Dr. Leaf's Blog
In this podcast (episode #414) and blog, I talk about the interconnected mind, as well as the divisions of the mind and what each part does. In learning about how to use our mind to manage our mind, it help...
Read moreIn this podcast (episode #413) and blog, I speak with best-selling author, journalist and mental health advocate Robert Whitaker about the myth of the chemical imbalance, the politics of psychiatry and Big ...
Read moreIn this podcast (episode #411) and blog, I speak with therapist Amanda White about why some people choose not to drink, her new book Not Drinking Tonight, how to heal your relationship with alcohol, getting ...
Read morePsychopaths: just the word conjures up images of scary, elusive figure intent on doing harm. But is being diagnosed as a psychopath a life sentence? Can they ever change? In this podcast (episode #410) and b...
Read moreI think we can all agree that freedom of choice is a good thing, but what happens when there are too many choices? In this podcast (episode #409) and blog, I speak with author and professor Barry Schwartz ab...
Read moreThink of the last time you had an argument and how it made you feel, both physically and mentally. Pretty bad, right? Well, it is not all just in your head! Unresolved arguments can be harmful to your health...
Read moreStress is a normal part of life. We cannot escape it, but we can learn to manage and live with it. In this podcast (episode #407) and blog, I give you 6 tips to help deescalate turbulent emotional situations...
Read moreIn this podcast (episode #406) and blog, I talk about what brain waves are, why they are important and how we can balance our brain waves to improve our mind and brain health. Our brain waves are active all ...
Read moreI get a lot of questions on how to manage chronic stressors in relationships, especially during the recent COVID pandemic—so much has changed and many of us have had to learn how to work and live together, w...
Read moreWhen we experience any kind of trauma, we can respond to the threat in various ways to cope. We are all familiar with the fight or flight response, but there are actually four main trauma responses, which ar...
Read moreIn this podcast (episode #402) and blog, I talk about mental processing speeds and how we can improve our thinking. Our nonconscious mind is operating at a faster speed than our conscious mind. Intelligent ...
Read moreIn this podcast (episode #401) and blog, I talk about dreaming and mental health. This topic was inspired by an email I recently received: “Since dreams come from our busy minds, can we slowly over time chan...
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