The Dr. Leaf Show

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SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about the neuroscience behind crying and how crying can be very beneficial both mentally and physically, especially when it comes to stress reduction, and more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-we-should-all-cry-more-the-mental-physical-health-benefits-of-crying-is-there-a-right-way-to-cry

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

1:00 Why crying is not a sign of weakness

1:20 Crying is a complex human behavior with a myriad of mental and physical effects

2:11 How our thoughts, emotions and experiences change our brains

3:01 Why we need to express, not suppress, our emotions

3:32 How crying can help us manage toxic thoughts and emotions

3:45 Crying is a signal we need to listen to, which is telling us something is going on in our life

4:33 How crying relieves emotional pressure in the brain and body

10:00 How tears can help us restore balance in the brain and body

12:40 Crying can be both a signal and a validating response

13:42, 29:00 How to use mind management to examine your emotional responses, including crying, and improve your emotional health

15:16 How crying helps us communicate what we feel and what we need

17:30 What happens in your brain and body when you cry

27:40 Crying is a messenger—listen to what it is telling you!

32:00 Why there is no right or wrong way to cry

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcastI speak with Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist Dr. Uma Naidoo about the relationship between our diet and mental health, and which foods are best for helping fight anxiety, depression and stress. We also discuss the gut-brain connection, how to treat leaky gut issues, supplements, and more! 

Show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/podcast-281-a-scientific-guide-on-foods-that-reduce-anxiety-depression-ptsd-with-nutritional-psychiatrist-dr-uma-naidoo

For more info on Dr. Uma: https://umanaidoomd.com

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

1:43 What is nutritional psychiatry?

4:38, 6:25 This is your brain on food

5:16 Why we need to be careful of just labeling certain mental health disorders

12:30 The gut-brain romance

16:40 Food & seasonal affective disorder

17:05 Is the Mediterranean diet good for our brains?

20:00 Leaky gut & nutritional psychiatry

27:40 How nutrition can empower you & make you feel more in control of your mental health

29:00 Supplements & mental health

33:20 Dietary fiber, fermented foods & anxiety

38:00 Why we need to be careful of quick-fix solutions

39:00 Insomnia & nutritional psychiatry

41:30 How we can help manage PTSD & ADHD using certain foods

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I answer another question from a listener on toxic relationships and trauma bonds. Trauma bonds are chains that link a victim to someone who is dangerous to them within the confines of an exploitive relationship. Divorce, employee relations, child abuse, family and marital systems, domestic violence, kidnapping, exploitation and religious abuse can all be areas of trauma bonding. All these relationships share one thing: “they are situations of incredible intensity or importance where there is an exploitation of trust or power”.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/trauma-bonding-toxic-emotional-attachment-how-to-know-when-to-stay-when-to-go-how-to-find-healing-freedom

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:05 What a trauma bond is

4:20 Trauma bonding and exploitation

9:00, 33:40 Gaslighting and other relationship warning signs

11:02, 29:00 Why we can never “fix” someone else

14:00 Why boundaries are so important in a relationship

14:24 Sometimes ending a relationship may be the best thing for both people

19:00 How a trauma bond can impact your health

24:50 How to help someone who doesn’t want to change while putting up boundaries

35:15 Why trauma bonds are so confusing

36:45 How relationships change your mind, brain and bond

44:00 How to use mind management to heal trauma from toxic relationships

51:05 Tips to help heal a trauma bond

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak with Jason Reid, founder of the Choose Life foundation and creator of Tell My Story, about his own experience as a grieving father, how to get help if you or someone you know is feeling suicidal, how to recognize the signs if someone in your life is struggling, what we can do to help our loved ones who are going through a difficult time, and more.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/a-father-s-journey-to-understand-heal-after-his-child-s-suicide-signs-someone-may-be-suicidal-how-to-help

If you are feeling suicidal, contact the US national suicide prevention hotline: 1-800-273-8255.

The teen suicide prevention hotline in the US is: 1-800-TLC-TEEN (852-8336) between 6-10pm PST. You can also text TEEN to 839863 between 6-9pm PST.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 

2:02 Jason’s story and why he started the Choose Life foundation

3:50 Why we need to constantly ask our children how they are doing mentally, not just physically

5:30 How the COVID pandemic has changed the mental health landscape

7:40 Why we should learn how to talk to our children about our own struggles and vulnerabilities, not just shield them from what we are going through

11:45 The importance of letting your child know it is okay to be depressed or struggle mentally

15:50 How our experiences are built into the brain and affect us mentally and physically

24:30 How to help your child if they are struggling

39:50 Social media, technology and teen mental health

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

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

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I answer a listener's question regarding dreams + I share the neuroscience behind dreams and nightmares, how to set yourself up to have more peaceful and calm dreams, and how to help children process and understand nightmares. 

