Caitlan Siegenthaler is a licensed therapist, mentor, educator, and the creator of “Return”; a top 10% global podcast for big-hearted humans ready to unhook from hustle culture and finally come home to themselves. With a master’s in counseling psychology and over a decade of clinical experience, Caitlan is trained in trauma recovery, IFS, and Human Design, but what makes Caitlan's work so amazing isn’t just what she knows, it’s what she sees. Caitlan has an uncanny ability to name what’s hard to articulate: the invisible pressure to perform worthiness, the hidden ache inside high-functioning burnout, and the parts of us that look like confidence but are actually self-protection. Caitlan's work brings language to the internal systems that shape our lives and offers tools to rewire them with compassion, precision, and soul. Caitlan is so relatable because her journey began like so many others, with unraveling. A called-off engagement, deep personal burnout, and a season of identity loss forced her to stop performing and start listening, not to the world, but to herself; and that quiet reckoning became her life’s work. Because Caitlan knows what it means to build a beautiful life that doesn’t feel like home, she also knows the courage it takes to burn that life down and begin again. Through her mentorship containers, workshops, and podcast, Caitlan helps others return to the parts of themselves they had to abandon to survive. Her spaces are rooted in emotional safety, deep permission, and nervous-system-level relief. Caitlan doesn’t just guide people into healing, she helps them reclaim the right to feel, to rest, and to belong to themselves again. In a fast-paced world that often demands more, faster, and louder, Caitlan is a voice of return and she’s reminding us that healing isn’t something you hustle for, it’s something you remember, something you reclaim; and something you become, and with every session, every word, and every pause that lets someone finally exhale; Caitlan is redefining what it means to be whole.

Connect with Caitlan:

Instagram - @caitlansiegenthaler

Website - www.caitlansiegenthaler.com

Substack - https://substack.com/inbox/post/173278470

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Alex Howard is a globally recognized author, speaker, and therapeutic coach whose groundbreaking work sits at the intersection of trauma healing, nervous system health, and human transformation. Dr. Howard is the founder of the Optimum Health Clinic, one of the world’s leading integrative medicine clinics specializing in fatigue and trauma-related conditions. With over two decades of clinical experience and a deeply personal journey of his own, Dr. Howard has helped thousands of people reclaim their lives by healing at the level of the nervous system and beyond. As a survivor of his own childhood trauma and chronic illness, Dr. Howard’s path was not one of textbook theories; it was one carved out of necessity. At 16, after years of pushing through emotional pain and disconnect, his body collapsed and that moment marked the beginning of a radical healing journey that would evolve into a body of work dedicated to helping others do the same. In his best-selling books, including “It’s Not Your Fault” and “Decode Your Fatigue,” he redefines healing, not as symptom management, but as a return to wholeness. Dr. Howard is also the creator of Therapeutic Coaching, an integrative methodology that bridges psychology, somatic therapy, and parts work to support people in healing deep-rooted trauma and reprogramming emotional patterns that no longer serve them. Through his podcast, live events, and online programs, he reaches millions around the world with tools that blend science with soul, and theory with lived truth. In a world that too often tells us to push through pain and override the body’s wisdom, Dr. Howard is a voice of grounded, compassionate authority, showing us, that recovery isn’t just possible; it’s our birthright.

