The Dr. Leaf Show

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast 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 Pharma, and why we need to change the way we think and talk about mental health. Whitaker sees his role as a science journalist as someone who is an honest communicator. Science journalism is a public service—it involves presenting real, evidence-based science to the public, not marketing. This role as an honest communicator shaped Whitaker’s work as director of public relations at Harvard medical school, and eventually led him to investigate how medical professionals can delude themselves, how money and business can corrupt medical practice, including psychiatry, and the myth of the chemical imbalance

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Article mentioned: https://www.madinamerica.com/2022/08/psychiatry-fraud-and-the-case-for-a-class-action-lawsuit/

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

5:05 Why Robert Whitaker is so passionate about mental health

6:00 The need for real mental health science, not marketing

8:13, 30:00 The myth of the chemical imbalance

9:15 Whitaker’s amazing book Mad in America & psychiatry’s many delusions

11:20 How psychiatric drugs can affect people in the long term

13:12 The recent scientific article that everyone is talking about

16:00, 44:40 We have all been lied to & it is time to take action

24:00 Debunking the myth of progress: the WHO study

27:40, 33:00, 1:12:00 There is hope!

30:00 Why Robert Whitaker started his organization Mad in America

41:00, 1:20:00 The pathologization of childhood

46:00 The disease model has made things worse

55:00 Drug outcomes in real world patients & how psychiatric drugs can impact the brain

1:08:00 How our experiences can change us mentally & physically

1:16:20 What is wrong with the DSM

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I discuss the difference between enabling and empowering someone. Simply put, enabling is doing something challenging for someone else, while empowering someone means helping and supporting them as they complete the challenging task. Think of those school projects you did as a child; enabling is your mom doing the whole project for you, while empowering is your mom helping you do your own school project.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

5:03 What is the difference between enabling and empowering?

9:40 What is empowerment, and how can you empower a loved one and help them on their healing journey?

10:00 Why compassion can lead to empowerment OR enablement, if we are not careful

10:53 Why emotions are complicated and can lead to “messy” relationships

11:33 How do you say “no”?

12:00 How to mind manage your relationships with the Neurocycle

13:30 How the Neurocycle can help you make wiser choices and recognize the difference between enabling and empowering

18:50 Why we need to listen to and learn from our emotions and feelings, even the uncomfortable ones!

33:39 Why you cannot fix other people’s problems for them

35:10 How to empower those you love

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast 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 to the root issues behind why you drink, and how to build a beautiful, sober life.

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Get Amanda's book here: https://amandaewhite.com/book

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

3:30, 4:40, 49:30 Quitting the binary addiction model

4:15 Everyone, not just people addicted to drinking, can examine their relationship to alcohol

8:00 Alcohol abuse is about more than addiction

13:40 The toxic messages about alcohol use in our society

15:00 Boundaries are not selfish—they are an important part of mental self-care

16:15 Having a drink to fall asleep: how can it backfire?

20:43 You can recover from alcohol misuse!

21:30 Amanda’s own struggles with drinking & how she found healing

31:40 There are different ways to deal with alcohol misuse

32:33 Tools to find healing & change your relationship with alcohol

35:30 The importance of mental self-care & mindfulness: taking care of the future self

42:50 Why we need to re-think addiction

46:47 Why we need to move beyond awareness & feelings to find healing

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Psychopaths: 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 I speak with Dr. James Fallon, neuroscientist, researcher, professor and diagnosed psychopath, about role of nature versus nurture, getting inside the mind of a psychopath, how early childhood trauma can impact our development, the different kinds of empathy, the power of self-awareness and self-regulation, how to turn your weakness into your greatest strength, and more!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

7:10 How James took his mental health challenges and turned them into his greatest strengths

10:50 How childhood trauma can affect our genes

17:30 Why both nature and nurture are important when it comes to our mental health

22:30 How psychopaths’ brains are different from “normal” brains

29:35 What is a psychopath?

39:00 Why we are so fascinated with psychopaths

49:45 How a sociopath is different from a psychopath

1:02:00 How we can use self-regulation and self-awareness to rewire our brains and overcome negative genetic traits

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: I 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 I speak with author and professor Barry Schwartz about the paradox of choice, how too many choices causes anxiety, tips to become a better decision maker, how to overcome buyer’s remorse, how our choices affect us mentally and physically, and more!

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

4:25 Why having less choices is better for our mental health

9:15 Why too many choices overwhelm us and leave us dissatisfied

18:03 How negative choices affects our mental and physical wellbeing

19:55 Why being grateful is a habit we need to develop

29:00 How too many choices affect our ability to choose well

36:04 How great abundance can lead to depression

46:52 Is ignorance really bliss?

50:55 How to overcome decision-making anxiety

56:11 How to deal with buyer’s remorse

58:40 How too many choices lead to overthinking

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: Stress is a normal part of life. We cannot escape it, but we can learn to manage and live with it. In this podcast I give you 6 tips to help deescalate turbulent emotional situations, reduce stress in the moment and build up your cognitive resilience

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

1:10 How to make stress work for us and not against us

1:40 Why how we perceive stress is important

3:20 Why we need to de-escalate high stress situations

3:45 How to use mind management to deal with toxic stress

8:40 Why touch is so important

22:30 Why we need to express affection

27:10 How pets improve mental health and help us manage toxic stress

34:10 How heat can help us calm down

40:25 How sharing a meal with others improves brain health

46:20 Why helping others is so good for your brain!

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com

-Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com!

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*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast 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 the time because the brain is always active. The brain is active 24/7, 7 days a week! Our brain waves change in terms of how they move through the brain, which is based on what we are thinking, doing and feeling. When slower brain waves are dominant, we often feel tired, slow, sluggish, or dreamy, and are not able to process information or emotions very well. When the higher brain wave frequencies are dominant, we can feel wired or hyper-alert, like there is just too much going on in our brains. A healthy brain tries to balance these extremes.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

2:47 What are brainwaves & why are they so important?

3:40 The difference between the mind & brain

5:35 How our experiences affect our mental energy & brainwaves

8:15 How mind-management positively impacts energy flow in the brain

8:40 Our mental energy can impact our physical health

13:50 The mind & brain are always active

15:30 The different brain frequencies & how they impact our state of mind

18:00 Why managing our perceptions is so important

35:08 The power of venting our joy

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com

-Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com!

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources

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-Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf

-Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf

-Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf

*DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

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