Dr. Caroline Leaf Podcast

Uncertainty is a certain in life, so we need to learn to become comfortable with the uncomfortableness of not knowing. In this podcast, I discuss WHY we hate uncertainty, why we feel so much discomfort with uncertainty, and HOW to become comfortable with uncertainty and use it to your advantage.  Additional resources:   Think Learn Succeed: https://drleaf.com/collections/all/products/think-learn-succeed-book   The Perfect You: https://drleaf.com/collections/all/products/the-perfect-you-bundle   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   Rothys: Check out all the amazing styles available right now at rothys.com/drleaf   Blinkist: To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your s

Boundaries are vital to protecting your mental and physical health. But when do we need to set certain boundaries? How do we set them? And how do we best enforce boundaries? In this episode I interview leading boundaries expert Dr. Henry Cloud on all things related to boundaries and mental health. We also discuss how to deal with a narcissist, how to deal with gaslighting, and so much more!   Dr. Cloud is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and his books have sold nearly 20 million copies. Dr. Cloud's work has been featured and reviewed by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, Publisher's Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Success Magazine named Dr. Cloud in the top 25 most influential leaders in personal growth and development, alongside Oprah, Brene Brown, Seth Godin and others. He is a frequent contributor to CNN, Fox News Channel, and other national media outlets. In his leadership consulting practice, Dr. Cloud works with CEO's, Fortune 500 c

According to numerous scientific journals 80% of people will FAIL to stick to their New Years Resolutions! In this episode I share some simple and practical tips to help you stick to your resolutions especially when you really feel like giving up, why most people fail to make sustainable changes, and how to to manage pivots and relapses!   Additional resources: SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Join my January 21 Day Brain Detox Challenge! For more into and to sign up visit: https://drleaf.com/pages/21-day-brain-detox-challenge   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors: Blinkist: To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your subscription go to: https://blinkist.com/drleaf   ThirdLove Bras: Get 15% off your

In this episode I sit down with Dr. Judy Ho, a Triple Board Certified Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist and Co-Host of CBS’s The Doctors and a tenured professor at Pepperdine. We discuss why humans are predisposed to self-sabotage, how to modify thoughts and behaviors to prevent self-sabotage from occurring, how to identify the triggers to self-sabotage that are unique to you, how to unlock your willpower to stop this vicious cycle in its track, how to deal with grief, and so much more!    For more info on Dr. Judy visit: https://www.drjudyho.com/   You can order her book here: https://www.drjudyho.com/stop-self-sabotage   And follow her on social media:   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjudyho/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorjudyho   Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjudyho     Additional resources:   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Join my January 21 Day Brain Detox Challenge! For more into and to sign up visit: https://drleaf.com/pages/21-day-brain-detox-challenge     Visit my

In this episode I bring back one of my most popular episodes from 2019 where I discuss how to deal with toxic people, words, and events in a way that will ensure your mental health is protected.   Join my January 21 Day Brain Detox Challenge! For more into and to sign up visit: https://drleaf.com/pages/21-day-brain-detox-challenge   Additional resources: SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors: Blinkist: To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your subscription go to: https://blinkist.com/drleaf   Ritual: Get 10% off your first three months of Ritual multivitamins at https://ritual.com/?utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=drleaf   Magic Spoon: Get a fre

In this episode I interview leading functional medicine doctor and bestselling author Dr. Will Cole. He specializes in clinically investigating underlying factors of chronic disease and customizing health programs for thyroid issues, autoimmune conditions, hormonal dysfunctions, digestive disorders, and brain problems. Dr. Cole was named one of the top 50 functional-medicine and integrative doctors in the nation and is a health expert and course instructor for the world’s largest wellness brands such as mindbodygreen and goop. We discuss everything from how inflammation occurs, how it affects our mental health, how to reduce inflammation, how to do Keto correctly, how Keto can improve mental and brain health, what lab tests you should get done, dangerous wellness fads, and so much more!  For more information on Dr. Will Cole visit his website at https://drwillcole.com The Inflammation Spectrum - https://drwillcole.com/the-inflammation-spectrum/ Ketotarian - https://drwillcole.com/ketotarian/   IG - @drwillcol

Do you find yourself feeling guilty for taking time off? Or constantly feel like you have to tell people how busy you are in order to feel valued? In this mini episode I discuss why we feel guilty for something our brains and bodies need, how to take effective breaks that will boost mental and brain health, what I do to relax and recharge, and how to avoid burnout.   Additional mental health tips and resources: SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   Lola: Get 30% off your $5 Trial Set today. Visit https://www.mylola.com and enter drleaf to redeem your offer!   Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips!   Instagram: @drcarolineleaf Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf Twitter:

In this mini episode I discuss why we often fail to achieve our goals, why focusing on the end goal is not effective, what we should focus on instead, how to correctly deal with failure, and how to manage the mental and physical pain that comes with failure.   Additional mental health tips and resources: SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   Lola: Get 30% off your $5 Trial Set today. Visit https://www.mylola.com and enter drleaf to redeem your offer! Four SIgmatic: Get 15% off at foursigmatic.com/DRLEAF or use coupon code DRLEAF at checkout     Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips! Instagram: @drcarolineleaf Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf Twitter: @drcarolineleaf If

By now, I am sure you have heard about the dangers of artificial blue light. Almost every day there is a new article talking about how you shouldn’t sleep near your smart phone, or how you should avoid spending more than several hours in a windowless, artificial-lit room, or how you need to be careful how much time you spend in front of a computer screen. Is there any truth to all these warnings? Is artificial blue light really that bad for us? And what is it exactly? Is there anything we do about artificial blue light exposure in today’s 24-hour, technology-centred world? In this episode I interview Andy, the founder of BLUBlox, to discuss what blue light is, how it affects our mental health, and what we can do to protect ourselves.   For more information on Andy and BLUBlox visit: https://www.blublox.com. And get 15% off your order with code LEAF15   Additional mental health tips and resources:   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help

This episode is an extract from the interview I did recently on Dr. Ben Edwards's radio show You're the Cure. In this interview we discuss the difference between good stress and bad stress, how to make stress work for you, what quantum physics is and how it impacts our mental health, epigenetic, correct nutrition, and more!    For more on Dr. Ben, how practice, and the full interview visit: https://medical.veritashealthycommunity.com/resources/radio-talk-shows/   Special offers from our sponsors:   Joovv: For more info on Joovv and to get your special offer go to: www.joovv.com/drleaf   Sunlighten saunas: Get $100 of your order when you mention Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.sunlighten.com/?leadsource=DrCarolineLeaf&utm_source=DrCarolineLeaf&utm_medium=Partner&utm_campaign=DrCarolineLeaf   For additional mental health resources:   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to si

In this episode I discuss how I manage my mind and physical health daily, some simple mind-management tips that help me each day feel my best and do my best, how I manage my mind when traveling, some travel hacks to help you feel your best despite jet lag, how to deal with travel if you fear flying, and more!   For additional mental health resources:   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   Kettle & Fire Bone Broth: Get 15% off your entire Kettle & Fire Bone Broth order at Kettleandfire.com/drleaf with code DRLEAF Comrad Socks: Get 20% off your order at www.comradsocks.com/drleaf with code DRLEAF   Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care tips! Instagram: @drcaroli

In this episode I cover a very hot topic: CBD. Joining me are Ret and Adriaan, the co-founders of one of the top CBD companies NED. In this episode we discuss what CBD is, how it's different from weed, how it can help with mental health struggles like anxiety and depression, how to take a CBD oil safely, how CBD can help with physical pain and recovery, if CBD is safe for children, and so much more!    For more on NED and to get 15% off your order + FREE SHIPPING go to: www.helloned.com/drleaf  and use code DRLEAF​   For additional mental health resources:  SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   BiOptimizers: Get 10% off your Masszymes order at www.masszymes.com/leaf and enter code

In this episode I address one of the main questions I received following the episode I did on depression with my daughter Dominique: how to do the reconceptualizing process.   Additional Resources: SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Visit my website at drleaf.com for more resources, tips, and tools to help you improve and heal your mental health! And be sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter to get even more mental self-care tips delivered to your inbox weekly and to see my upcoming events (you can sign up at drleaf.com!)   Special offers from our sponsors:   Ritual Multivitamin: Get 10% off your first three months of Ritual multivitamins at https://ritual.com/?utm_source=arm&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=drleaf   Superfat Nut Butters: Get 15% off your entire order at https://www.superfat.com and use code DRLEAF at checkout.   Blinkist: To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your subscription go to: https://blinkist.com/drleaf     Follow me on social media for daily mental self-care

In this episode I interview Dr. Mark Mayfield on how EMDR therapy can benefit those who struggle with PTSD, panic attacks, anxiety, and other mental health issues. We discuss what EDMR is, how to find a specialist, what to know before you start, and more. We also discuss how to help teens who may be suicidal, how to develop stress resilience in your child, how to protect your own mental health as a parent, what NOT to say to teens who are struggling, how to handle substance abuse in children, and so much more! For more information on EMDR and to find a specialist in your area visit: https://www.emdria.org     Dr. Mayfield has extensive experience within the realm of substance abuse (primarily with the adolescent population), doing 10-15 groups a week early in his career. He has worked with gang members in the inner-city of Denver, developed adolescent and family therapy programs working with at-risk youth, provided in-home family therapy and multi-systemic family therapy, and has developed equine facilitated

