Snapshot · The Mel Robbins Podcast
Dr. Cassandra Vieten's peer-reviewed academic articles and work have been cited over 5,000 times, establishing her as one of the world's leading researchers on imagination and consciousness.
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Mel Robbins sets the stage with a warm, high-energy introduction that promises listeners a private masterclass from a researcher whose work sits at the intersection of psychology, imagination, and consciousness. She previews the core themes: visualization, manifestation, and the science of closing the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Dr. Cassandra Vieten is introduced with her full credentials — PhD clinical psychologist, professor at UC San Diego, director of the Center for Human Imagination, director of the Center for Mindfulness at the Centers for Integrative Health, senior fellow at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, author of five books, and a researcher whose work has been cited over 5,000 times. The framing is explicitly hopeful: no matter how hard or unfair your current circumstances feel, you are not trapped. The episode, Mel promises, will give you the tools to see beyond your current reality and begin intentionally creating the life you want.
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