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285: How to manage negative thoughts | Neuroscientist Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.


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Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.: “We spend between half to three quarters of our day in our minds time traveling between the past, present, and future.” 

Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist and communication pathologist, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to increase your mental fitness, plus:

- How to measure your personal formula for happiness

- Why millennials are more prone to anxiety

- Why it doesn't actually take three weeks to form a habit

- How to tap into your mind's optimism bias

- Why you're never really living in the present moment


Referenced in the episode:

-Leaf's book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess.

-mbg Podcast episode #237, with Leaf.

-Leaf's clinical trial on mind management with millennials.

-mbg article on Leaf's 5-step mind management process.


Don't forget to use the code HEMP25 for 25% off your first month subscription of mbg's hemp multi+. Our formula combines European Union Certified Organic hemp oil with vitamin D and other potent botanicals to help support a sense of calm and wellbeing—without getting you high.* To learn more about the supplement Jason swears by to wind down, visit mindbodygreen.com/hemp25.


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