Dr. Leaf's Blog

Unwiring Perfectionism + How Flexible Thinking Can Help Reduce Anxiety & Stress (With Poppy Jamie)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Jun 02, 2021

In this podcast (episode #287) and blog, I speak with Poppy Jamie, founder of Happy Not Perfect, a popular podcast and meditation app for anxiety. We discuss everything from understanding anxiety and the imp...

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Surprising Reasons You May Be Anxious + How to Use the Neurocycle to Manage & Reduce Anxiety

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 30, 2021

In this podcast (episode #286) and blog, I am going to talk about anxiety. I get asked so many questions about anxiety, what it is, and how to manage it that I decided to dedicate a whole podcast to this top...

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Healing Depression & Burnout with Michelle Williams + How to Help a Child Struggling with Depression

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 26, 2021

In this podcast (episode #285) and blog, I speak to my dear friend and award-winning singer Michelle Williams about her new book, Checking In, and how to manage periods of intense depression.  Michelle’s inc...

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Brain-Building: The Missing Key to Optimal Mental Health + Why We Don't Talk About It Often Enough, How to Brain-Build Correctly & How to Make It a Sustainable Daily Habit

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 23, 2021

In this podcast (episode #284) and blog, I talk about one of the most important yet overlooked and underutilized mental health tools: brain-building! Brain building is easy, effective and something everyone ...

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How to Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career & Get Unstuck (with Former Pentagon Counterterrorism Professional & World-Famous Coach Ashley Stahl)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 19, 2021

In this podcast (episode #283) and blog, I speak with Ashley Stahl, a counter-terrorism professional turned prominent career coach and blogger.  As Ashley speaks about in her amazing book You Turn, we are co...

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Why We Should All Cry More, The Mental & Physical Health Benefits of Crying + Is There a Right Way to Cry?

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 16, 2021

In this podcast (episode #282) and blog, I talk about why crying is not a sign of weakness, the neuroscience behind crying, and how crying can be very beneficial both mentally and physically, especially when...

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Podcast 281: Foods That Can Reduce Anxiety, Depression & PTSD with Nutritional Psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 12, 2021

In this podcast (episode #281) and blog, I speak with Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo about the relationship between our diet and mental health. Nutritional psychiatry is the use of...

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Trauma Bonding, Toxic Emotional Attachment, How to Know When to Stay & When to Go + How to Find Healing & Freedom

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 09, 2021

In this podcast (episode #280) and blog, I answer another question from a listener on toxic relationships and trauma bonds. Trauma bonds is a phrase that was first used by Patrick Carnes, who describes them ...

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A Father’s Journey to Understand & Heal After His Child’s Suicide + Signs Someone May Be Suicidal & How to Help

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 05, 2021

Warning: this blog and podcast contains references to suicide and may be distressing. In this podcast (episode #279) and blog, I speak with Jason Reid, founder of the Choose Life foundation and creator of Te...

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How Art can Help Heal Mental Health Struggles (with Morgan Harper Nichols)

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 28, 2021

In this podcast (episode #277) and blog, I speak with artist, poet, storyteller and best-selling author Morgan Harper Nichols about how art and poetry can help us process life and all its challenges, and the...

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How to Train Your Child to Understand, Process & Verbalize Intense Emotions + Tips On Dealing With Parent Guilt & How to Deal With Past Parenting Mistakes

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 21, 2021

In this podcast (episode #275) and blog, I speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy about rethinking the way we raise our children, the importance of saying sorry to our kids, why it is never too l...

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How to Break the Cycles of Worry & Fear to Heal Your Mind with Dr. Jud Brewer

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 15, 2021

In this podcast (episode #273) and blog, I talk to psychiatrist, professor and author Dr. Judson Brewer about on how anxiety drives our lives, what we can do to break the habit loops that keep us anxious, te...

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