Drawing on a pioneering new theory of the brain, David Robson will explain the power of your mindset to influence your health, fitness, happiness, and longevity.

You’ve probably heard of the placebo effect and how sugar pills can accelerate healing. But did you know that your overall expectations of your fitness can influence your risk of an actual heart attack? That labels for diet foods can make you hungrier than if you had eaten nothing at all? Or that people who associate ageing with personal growth live for seven years longer than those who associate it with frailty and disability?

David Robson joins us for a tour of the cutting-edge research happening right now that suggests our expectations shape our experience. Bringing together fascinating case studies and evidence-based science, he will uncover new techniques that we can all use to improve our lives.

You will discover how to reframe many different facets of your life to start real physiological change. These easy-to-use skills will help you on your way to becoming the person you want to be, living the life you want to live.

Praise for David Robson’s The Expectation Effect:

‘A fascinating, optimistic and empowering book. David Robson uses science and stories to show the extent to which we are shaped by our beliefs, and how the predictive power of our brains influences pain, diet, sleep, exercise and intelligence’ – DR MONTY LYMAN, author of The Remarkable Life of the Skin and The Painful Truth

‘Authoritative, measured, practical & encouraging, it will change your attitude to life’s challenges’ – DR CHRISTIAN JARRETT, author of Be Who You Want

‘An intriguing account of the role of expectation (and perception in general) in a wide panorama of experience. Beautifully written, science-based, and a gripping read. I loved it!’ – DR MITHU STORONI, author of Stress-Proof

‘Packed with science and stories about the remarkable body-mind connection’ – KERRY DAYNES, best-selling author of The Dark Side of the Mind and What Lies Buried