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Why we need to fall in love with our emotions

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why we need to fall in love with our emotions

In this podcast (episode #480) and blog, I talk about why falling in love with your emotions is one of the best things you can do to improve your mental health! As you have heard me say many times before, we cannot run from or suppress our emotions. We need to get comfortable with feeling - even the emotions that don’

Are you addicted to drama?

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Are you addicted to drama?

In this podcast (episode #479) and blog, I talk to holistic psychologist, educator and best-selling author Scott Lyons about what it means to be addicted to drama, how a drama addiction affects our mental health and relationships, how to manage a drama addiction, and so much more! As a body-based trauma expert, Doctor

6 Strategies to Stop Fights Before They Begin

Dr. Caroline Leaf

6 Strategies to Stop Fights Before They Begin

In this podcast (episode #478) and blog, I talk about ways to stop fights before they begin. Relationships can be hard, whether you are talking about friends, romantic partners, family, or colleagues. Fights and arguments are often inevitable, but that does not mean that there are steps we can take to make our relatio

Why it's important to question our beliefs & biases

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why it's important to question our beliefs & biases

In this podcast (episode #477) and blog, I talk to top podcast host and international bestselling author Shawn Stevenson about his incredible healing journey, the mind-brain-body connection, the importance of holistic approaches to medicine, and why it is always important to question what we believe. When Shawn was 20

Why & how to compromise more in relationships

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why & how to compromise more in relationships

In this podcast (episode #476) and blog, I talk about how to improve your relationship, develop sexual intimacy, and increase your health and longevity through compromise. This is part 3 of my series on love, sex, relationships and wellbeing. As I mentioned in parts 1 and 2 of this podcast, relationships can be incred

How sorrow & longing make us whole

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How sorrow & longing make us whole

In this podcast (episode #475) and blog, I talk to bestselling author and speaker Susan Cain about sorrow and mental health, embracing bittersweet moments and feelings, how longing makes us whole, her amazing new book Bittersweet, and so much more! As Susan notes in her book, bittersweetness is a tendency toward states

Love, sex & your mental health

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Love, sex & your mental health

In this podcast (episode #474) and blog, I talk about ways to improve your relationship, develop sexual intimacy, and increase your health and longevity. This is part 2 of my series on love, sex, relationships and wellbeing. As mentioned in part 1, safe, consensual sex in a loving relationship can help improve our heal

The difference between boundary-setting & controlling someone’s actions

Dr. Caroline Leaf

The difference between boundary-setting & controlling someone’s actions

In this podcast (episode #473) and blog, I talk to speaker and best-selling author Melissa Urban, founder of the Whole30 movement, about her new book on boundaries, learning how to say no, the relationship between boundaries and mental health, ways to establish healthy boundaries, and so much more! Since launching the

How sex can improve your mind

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How sex can improve your mind

In this podcast (episode #472) and blog, I talk about relationships, communication, sex, and the mind. This is part 1 of a 3-part series. High-quality intimate relationships are good for our health—we all know this! But did you know that sexual intimacy is also good for us? I recently interviewed Dr. Elissa Epel about

How to find yourself again after trauma

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How to find yourself again after trauma

In this podcast (episode #471) and blog, I talk to holistic psychologist and best-selling author Nicole LePera about finding your authentic self after trauma, identifying and unlearning harmful habits, and so much more! In her first book, How to Do the Work, Dr. Nicole offered readers a revolutionary, holistic framewo

How to move on without an apology

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How to move on without an apology

In this podcast (episode #470) and blog, I talk about how to move on without an apology. Unfortunately, there will be times in life when someone hurts you and refuses to apologize, regardless of what you say or do. Here are just a few tips to help you when this happens: -Recognize and honor what happened to you. Remin

What is the vagus nerve & why is it important?

Dr. Caroline Leaf

What is the vagus nerve & why is it important?

In this podcast (episode #469) and blog, I talk to Stefan Chmelik, integrated healthcare expert, physician, inventor of the state-of-the-art sensory device Sensate, founder of BioSelf Technology and New Medicine Group, and a mindfulness mentor and clinical expert in the use of sound technology, about the relationship b