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Instagram - @dralexhoward

Website - www.alexhoward.com

YouTube - @dralexhowardtherapy

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Thema Bryant is a licensed psychologist, ordained minister, sacred artist, professor, and one of the nation’s most influential voices at the intersection of mental health, spirituality, and social justice. Dr. Thema holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University and completed her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center’s Victims of Violence Program. Dr. Thema's career has bridged clinical science, sacred wisdom, cultural advocacy, and soul-level transformation. As a sought-after speaker and media contributor, Dr. Thema has been featured on Oprah’s Super Soul podcast, CNN, OWN, BET, The Mel Robbins Show, The New York Times, Psychology Today, and Essence. Her bestselling book, "Homecoming" has been translated into multiple languages and continues to resonate with readers around the world. Her latest book, “Matters of the Heart” offers practical guidance for cultivating emotional availability, healthier relationships, and deeper self-connection. Dr. Thema’s leadership and scholarship have earned her the Silverman Lifetime Achievement Award for Social Justice, the Distinguished Allyship Award from the Society of Indian Psychologists, and the International Psychology Award for Contributions to Global Psychology and Gender. In addition to her academic and clinical accomplishments, Dr. Thema is an ordained elder in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she leads the mental health ministry at First AME Church in South Los Angeles. Dr. Thema is also a sacred artist who integrates dance, poetry, and storytelling into her healing practice, offering people not only information, but transformation. Whether in classrooms, pulpits, therapy rooms, or on global stages, Dr. Thema’s work reminds us that healing is not a betrayal of our people, it is a return to our power; and with every word she speaks, every space she enters, and every person she holds - she helps us remember that we don’t have to earn our healing; we simply have to come home to it.

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Instagram - @dr.thema

Website - https://drthema.com

Linktree - https://linktr.ee/dr.thema

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient - so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Jennifer Freyd is a world-renowned psychologist, researcher, and author whose groundbreaking work has reshaped our understanding of trauma, memory, and betrayal. Dr. Freyd is Professor Emerit of Psychology at the University of Oregon, Affiliate Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington, and Founder and President of the Center for Institutional Courage. Over the past four decades, Dr. Freyd has been at the forefront of studying how the people and institutions we trust the most can cause the deepest harm and, more importantly, how we can heal from it. As an internationally recognized expert on Betrayal Trauma Theory, Dr. Freyd has revealed how our minds adapt to survive when those closest to us - parents, partners, mentors, institutions, etc., betray our trust. Her research has revolutionized the way we understand trauma responses, showing that forgetting, denial, and even self-blame can be coping mechanisms rather than signs of weakness. Dr. Freyd as founder and president of the Center for Institutional Courage, has shed light on Institutional Betrayal; how organizations, workplaces, and systems protect abusers and silence survivors instead of standing for justice. Dr. Freyd's work provides not just a diagnosis of these failures, but a blueprint for courage, integrity, and real systemic change. Her book, Betrayal Trauma: delves into the complex and often hidden world of betrayal trauma, explaining why survivors so often struggle to name their experiences and why healing requires more than just remembering, it requires breaking through the silence and reclaiming self-trust. Through her work, Dr. Freyd has given language to pain that had none, validated the experiences of countless survivors, and proven that even in the face of betrayal, whether personal or institutional, healing is possible, justice is worth fighting for, and courage is contagious.

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Website - www.jjfreyd.com

Dr. Freyd's Books - www.jjfreyd.com/books

Resources for Changemakers: www.institutionalcourage.org/resources-for-changemakers

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Joanna Moncrieff is a psychiatrist, professor, author, and one of the most fearless and influential thinkers in modern mental health. For over thirty years, Dr. Moncrieff has stood at the center of psychiatry, not to defend it blindly, but to question its foundations, to hold it accountable, and to tell the truth; even when the truth was inconvenient. She is a Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London, a consultant psychiatrist in the UK’s National Health Service, and the co-founder of the Critical Psychiatry Network - a global collective of psychiatrists challenging the chemical narratives that have shaped and distorted our understanding of mental illness for decades. For years, we’ve been told that depression is caused by a “chemical imbalance,” that our despair is a disorder, and that our suffering is a malfunction; but Dr. Moncrieff has spent her life asking the question most were too afraid to ask: “What if we got this wrong?” In 2022, she co-authored one of the most important studies in psychiatric history, a landmark meta-analysis that dismantled the serotonin theory of depression, revealing that the scientific basis for one of the most widely accepted explanations for mental illness simply doesn’t exist. Her latest book, Chemically Imbalanced, goes further; it doesn’t just challenge the pharmaceutical narrative; it exposes the social, political, and economic systems that have medicalized emotion and pathologized pain; and it is a call to reclaim our right to feel, to grieve, to question, and to be human without shame or sedation. Beyond the research and the resistance, Dr. Moncrieff is much more: She’s a doctor who has sat across from real people in real pain and never stopped asking what was missing from the way we care and a woman who has walked through the noise of a multi-billion-dollar industry and emerged with her conscience and her courage intact with no intent to burn it down; but to build something better.

