613: How mindset impacts your physical health & longevity | Eva Selhub, M.D. | The mindbodygreen Podcast

The podcast explores the concept of resilience, particularly how emotional and spiritual health influence it. Dr. Eva Selhub, a mind-body medicine pioneer, shares her six pillars of resilience, emphasizing that everyone possesses resilience, which exists on a spectrum. Love is presented as the connective thread, a state encompassing connection, purpose, gratitude, and self-care. The discussion highlights the importance of word choice in shaping physiological responses and perceptions, advocating for positive verbal commands alongside felt experiences to enhance healing. Dr. Selhub shares an anecdote about a monk who healed his heart through spiritual practice centered on love, illustrating the mind's power to influence physical health. Practical steps to build spiritual muscles include mindfulness, breathwork, and connecting with nature.

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Part 1: Foundations of Resilience

Part 2: Language, Belief, and Biology

Part 3: Healing and Spiritual Practice

Part 4: Stress and Modern Mindsets

Part 5: Disease, Emotion, and Self-Love

Part 6: Growth and Practical Application

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613: How mindset impacts your physical health & longevity | Eva Selhub, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

Part 1: Foundations of Resilience

Exploring Resilience: Integrating Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health with Science

Six Pillars of Resilience: Physical Vitality, Mental Capacity, and Emotional Well-being

Love as the Root: Shifting from Fear to Gratitude, Compassion, and Connection

Part 2: Language, Belief, and Biology

The Power of Words: Shifting from "Should" to "Could" for Physiological and Mental Openness

From Affirmations to Positive Verbal Commands: Connecting Words with Felt Experiences

The Placebo Effect: Harnessing the Mind's Power to Create Physical Healing

Part 3: Healing and Spiritual Practice

Healing the Heart: A Monk's Journey from Cardiac Arrest to Vessel Disease Reversal

Building Spiritual Muscles: Daily Mindfulness and Connection Practices

Part 4: Stress and Modern Mindsets

Reframing Stress: From Negative to a Necessary Component of Life and Adaptation

The Mindset Epidemic: How Disconnection Erodes Our Capacity to Handle Stress

Choosing Life: Shifting from Fear of Dying to a Desire to Live Fully

Part 5: Disease, Emotion, and Self-Love

The Perfect Storm: How Mindset, Behaviors, and Choices Impact Physiological Responses

Autoimmune and Self-Love: Addressing Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health in Healing

Part 6: Growth and Practical Application

Letting Go of Attachment: Shifting from Goal-Oriented to Vision-Driven

Opportunity Mindset: Learning and Growing from Mistakes

Expanding Wiggle Room: Shifting Mindset and Embracing Compassion for a Full Life

613: How mindset impacts your physical health & longevity | Eva Selhub, M.D.

The mindbodygreen Podcast

Part 1: Foundations of Resilience

00:00Exploring Resilience: Integrating Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health with Science

Exploring Resilience: Integrating Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health with Science

03:35Six Pillars of Resilience: Physical Vitality, Mental Capacity, and Emotional Well-being

Six Pillars of Resilience: Physical Vitality, Mental Capacity, and Emotional Well-being

06:14Love as the Root: Shifting from Fear to Gratitude, Compassion, and Connection

Love as the Root: Shifting from Fear to Gratitude, Compassion, and Connection

Part 2: Language, Belief, and Biology

08:55The Power of Words: Shifting from "Should" to "Could" for Physiological and Mental Openness

The Power of Words: Shifting from "Should" to "Could" for Physiological and Mental Openness

12:52From Affirmations to Positive Verbal Commands: Connecting Words with Felt Experiences

From Affirmations to Positive Verbal Commands: Connecting Words with Felt Experiences

16:37The Placebo Effect: Harnessing the Mind's Power to Create Physical Healing

The Placebo Effect: Harnessing the Mind's Power to Create Physical Healing

Part 3: Healing and Spiritual Practice

18:32Healing the Heart: A Monk's Journey from Cardiac Arrest to Vessel Disease Reversal

Healing the Heart: A Monk's Journey from Cardiac Arrest to Vessel Disease Reversal

20:47Building Spiritual Muscles: Daily Mindfulness and Connection Practices

Building Spiritual Muscles: Daily Mindfulness and Connection Practices

Part 4: Stress and Modern Mindsets

23:16Reframing Stress: From Negative to a Necessary Component of Life and Adaptation

Reframing Stress: From Negative to a Necessary Component of Life and Adaptation

25:30The Mindset Epidemic: How Disconnection Erodes Our Capacity to Handle Stress

The Mindset Epidemic: How Disconnection Erodes Our Capacity to Handle Stress

30:43Choosing Life: Shifting from Fear of Dying to a Desire to Live Fully

Choosing Life: Shifting from Fear of Dying to a Desire to Live Fully

Part 5: Disease, Emotion, and Self-Love

34:13The Perfect Storm: How Mindset, Behaviors, and Choices Impact Physiological Responses

The Perfect Storm: How Mindset, Behaviors, and Choices Impact Physiological Responses

37:04Autoimmune and Self-Love: Addressing Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health in Healing

Autoimmune and Self-Love: Addressing Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Health in Healing

Part 6: Growth and Practical Application

39:24Letting Go of Attachment: Shifting from Goal-Oriented to Vision-Driven

Letting Go of Attachment: Shifting from Goal-Oriented to Vision-Driven

42:37Opportunity Mindset: Learning and Growing from Mistakes

Opportunity Mindset: Learning and Growing from Mistakes

45:54Expanding Wiggle Room: Shifting Mindset and Embracing Compassion for a Full Life

Expanding Wiggle Room: Shifting Mindset and Embracing Compassion for a Full Life