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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist, bestselling author, mental health and mind expert. Whether you are struggling in your personal life or simply want to learn how to understand and use your mind to live your best life, this podcast will provide you with practical tips and tools to help you take back control over your mental, emotional, and physical health
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Sunday Feb 23, 2020
Sunday Feb 23, 2020
We have all experienced shame before: the feeling that we are not enough, or that we do not live up to certain standards or ideals. But what happens when this shame spirals out of control? What happens when it overtakes our life, and affects the way we think and behave?
In this week’s podcast I speak with Megan Bruneau, a psychologist and registered counselor who specializes in crisis support, compassion-based therapy and executive coaching, about the problem of shame, learning how to love yourself despite your imperfections, how to help someone with an eating disorder, the danger of medicalizing normal human emotions and why positive affirmations often fail.
Megan has been featured on national television programs like Good Morning America and The T.D. Jakes Show) and is a regular contributor to Huffington Post, MindBodyGreen and Forbes. Using both her personal and professional experience, her goal is to teach people to face and learn to live with their imperfections and be kinder to themselves. As Megan says, we are all a journey, and we are all worthy of being loved, and there is room for both joy and sorrow in life. You don’t have to wait till you feel happy or look a certain way or have a particular life or succeed at something to feel like you belong and that you matter, because you are worthy, right here, right now.
Megan’s website: https://meganbruneau.com
Podcast Time Highlights:
3:00 Megan’s background and her personal battle with perfectionism and shame
5:30 Why positive affirmations don’t work
10:18 Why the happiness industry is dangerous
12:43 Why we need to deal with difficult emotions
20:00 What are some of the major issues we face today?
25:00 How to heal eating disorders
54:45 The importance of self-compassion and purpose
For additional resources to help you on your mental health healing journey:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! Early bird sale ends 3/31: https://www.drleafconference.com
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Disclaimer: The information offered in Dr. Leaf's books and materials are intended to serve as guidelines for managing toxic thoughts, emotions, and bodies and not as a replacement for professional medical advice. Please discuss specific symptoms and medical conditions with your doctor. Any use of this information is at the user’s discretion. Switch On Your Brain, LLC and the author make no representations or warranties that any individual will achieve a particular result. Any and all express or implied warranties, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are disclaimed. Switch On Your Brain, LLC and the author specifically disclaim any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use or application of any information contained in these materials. Dr. Leaf is not a medical doctor, and nothing on this page should be seen as individual medical advice. She is a researcher and cognitive (mind) scientist, and this page is meant to be informational and encouraging in a general sense, and is based off Dr. Leaf's self-help products (see store.drleaf.com). If you are considering withdrawing from any medication, please do so under the guidance of a professional as withdrawal can be a dangerous process. If you have a medical matter or emergency, please contact a local medical professional immediately.
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
In this podcast I talk to Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Georgia Ede about how certain diets can affect our mental wellbeing, what foods help the brain function best, and what foods to avoid if we want to heal and improve our mental and physical health. Dr. Ede, in both her personal life and practice, has found that making certain lifestyle modifications can help treat major mental health issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety and panic attacks. Through her research, she has found that nutrition can help heal and restore brain function, empowering people to take back control over their mental state and their lives, without the stigma and negative side-effects so common to pharmacological treatments for mental distress.
For more on Dr. Ede visit: https://www.diagnosisdiet.com
Highlights from this episode:
4:13-How Dr. Ede changed the way she treated mental health
5:53-How nutrition affects mental health
8:16-What is mental ill-health, and how can food help?
9:00-Food myths, and the best way to eat for a healthy body and mind
18:35-Is there one diet that works for everyone?
24:00-How nutrition has changed her patients’ lives
31:32-The biggest obstacles to nutrition and mental health
43:00-Health and wellness trends to be careful of
44:00-What we need to know about going plant-based
49:40-How to do keto correctly
For additional resources to help you on your mental health healing journey:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! Early bird sale ends 3/31: https://www.drleafconference.com
Get my book Think and Eat Yourself Smart: https://drleaf.com/collections/all/products/think-eat-yourself-smart
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Disclaimer: The information offered in Dr. Leaf's books and materials are intended to serve as guidelines for managing toxic thoughts, emotions, and bodies and not as a replacement for professional medical advice. Please discuss specific symptoms and medical conditions with your doctor. Any use of this information is at the user’s discretion. Switch On Your Brain, LLC and the author make no representations or warranties that any individual will achieve a particular result. Any and all express or implied warranties, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are disclaimed. Switch On Your Brain, LLC and the author specifically disclaim any and all liability arising directly or indirectly from the use or application of any information contained in these materials. Dr. Leaf is not a medical doctor, and nothing on this page should be seen as individual medical advice. She is a researcher and cognitive (mind) scientist, and this page is meant to be informational and encouraging in a general sense, and is based off Dr. Leaf's self-help products (see store.drleaf.com). If you are considering withdrawing from any medication, please do so under the guidance of a professional as withdrawal can be a dangerous process. If you have a medical matter or emergency, please contact a local medical professional immediately.
