Dr. Leaf's Blog

How to Respond When You Don’t Get the Response You Want or Need + A Neurocycle to Help Identify & Eliminate the Toxic Assumptions Causing You Mental Distress

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jul 18, 2021

In this podcast (episode #300) and blog, I talk about how to manage your anxiety when people don’t respond to you, or when you don’t get the response that you expected, and how to navigate the assumptions we...

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How to Eat Smarter & Use the Power of Food to Reboot Your Metabolism, Upgrade Your Brain & Transform Your Life

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jul 14, 2021

In this podcast (episode #299) and blog, I talk to Shawn Stevenson, creator of The Model Health Show, one of the top health and fitness podcasts, and author of the bestselling book Eat Smarter. We speak abou...

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How to Use Directed Neuroplasticity to Rewire Harmful COVID & Pandemic PTSD Effects

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jul 11, 2021

In this podcast (episode #298) and blog, I am going to talk about the COVID-19 virus and its potential impact on the brain, and how we can manage and improve cognitive side-effects of the virus.  This a part...

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Identifying & Breaking Free From the Jails We Create for Ourselves + the One Question Most People Struggle with in Life (with Lori Gottlieb)

By Makram Leaf on Jul 08, 2021

In this podcast (episode #297) and blog, I talk to N.Y. Times bestselling author, podcast host and psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb about her new book, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, the power of agency, ho...

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How the COVID Pandemic Changed Our Brains + How to Mentally Prepare for a Re-Opened Society & Going Back to "Normal"

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jul 05, 2021

In this podcast (episode #296) and blog, I talk about the impact of COVID on the brain, how we can manage COVID-related mental health struggles, and more! A lot has changed over the past year, including our ...

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Mental Health Advice for Millennials & Young Adults + How to Find Joy & Healing Despite a Serious Illness

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 30, 2021

In this podcast (episode #295) and blog, I speak with an amazing young woman, my longtime family friend Vimbai Masiyiwa, about managing mental health as a young adult and millennial, surviving cancer, the im...

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Practical Solutions to Help Children Manage Depression & Trauma + Signs Your Child May Be Struggling with Depression & How Mental Ill-Health Affects DNA

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 27, 2021

In this podcast (episode #294) and blog, I talk about childhood depression, who is most affected by it, the signs to look out for, and how to educate our children about mental health. It is estimated that ar...

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Identifying & Deconstructing Toxic Patterns & Beliefs + How to Transcend Personal & Cultural Limitations (with Dr. Shefali Tsabary)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 23, 2021

In this podcast (episode #293) and blog, I speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Shefali about her amazing new book, The Radical Awakening, and how women can turn pain into power, embrace their truth and live...

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Are You a Shock-Absorber? The Signs, How It Messes Up Your Mental Health & Solutions

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 20, 2021

In this podcast (episode #292) and blog, I talk about a post I recently put up from @psych_today about being a shock absorber in a relationship, which generated a lot of great comments and questions! In fact...

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The Power of Changing Your Mind and Admitting You Were Wrong + How Failure Opens Doors: A Conversation with Josh Harris

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 16, 2021

In this podcast (episode #291) and blog, I speak with Josh Harris, a former pastor and bestselling author who has dramatically shifted his views on purity culture. We discuss everything, from healthier ways ...

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Former Disney Channel Star Speaks About Mental Health Struggles, Overcoming an Eating Disorder & Battling Depression

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 09, 2021

In this podcast (episode #289) and blog, I speak with actress and former child star Alyson Stoner about what happens when stardom becomes too much to handle, why she became an advocate for children in the en...

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A 5-Step Neurocycle to Manage Low Self-Esteem + How to Find Your Identity Again After a Crisis or Challenge

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 06, 2021

In this podcast (episode #288) and blog, I am going to talk about identity and its relationship to mental health, and how our environment shapes and impacts our individuality. I decided to do this episode in...

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