402: Dr. Caroline Leaf on Eliminating Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts by Managing Your Mind

Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/drcarolineleaf402

Dr. Caroline Leaf (IG: @drcarolineleaf) is a bestselling author, communication pathologist, and cognitive neuroscientist. Since the early 1980s she’s researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. Caroline was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input.

Her new book is Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Your mind can change your brain
• Cleaning up your mental mess
• Your mind is always with you
• Thinking, feeling, choosing
• The gravitational field of your mind
• Thoughts look like trees inside your brain
• Depression & anxiety are not mental illnesses
• The psychological side vs. quantum physics of the mind
• Behaviour change occurs in cycles of 63 days
• People are dying 8 to 25 younger from preventable lifestyle diseases
• Addiction is a response to try and deal with pain
• When toxic thoughts aren’t dealt with they increase inflammation in the body
• Acknowledge patterns in your life
• It’s ok to make a mess
• Understanding the differences between the wise mind and a messy mind
• Practice self regulation
• You have to go beyond mindfulness to awareness
• The brain mapping study
• The 5 steps of the neurocycle
• Start to gather awareness
• How to use neurocycling to break a smoking addiction
• Metacog is a way of writing
• Reconceptualize the toxic patterns
• Treating mental health with mind management and therapy
• Never be scared to ask for help, but also learn to help yourself

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Related links:

Dr. Caroline Leaf - Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess (book)

Dr. Caroline Leaf's website

Follow Dr. Caroline Leaf on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Dr. Caroline Leaf - Switch On Your Brain (book)

Dr. Caroline Leaf (books)

Cleaning Up The Mental Mess Podcast with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Neurocycle (app)

Science of Thought - Ted Talk with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Jud Brewer (books)

Listen to Dr. Jud Brewer previously on TUHP (episodes #374 and #397)

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