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Vieten says her team is building VR tools to change perspective

The Mel Robbins Podcast · World Leading Psychologist: How to Manifest Anything & Create the Life You Want · August 10, 2026
Vieten says her team is building VR tools to change perspective
The Mel Robbins Podcast
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World Leading Psychologist: How to Manifest Anything & Create the Life You Want
"So, actually we have created a number of virtual reality experiences for people especially. It's great for people who don't have a ton of visualization ability to have this training wheels of this."
Dr Cassandra Vieten says her team has created virtual reality experiences aimed at helping people practise imagination, including for those who struggle to visualise. She also outlines an “overview effect” simulation intended to echo astronauts’ reported shift towards environmental stewardship, and describes a separate VR concept designed to help people with rumination by placing their thoughts on a passing “train” and then pulling the viewer back for distance.
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August 10, 2026 · 1h 11m · 4 Egleze moments
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