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-neuroscience-of-dreams-nightmares-how-to-have-better-dreams-help-your-children-process-understand-nightmares

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast  I speak with artist, poet, storyteller and best-selling author Morgan Harper Nichols about how art and poetry can help us process life and all its challenges, and the beautiful reality of how far each of us have come in our own lives.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-art-can-help-heal-mental-health-with-morgan-harper-nichols

For more info on Morgan see: https://morganharpernichols.com

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

1:22 Why Morgan went from singing and songwriting to visual art, poetry and storytelling

5:10 Why Morgan wrote her book, How Far You Have Come

10:40 Why all our life journeys matter

13:50 The power of listening and engaging with the world around you

15:00 Why you don’t have be productive all the time

28:00 How art can help us process life

35:10 Why we need to give ourselves grace

45:30 How art can help us when we are feeling down

50:30 What to do when you don’t feel inspired or creative

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

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.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/stress-busting-tips

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PODCAST 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:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast  I speak with clinical psychologist Dr. Rebecca Kennedy about rethinking the way we raise our children, the importance of saying sorry to our kids, why it is never too late to fix the mistakes we make as parents, how to explain our own emotions to our children, and so much more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-train-your-child-to-understand-process-verbalize-intense-emotions-tips-on-dealing-with-parent-guilt-how-to-deal-with-past-parenting-mistakes

For more info on Dr. Rebecca Kennedy: goodinside.com

Her instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside/

Her workshops: learning.goodinside.com

Her podcast, Good Inside with Dr Becky:  https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/good-inside-with-dr-becky

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:00 How to talk to your children about your difficult emotions

8:30 How to talk to teenagers and adult children about what you are going through

13:36 Why we need to say sorry to our children, no matter how old they are

17:30 The importance of teaching our children to think, challenge and question everything

23:30 How to help our children when they are going through a tough time

28:10 How to teach your child about consent and saying no

33:10 Why you need to teach your children about self-care from young

37:45 How to manage and deal with parent guilt

48:05 How to teach your children to validate and trust their own feelings

50:33 Why boundaries are important for empathy

52:07 How to respond when your child starts wining

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: Think of the last time you had an argument and how it made you feel, both physically and mentally. Pretty bad, right? Well, it is not all just in your head! Unresolved arguments can be harmful to your health, and can potentially decrease your longevity! In this podcast I talk about the importance of resolving arguments, how arguments impact your physical health, and how to become a responder not a reactor. 

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-become-a-responder-not-a-reactor-how-arguments-affect-your-dna-how-to-use-mind-management-to-resolve-an-argument

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

3:30 What the blister study tells us about arguments

5:00 Arguments impact how we function physically & mentally

5:35 How resolving arguments can improve our emotional health

8:36 Why agreeing to disagree can be a good thing

9:10 How your experience of an argument changes your brain and biology

10:08 How arguments affect your DNA and cellular health

10:34 Unresolved arguments can impact your immune system!

12:00 How to use mind management to resolve an argument and improve your mental and physical health

16:00 Why resolving arguments improves overall health and wellbeing

24:26 How avoiding an argument or resolving an issue can make you anxious

26:10 How self-regulated mind management can help you become a responder instead of a reactor

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to psychiatrist, professor and author Dr. Jud Brewer about on how anxiety drives our lives, what we can do to break the habit loops that keep us anxious, techniques to uproot anxiety at its source and manage our triggers, and more!

Get Dr. Jud's book: https://drjud.com/book

Twitter: https://twitter.com/judbrewer

Instagram: https://instagram.com/dr.jud

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/unwinding-anxiety

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:20 Why Dr. Judd loves helping people overcome anxiety

3:30 How to start unwinding anxiety in your life

6:37, 19:05 The importance of learning how the mind works

8:40 Why we need to understand the reward/value system of the brain

10:45 Why we need to become aware of a habit to change it

14:30 Why awareness alone is not enough

22:26 The importance of asking ourselves how rewarding our values are to us in the moment—is this habit still serving me?

23:15 Curiosity is a superpower!

31:45 How anxiety hides in bad habits

35:55 The importance of always being kind to ourselves

40:10 Why anxiety doesn’t improve our performance

48:10 How Dr. Judd manages his own anxiety and mental health

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

-Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies:

-Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/-

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

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

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

If you enjoyed this episode please leave a 5 review on iTunes, Google Play, or wherever you are listening! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with friends and family! I love seeing your posts on social media!

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