In these turbulent times just about every solution you can think of has been put forth by someone somewhere as a way to calm the waters & live with more happiness & ease But the fact is you cannot think your way to a better life Change isn't something your mind can accomplish alone It calls for mind & body to work together in a deeper unity than you may ever have imagined Neuropsychologist Mario Martinez is a pioneer in the science of the mindbody-his term for that essential oneness of cognition & biology-and a passionate advocate for its power to reshape our lives if we work with it consciously In The Mind Body Self he builds on the foundation he laid in his critically acclaimed The Mind Body Code to explore the cultural conditions that coauthor our reality & shape every aspect of our lives from health & longevity to relationships & self-esteem Then he offers practical tools we can use to shed outworn patterns & create sustainable change You'll read about How our cultural beliefs affect the diagnosis prognosis & treatment of disease The difference between growing older (which we all do) & "aging" by our culture's standards (which we can learn not to do) What happens when we move "beyond the pale" of our tribe's expectations How to navigate adversity using uncertainty as a guide Biocognitive tools for a healthy life The Mind Body Self presents groundbreaking ideas derived from rigorous scholarship-but you don't need a background in science to use what you find here Each chapter concludes with exercises & experiential processes that make complex scientific discoveries not only accessible but applicable The result is a paradigm shift in which the myths of doom are shattered by the science of hope survival takes a back seat to meaning & fear gives way to love