvard psychologist and global mindfulness legend, renowned for her 50+ years of groundbreaking research – joins Mel for the conversation of a lifetime. She says you can use your mind to heal your body, and she has 50 years of headline-making science to back it up. You’ll hear about people healing faster when the clock on the wall sped up. Elderly men getting stronger and younger by pretending they traveled back in time. Hotel housekeepers losing weight simply by being told their work counted as exercise. And that’s just scratching the surface. Dr. Langer’s research shows that your beliefs and attention can boost your health, and today, she’s sharing exactly how you can apply this science into your daily life. You’re going to learn how to use your mind to heal your body and give yourself the gift of a healthier, happier life – from the inside out. You’ll also learn: -The mindset shifts that can boost immunity, ease pain, and speed up recovery -The famed research studies that will stop you in your tracks and make you rethink your health -How to reframe regret and stop getting stuck focusing on the past -What to do next time you or a loved one is facing a chronic illness or scary diagnosis Dr. Langer says it’s clear: You are more powerful than you think. Your beliefs shape your biology. This episode shows you how. For more resources related to today’s episode, click here for the podcast episode page: https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-330/ Get tickets to Mel's live tour, Let Them Tour 2026: https://www.melrobbins.com/the-let-them-tour/ Follow The Mel Robbins Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themelrobbinspodcast I’m just your friend. I am not a licensed therapist, and this podcast is NOT intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician, professional coach, psychotherapist, or other qualified professional. Got it? Good. I’ll see you in the next episode. In this episode: 00:00 Meet the Guest 03:40 How Mindfulness Can Improve Your Life 14:18 How to Stop Living on Autopilot 26:06 Hard Evidence the Mind Heals the Body 49:17 How to Stop Stress from Killing You 53:35 How Mindfulness Can Ease Chronic Illness 01:01:30 How to Make Any Decision the Right One 01:13:05 Create a Life You’re Truly Living — Follow Mel: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melrobbins/ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@melrobbins Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/melrobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melrobbins Website: http://melrobbins.com​ — Sign up for Mel’s newsletter: https://melrob.co/sign-up-newsletter A note from Mel to you, twice a week, sharing simple, practical ways to build the life you want. — Subscribe to Mel’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/melrobbins​?sub_confirmation=1 — Listen to The Mel Robbins Podcast 🎧 New episodes drop every Monday & Thursday! https://melrob.co/spotify https://melrob.co/applepodcasts https://melrob.co/amazonmusic — Looking for Mel’s books on Amazon? Find them here: The Let Them Theory: https://amzn.to/3IQ21Oe The Let Them Theory Audiobook: https://amzn.to/413SObp The High 5 Habit: https://amzn.to/3fMvfPQ The 5 Second Rule: https://amzn.to/4l54fah #mindbodyconnection #healing #melrobbins

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