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Website - https://joannamoncrieff.com

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Jenna Riemersma is a licensed therapist, speaker, and a certified Level 3 Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist whose work has transformed the way we understand trauma, addiction, and emotional pain. She is also the bestselling author of “Altogether You,” a book that has changed countless lives by showing people that every part of them, even the ones they struggle with, deserves love and compassion. With a master’s degree in public policy from Harvard University and a master’s degree in professional counseling, Jenna brings a unique blend of scientific, therapeutic, and spiritual wisdom to the conversation about healing. Her work has touched thousands, not just through her clinical practice, but through her profound insights into trauma, betrayal, self-compassion, and breaking free from toxic cycles. Jenna believes that healing isn’t about eliminating our pain, it’s about embracing every part of ourselves with love; even the ones we’ve been taught to reject. Through her work, Jenna has shown that true transformation happens not by silencing our struggles, but by turning toward them with curiosity, compassion, and self-acceptance and she’s determined to show as many as possible that they can find healing by turning inward and learning to love yourself fully and completely.

Connect with Jenna:

Instagram - @movetowardwithjenna

Website - https://jennariemersma.com

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Scott Lyons is a licensed clinical psychologist, osteopath, and visionary in the field of mind-body medicine who has dedicated his life to helping people find safety in their bodies, clarity in their emotions, and peace in their nervous systems. Dr. Lyons is the author of Addicted to Drama, a deeply transformative book that explores how unresolved trauma can masquerade as intensity, performance, and chaos; and what it takes to truly come home to yourself. Dr. Lyon’s work is where science meets soul and what distinguishes him is his ability to show up fully human and create spaces where complexity is welcomed, vulnerability is honored, and truth has room to breathe. Through decades of clinical practice, teaching, and deep personal inquiry, he’s illuminated how the body remembers what the mind forgets and how healing happens when we stop performing and start listening to the parts of us that were never meant to carry so much. Dr. Lyons is the founder of The Embody Lab, the world’s leading platform for embodied education, and host of The Gently Used Human podcast, where he invites some of the most respected voices in the world of healing to explore the messy, beautiful truth; of being alive. Dr. Lyons’ accolades and credentials aren’t what make him a leader, it’s how he shows up: fully human, fiercely compassionate, and endlessly curious. In a culture quick to pathologize pain or glorify dysfunction, Dr. Lyons reminds us drama isn’t identity, chaos isn’t character, and regulation is a right; not a reward… His work is an invitation to feel, to soften, and to remember that peace isn’t the absence of problems - it’s the presence of you.

Connect with Dr. Lyons:

Instagram - @drscottlyons

Website - www.drscottlyons.com

YouTube - @drscottlyons

The Embody Lab - www.theembodylab.com

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Katie Gray is a writer, singer, counselor, and elder caregiver whose work is devoted to helping people who are hurting. After a 17-year journey through bulimia, food addiction, and a full self-led recovery; Katie created The Empowered Heart, a trauma-informed methodology that guides others toward profound emotional and spiritual healing. Katie is the author of Journey of the Empowered Heart and The Empowered Heart Guidebook, and she hosts The Empowered Heart podcast, where she holds space for raw, honest, and deeply compassionate conversations about pain, truth, and transformation. Katie’s work is a sanctuary for the tender, the searching, and the silently suffering; an invitation to come home to yourself; not through performance or perfection; but through presence, self-inquiry, and grace.

