The mindbodygreen Podcast
414: Keeping secrets can harm your health | Psychologist Michael Slepian, Ph.D.
Mon, 27 Jun 2022
Michael Slepian, Ph.D.: “As isolating as it can feel to have a secret, we all keep secrets and we all keep the same kinds of secrets.” Slepian, a psychologist and associate professor of leadership and ethics at Columbia Business School, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how keeping secrets affects your body and brain, plus: - The surprising secrets most people keep (~13:32) - How to know who you can trust to keep a secret (~16:39) - Why our secrets are all universal (~21:00) - How secrets have evolved in our culture (~24:36) - How to identify a healthy secret (~27:08) Referenced in the episode: - Slepian's book, The Secret Life Of Secrets. - Read more about Slepian's research on secret-keeping. - Slepian's research on how confiding secrets affects well-being. - Take Slepian's survey to learn more about your own secrets. Take 25% off vitamin D3 potency+ with code D3POD. Cannot combine with gift cards or other discount codes. Apply code at checkout. Enjoy this episode! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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