Monday Feb 17, 2020
Monday Feb 17, 2020
In this episode I interview New York Times Bestselling author and happiness expert Gretchen Rubin on what happiness is, how we can achieve sustainable happiness in our lives, dangerous myths about happiness, essential strategies for managing anxiety, stress, and worry, how to get more reading done, and more!
Gretchen Rubin is one of today’s most influential and thought-provoking observers of happiness and human nature. In her work, she draws from cutting-edge science, the wisdom of the ages, lessons from popular culture, and her own experiences to explore how we can make our lives happier, healthier, more productive, and more creative.
Podcast highlights:
-5:24 Gretchen Rubin’s background
-6:54 What is happiness? And myths about happiness
-7:51 Why we all have to figure out our own happiness project
-10:00 The importance of relationships & how to build healthy, strong and sustainable relationships
-14:02 Common barriers to happiness
-21:42 How to form healthy habits
-25:41 Anxiety and stress busting tips
-39:55 How to stay focused and get more reading done
-45:30 What drifting is and how to stop being a "drifter"
For more on Gretchen visit: https://gretchenrubin.com
For additional resources to help you on your mental health healing journey:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! Early bird sale ends 3/31: https://www.drleafconference.com
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
From the moment we are born, our cells begin to age. But aging does not have to mean decline. World-renowned surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has been treating mature patients for most of his career. He knows that everyone thinks they want to live forever, until they hit middle age and witness the suffering of their parents and even their peers. So how do we solve the paradox of wanting to live to a ripe old age—but enjoy the benefits of youth?
In this episode I interview renown cardiologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Steven Gundry to discuss how we may be living longer but not better, how to reverse the disease of aging and prevent Alzheimers, how some vegetables may actually be harming our health, how lectins could be related to the rise of autoimmune diseases, how to help children develop healthy habits, and so much more!
For more info on Dr. Gundry visit: https://drgundry.com
I also highly recommend his books:
The Plant Paradox: https://drgundry.com/books/
The Plant Paradox Family Cookbook: https://drgundry.com/books/
The Longevity Paradox: http://www.harperwave.com/book/9780062843395/The-Longevity-Paradox-Steven-R.-Gundry-MD/
And follow him on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstevengundry/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrStevenGundry/
Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/DrStevenGundry/
Additional resources:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Register now for my 2020 Mental Health Summit Dec 3-5 in Dallas, TX! Early bird sale ends 3/31: https://www.drleafconference.com
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
Sunday Feb 09, 2020
In this episode I interview functional medicine expert Dr. Frank Lipman on eastern healing traditions that can help improve mental and physical health, how to improve our gut microbiome, how to beat seasonal affective disorder, why fake meat like the impossible burger is bad, the best and worst trends in wellness, and more!
For more information on Dr. Frank Lipman visit: https://drfranklipman.com
Visit his wellness center: https://elevenelevenwellness.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/DrFrankLipman/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/drfranklipman
Instagram @franklipmanmd
Sign up for his weekly newsletter: https://drfranklipman.com/subscribe/
Additional resources:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
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Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Ever get the feeling the world is full of too many distractions? Research shows the ability to stay focused is a competitive advantage, in work and in life. However, in an age of ever-increasing demands on our attention, how do we get the best from technology without letting it get the best of us?
In this episode I interview bestselling author, lecturer and investor Nir Eyal on his new book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir's writing on technology, psychology, and business, appears in the Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic, TechCrunch, and Psychology Today.
In today’s episode I interview Nir on how technology has been designed to be addictive, how to break the addiction and become indistractble using his 4 step method, how to teach out children to be indsitractable and better manage technology, and why we need to stop blaming technology for all our mental health problems.
