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How to Deal with the Pain of Uncertainty and Insecurity During the Current Crisis + More Tips and Mental Health Strategies to Help You Find Peace During the Pandemic

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How to Deal with the Pain of Uncertainty and Insecurity During the Current Crisis + More Tips and Mental Health Strategies to Help You Find Peace During the Pandemic

In today’s blog and podcast, I am going to be answering some of the questions you have sent in regarding handling COVID-19 anxiety, and coping with social distancing and staying at home. I want to try to help you as much as I can, giving you tools to help you manage your mind in this crisis and stay strong, mentally an

Why Everyone Should See a Therapist, How to Find a Good Match, and Options If Money and Location Is an Issue + Tips on Managing Your Mental Health When Dealing with Racism and Discrimination with Therapist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why Everyone Should See a Therapist, How to Find a Good Match, and Options If Money and Location Is an Issue + Tips on Managing Your Mental Health When Dealing with Racism and Discrimination with Therapist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford

Therapy is something that many people are either ashamed about or joke about. Yet the need to speak to someone about what is going on in your life is neither shameful or funny. For many people, therapy is something that helps them deal with the vagaries of life (including pandemics!), and may even be a matter of life o

Why Having a Vision for Your Business Can Save You Hours of Stress and Anxiety + Tips on How to Craft an Effective and Sustainable Vision for Your Life, Career and Business with Michael Hyatt

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why Having a Vision for Your Business Can Save You Hours of Stress and Anxiety + Tips on How to Craft an Effective and Sustainable Vision for Your Life, Career and Business with Michael Hyatt

When it comes to success in life or business, we know we need to know what we want. But how do we go from a dream to real life? How does an aspiration become a success? In this week’s blog and podcast, I discuss the power of vision with best-selling author and successful businessmanMichael Hyatt, and how vision precede

COVID-19: Truths, Misinformation, Symptoms, Possible Vaccines, Why Social Distancing is Important, and More by Epidemiologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

Dr. Caroline Leaf

COVID-19: Truths, Misinformation, Symptoms, Possible Vaccines, Why Social Distancing is Important, and More by Epidemiologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz

You, yes YOU, have the power to alter the course of the SARS-coronavirus-2. Here’s how to do it. It’s so easy these days to get overwhelmed by fear of the SARS-coronavirus-2 that’s spreading through our communities. I totally understand why this happens – the daily barrage of scary information from our media outlets, I

How to Boost Your Immune System and Protect Your Health During the Coronavirus Crisis by Integrative Dietitian Ali Miller

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How to Boost Your Immune System and Protect Your Health During the Coronavirus Crisis by Integrative Dietitian Ali Miller

The immune system works in a host defense in which the body uses barriers and chemical agents to fight against pathogens which can be viruses, bacteria, or other infectious agents. The immune system requires nutrients to aid in the ability to kill off pathogens as well as remove the debris from the body and the body fu

How to Make the Most of Your Time in Self-Quarantine, Overcome Boredom and Build Your Brain

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How to Make the Most of Your Time in Self-Quarantine, Overcome Boredom and Build Your Brain

Many of us are stuck at home right now, and all our usual activities are either cancelled or forbidden. So, how do we make the best of a difficult situation? How do we turn our stress and anxiety into productivity? When we focus on ways to build our brain instead of panicking about current events or what we just heard

Orthorexia: The Eating Disorder No One Talks About but Everyone Should Know

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Orthorexia: The Eating Disorder No One Talks About but Everyone Should Know

Choosing to practice a healthy lifestyle can take a lot of intentionality. It goes beyond just switching out your regular soda for water. As a functional medicine practitioner, I see how wellness truly is an entire lifestyle. From the food you eat, your stress levels, to the toxins you are exposed to through your clean

How I Am Surviving Quarantine with My Kids: An Honest Portrayal of One Mom’s Personal Struggle with Adjusting to the New Normal By LaTanya Coleman-Carter

Dr. Caroline Leaf

How I Am Surviving Quarantine with My Kids: An Honest Portrayal of One Mom’s Personal Struggle with Adjusting to the New Normal By LaTanya Coleman-Carter

For the past five years, a typical day in the life of my family has been anything but routine, yet still somewhat predictable. Monday through Friday I take my kids to school, stop to get a coffee, come home and work on my business, which involves me sitting in front of a computer for several hours. Working from home ha

Parenting During the Pandemic + Tips on How to Help Your Children Deal with Changes in Routines, Missed Milestones, Anxiety and Fear, and Mental Health Strategies for Parents with Child Psychologist and Parenting Coach Dr. Rebecca Schrag Hershberg

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Parenting During the Pandemic + Tips on How to Help Your Children Deal with Changes in Routines, Missed Milestones, Anxiety and Fear, and Mental Health Strategies for Parents with Child Psychologist and Parenting Coach Dr. Rebecca Schrag Hershberg

Many people around the world are currently stuck at home, which can be difficult under the best of circumstances. Yet what happens if you have young children? What happens when the schools are closed, you have to work and everyone is at home, frustrated, scared and uncertain as to how long this situation will last? In

Why We Make Poor Decisions + Tips to Overcome the Desire for Instant Gratification & Technology Addiction, and How to Clean Our Brains with Dr. David & Austin Perlmutter

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Why We Make Poor Decisions + Tips to Overcome the Desire for Instant Gratification & Technology Addiction, and How to Clean Our Brains with Dr. David & Austin Perlmutter

We are surrounded by information, and many of us know what we need to do to be healthier, so why don’t we do it? Why is there such a disconnect between information and implementation? Can we learn to make better decisions? In this week’s blog and podcast, I discuss why we often make poor choices with doctors David and

Strategies to Manage Your Money and Reduce Financial Anxiety During This Crisis + Tips on How to Save, Budget, and Plan for a Recession and a Layoff

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Strategies to Manage Your Money and Reduce Financial Anxiety During This Crisis + Tips on How to Save, Budget, and Plan for a Recession and a Layoff

Handling your finances can be challenging at the best of times, but what happens when you are in the midst of a pandemic? How do you keep your money safe when the world around you is in a state of flux? In this week’s blog and podcast, I speak with financial expert Chris Hogan on strategies to manage your finances and

My Self-Quarantine Snack List!

Dr. Caroline Leaf

My Self-Quarantine Snack List!

Being stuck at home doesn’t mean you don’t have to eat well. In fact, since many of us now have to live and work in the same space, eating well can give you the energy you need to navigate difficult living situations, while building up your immune system during the current health crisis. 1. One “snack” I cannot live wi