Connect with Katie:

Instagram - theempoweredheart

Website - http://www.theempoweredheart.love

YouTube - @theempoweredheartlove

The Empowered Heart Foundation - www.theempoweredheartfoundation.org

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Michelle Glass is an educator, author, Certified Level 3 Internal Family Systems Practitioner, a licensed Oregon Psilocybin Facilitator, and her work is deeply respected by leaders of all disciplines and modalities, including her friend and colleague, Dr. Gabor Maté. Having completed almost 400 hours of direct training with Dr. Richard Schwartz, the IFS model’s founder, Michelle is widely regarded as a trusted voice in the IFS community. The heart of Michelle’s work is profoundly personal and her career spans decades, as a writer, editor, facilitator, mentor, and teacher. She is a survivor of complex trauma, and the practices she teaches today weren’t born from theory, they were born from necessity, from lived experience, and from her own long journey back to Self. Out of that journey, she created the Daily Parts Meditation Practice®, a method now used by therapists, clients, coaches, and spiritual seekers around the world. The Daily Parts Meditation Practice® gives structure to healing, language to the unspeakable, and dignity to the parts of us we were taught to hide. Michelle’s work reminds us that healing isn’t a single event, it’s a daily practice of attention, compassion, and relationship carried out with presence, and with love - all the while remembering that each of us are the medicine needed to return home to ourselves.

Connect with Michelle:

Instagram - @dpmpmichelleglassifs

Website - https://thelistenerllc.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/michelle.glass.71694

Facebook DPMP® - https://www.facebook.com/groups/670447663138656

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-glass-98068110a

Truffle Retreat through Souliology - https://www.souliology.com/stepping-into-the-experience

Listeners can get 25% discount off the Meditations for Psychedelic Preparation and Integration Utilizing IFS using code: NYOP

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.

Dr. Ellen Langer is a groundbreaking social psychologist, best-selling author, and the first woman to be tenured in psychology at Harvard University. Often referred to as “the mother of mindfulness,” her pioneering research has redefined what we know about health, aging, the mind-body connection, and the role of perception in shaping reality. For over four decades, Dr. Langer has challenged the boundaries of conventional science, showing through meticulous experimentation that what we believe and perceive can profoundly influence our biology. Her iconic “counterclockwise study” demonstrated that shifting mindset alone could reverse markers of aging and her work invites us to question deeply held assumptions and embrace the healing, transformative power of awareness, attention, and possibility. Dr. Langer is the author of numerous influential books including Mindfulness, Counterclockwise, On Becoming an Artist, and The Mindful Body, her research has appeared in academic journals and media outlets worldwide, and her work continues to revolutionize our understanding of human potential. In a world often driven by certainty and autopilot, Dr. Langer offers something radically different: a call to wake up, pay attention, and realize that almost everything we believe to be fixed is, in fact, up for change.

Connect with Dr. Langer:

Instagram - @ellenjlanger

Website - https://www.ellenlanger.me

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Life can be hard at times and if you’re like me, you may tend to think that you can handle it all on your own. Maybe you’ve done such a good job of “managing for so long” having to do something different or talk to someone can feel uncomfortable. The idea of therapy, to me, felt like I had to admit that there was something wrong with me or that I’d be showing the world that I was broken or didn't have it all together… but when my health started to suffer, and I was anxious 24/7… I realized my body was trying to tell me something was wrong and I learned that there is no “good health” without mental health. Therapy was the answer for me, it helped me put down all of the heavy things that I was carrying that didn’t belong to me. While therapy can provide so much relief, finding a therapist can feel so daunting. BetterHelp, the sponsor of today’s video, has done so much to make finding a therapist and starting therapy so much easier! BetterHelp is the world's largest online therapy platform whose mission is making professional therapy accessible, affordable, and convenient — so anyone who struggles with life's challenges can get help. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who is trained to listen and give you helpful, unbiased advice. Over 4 million people have used BetterHelp to start living a healthier, happier life. If you’re struggling, please visit - https://betterhelp.com/notyourordinaryparts for 10% off your first month.