Dr. Leaf's Blog

How Understanding the Biofield Could Hold the Key to Healing Trauma

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 25, 2022

In this podcast (episode #385) and blog, I talk to Dr. Shamini Jain, a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist and social entrepreneur, about the science behind the mind-brain-body connection, the biofield an...

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Debunking the Myth of the Chemical Imbalance with Dr. Joanna Moncrieff

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 18, 2022

In this podcast (episode #383) and blog, I talk to psychiatrist, researcher, professor and best-selling author Dr. Joanna Moncrieff about critical psychiatry,  the difference between a drug-centered and dise...

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How Your Uric Acid Levels Could Hold the Key to Optimizing Your Mental & Physical Health

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 11, 2022

In this podcast (episode #381) and blog, I talk to best-selling author Dr. David Perlmutter about his new book Drop Acid: The Surprising New Science of Uric Acid-The Key to Losing Weight, Controlling Blood S...

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Small Things You Can Do Every Day to Protect Your Mental Health

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 08, 2022

In this replay from Lewis Howes’ amazing podcast The School of Greatness, I talk about ways to handle the mental conditions that affect us all.   Lewis and I dive deep into the topic of how mismanagement of ...

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Why You Don’t Need to Hustle to Have a Fulfilling Life + How to Quit the "Cult"of Hustle for Good

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on May 04, 2022

In this podcast (episode #379) and blog, I talk to former Wall Street lawyer and top podcast host Jordan Harbinger about hustle culture, burnout, and so much more! In a recent blog, Jordan talked about “hust...

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Diet Culture & Why It Is Toxic for Our Mental Health + How to be Healthy at Every Size

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 28, 2022

In this podcast (episode #377) and blog, I talk to RD and nutritionist Shana Minei Spence about the dangers of diet culture, the benefits of intuitive eating, nutrition and mental health, disordered eating,...

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Why We Don't Need to Remember Everything

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 24, 2022

In this podcast (episode #376) and blog, I talk about memory and how to improve it. We actually aren’t supposed to remember everything. The brain is designed to forget things that are not useful to us. In ...

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The Different Post-Trauma Syndromes + Solutions for Healing

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 20, 2022

Content warning: this podcast talks about traumatic events like suicide. If you are feeling suicidal, contact the US national suicide prevention hotline and talk to someone today: 1-800-273-8255. The teen s...

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This One Common Thing Could Be Damaging Your Brain

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 17, 2022

In this podcast (episode #374) and blog, I talk about learning how to use the mind well and why it is important to manage our thinking, feeling and choosing to avoid “milkshake multitasking” and mental overl...

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Do Beliefs About Aging Impact Our Health & Longevity?

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 14, 2022

In this podcast (episode #373) and blog, I talk to Dr. Becca Levy, an award-winning Yale professor of psychology and global health. We discuss the dangers of ageism, how positive and negative age stereotypes...

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How to Use Mind-Management to Rewrite & Redefine Your Life Story

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 10, 2022

In this replay of my interview with best-selling author and wellness teacher Kimberley Snyder on her amazing podcast Feel Good, we talk all things mind and brain, including how we have the power to write and...

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Could this be the answer to ending mass shootings?

By Dr. Caroline Leaf on Apr 06, 2022

In this podcast (episode #371) and blog, I talk to award-winning journalist Mark Follman about his new book Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America, understanding the reasons why...

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