Highlights from this episode:
7:30- How companies design technology and products to be addictive
15:06- Pros and cons of social media
23:41- The opposite of distraction is traction
26:25: How to schedule time so distractions can become tractions
33:20- how to hack back your time
44:14: How to raise indistractable children
For more info on Nir and to get his book visit: NirAndFar.com/Indistractable
Free schedule maker tool: https://nirandfar.com/schedule-maker/
Additional reading:
Follow Nir on social media for more great tips:
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
This episode is from a recent interview Dr. Leaf did on The Cannonball Mindset Podcast with Chad Sanschagrin.
You can listen to the original interview here: http://cannonballmindset.libsyn.com/communication-pathologist-and-cognitive-neuroscientist-dr-caroline-leaf
Additional resources:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
Special offers from our sponsors:
Blinkist: To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your subscription go to: https://blinkist.com/drleaf
Superfat Nut Butters: Get 15% off your entire order at https://superfat.com and use code DRLEAF at checkout.
ThirdLove: Get 15% off your ThirdLove order here: http://thirdlove.com/drleaf
Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Addiction is something many of us have experienced, whether we ourselves have battled with addiction, guilt and shame, or we know a loved one, friend or family member who is dealing with addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 19.7 million American adults (aged 12 and older) battled a substance use disorder in 2017 alone! When it comes to addiction, whether we are talking about addiction to drugs, alcohol, food, sex and so on, people are often faced with conflicting messages: they are damaged goods with little or no hope of overcoming their addiction, or it is all their fault and they are just “bad apples”.
Yet reality is far more complicated, and, thankfully, far more hopeful: it is possible to take responsibility for our lives while recognizing and dealing with the negative consequences addiction. In this week’s podcast I speak about addiction and how it is possible to overcome it with Adi Jaffe, Ph.D. who is a nationally recognized expert on mental health, addiction, relationships and shame. We discuss his unconventional but effective method, how he struggled with addiction (which ended up with him in prison!), how to help someone who is struggling with addiction, and why abstinence is ineffective in addiction recovery.
For more information on Dr. Adi and his courses, book, and podcast visit: https://www.adijaffe.com/bio
Find him on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter: @dradijaffe
IGNTD Hero Program: https://www.igntdrecovery.com/transforming-addiction-full
Get his book The Abstinence Myth for free here: https://www.theabstinencemyth.com/
Additional reading: https://www.cnn.com/2012/09/13/health/jaffe-addiction-myths/index.html
Additional resources:
Get my new 21 day brain detox program here: https://theswitch.app
Visit my website at www.drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
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Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Monday Jan 27, 2020
Monday Jan 27, 2020
In this episode Dr. Leaf discusses why we overthink, what happens in our brains when we go into toxic rumination, and how to stop overthinking once and for all. This is a re-airing of one of the most popular episodes form 2019.
Additional resources:
SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app
Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
Special offers from our sponsors:
Ritual: Get 10% off your first three months of Ritual multivitamins at www.ritual.com/drleaf
Magic Spoon: Get a variety pack at www.magicspoon.com/drleaf and use code DRLEAF at checkout for free shipping!
Comrad Socks: Get 20% off your order at www.comradsocks.com/drleaf with code DRLEAF
If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
Thursday Jan 23, 2020
In this episode I interview journalist and top podcaster Jordan Harbinger on what mindset it takes to become successful, how people are doing self-help all wrong and what we should do instead, and why telling other people about our goals can actually be counterproductive and detrimental.
Jordan Harbinger is often referred to as “The Larry King of podcasting,” is a Wall Street lawyer turned interview talk show host, and a communications and social dynamics expert. Jordan has hosted a top 50 iTunes podcast for over 12 years and receives over six million downloads per month, making The Jordan Harbinger Show one of the most popular podcasts in the world.
To learn more about Jordan and his podcast visit: https://www.jordanharbinger.com app
www.instagram.com/jordanharbinger
www.twitter.com/jordanharbinger
www.YouTube.com/thejordanharbingershow
Articles we discussed in this episode:
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/five-signs-youre-self-helping-the-wrong-way/
https://www.jordanharbinger.com/want-to-accomplish-your-goals-stop-talking-about-them-so-much/
Additional resources:
SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app
Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)
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Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!
Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf
Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf
If you enjoyed this episode please consider leaving a 5 star review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media! For podcast sponsorship inquiries, questions regarding the episode, or topic suggestions please email dominique@drleaf.com