The Tara Bixby Podcast

46. Dr. Caroline Leaf Helps You Clean up Your Mental Mess


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Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory.

She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change with directed mind input. During her years in clinical practice she worked with many people who struggled with Traumatic Brain Injury, learning disabilities, autism, dementias and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.

Dr. Leaf is also the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess. She teaches at academic, medical and neuroscience conferences, churches, and to various audiences around the world. She is also part of the mental health initiative in Washington, DC.

You'll learn... 

  • What happens when we don't use our minds correctly
  • The difference between the mind and the brain
  • What neuroplasticity is
  • How your thoughts keep you stuck
  • What happens when you suppress the undealt with thoughts
  • The toxicity of being labeled with a mental illness
  • The role telomeres play in mental health
  • Dr. Leaf's beliefs on schizophrenia
  • The importance of identifying the why behind your symptoms
  • How you can clean up your mental mess
  • The importance of tuning into your physical and mental warning signals
  • How many days it takes to build a habit (It's not what you think)
  • The importance of using brain-building to keep your brain clean

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