This chapter explores the importance of emotional health and the role of mindfulness in reducing suffering. It discusses the power of our thoughts in shaping our experience and introduces dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) as a therapeutic modality. The chapter also emphasizes the benefits of meditation in developing self-awareness and emotional tools.
We spend too much of our health care focus on lifespan and not enough on healthspan--the quality of our life as we get older. So argues Dr. Peter Attia, author of Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity. Attia speaks with EconTalk's Russ Roberts about what kills us, what slows us down as we age, and the weapons we have to allow us to live better and longer.