This is an episode all about how to agree to disagree when it politics, and how to protect your mental health during this unstable and divided climate. Rather than fighting it out, this episode will help you learn how to start insightful and educational discussions and conversations around politics, and how to avoid causing more mental distress than necessary.  As a society, we have forgotten how to argue and disagree in a civil way. This is causing untold stress and anger, and affecting many people’s relationships. So, in this episode, I give you 8 tips to help you successfully navigate conversations with someone who has a different political opinion, and how to protect your mental health and relationships.   For additional mental health resources, tips, and techniques visit my website drleaf.com AND sign up for my weekly newsletter where I share exclusive tips, mental health boosting meal recipes and more!    Special offers from our sponsors:   Kettle & Fire: Get up to 30% off ALL Kettle & Fire prod

We have all heard how technology disrupts our sleep, and how a lack of sleep can and will affect our mental and physical health. Well, in this episode I interview Matteo, the founder of 8Sleep, on how we can actually use technology to solve sleeping problems and how we can use temperature to improve sleep fitness and quality. Matteo also shares additional tips on how to fall asleep fast and stay asleep.    For more info on 8Sleep and to get $150 off your order + free shipping visit: https://eightsleep.com/drleaf   For additional resources, tips, and techniques visit drleaf.com and sign up for my weekly newsletter where I include my event schedule, recipes to boost brain and mental health, and so much more!    Special offers from our sponsors:   Blinkist:To get your free week trial on Blinkist AND 25% off your subscription go to: https://blinkist.com/drleaf   Get 15% off your ThirdLove order here: thirdlove.com/drleaf   Follow me on social media!  -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf -Twitt

In this episode I interview Dr. Josh Axe on the Keto Diet, essential oils, leaky gut syndrome, how to improve our gut health and brain health, how he manages his mental health, ancient medicine, and so much more!    For more on Dr. Josh Axe follow him on social media @drjoshaxe. His new book THE COLLAGEN DIET will be out Dec 31 and is available now for pre-order: https://draxe.com/the-collagen-diet-by-dr-josh-axe/?utm_source=promotional&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20191015_collagendietbook_promo. You can also pre-order his Keto cookbook here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316427187/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_I6w0DbFVY90TG   For additional resources head to drleaf.com and be sure to sign up for my weekly email to receive mental self-care tips and techniques as well as special offers and more!     Special offers from our sponsors:   Comrad Socks: Get 20% off your order at www.comradsocks.com/drleaf with code DRLEAF   Feals CBD: Get 50% off your order at feals.com/drleaf. Have questions about CBD? Feals has a

In this special episode I sit down (via Skype!) with my producer, and daughter, Dominique to discuss depression. Dominique shares her struggles with depression, the triggers, how she recovered and manages her mental health now, and how others can help a friend or family member who is struggling with depression. *This podcast was done via Skype so audio quality may be a little scratchy*   Additional Resources:   SWITCH app: https://theswitch.app   Blogs, books, and more tips: https://drleaf.com   Special offers from our sponsors:   Get 20% off your Pique Tea order and FREE shipping at: https://piquetea.life/drleaf   BiOptimizer's Brain Boost Stack Special (Includes the Primergen-M and Primergen-V): Get an additional 20% off from the normal package price with coupon code DRLEAF20: www.bioptimizers.com/leafbrain   Get 10% off your first three months of Ritual multivitamins at ritual.com/DRLEAF   Instagram: @drcarolineleaf Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf Twitter: @drcarolineleaf   If you have a personal story/testimo

Being an entrepreneur is tough. Burnout, loneliness, constant failure... the list goes on. As someone who started my own company I know first hand how hard and painful it can be. So in this episode I sit down (via Skype!) with serial entrepreneur Mark Metry to discuss how to protect your mental health when starting a company, how to overcome social anxiety, how to recognize what is holding you back and how to turn that into a driving force for change and success.   For more information on Mark go to: https://www.markmetry.com and stay tuned for his upcoming book “Social Anxiety No More”!https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metryInstagram.com/markmetryTwitter.com/markymetry   Additional Resources:   New 21 Day Brain Detox app: https://theswitch.app   For more tips and free resources be sure to subscribe to my weekly email at https://drleaf.comYou will also get a bonus gift and 15% off your online order when you subscribe today.   Special offers from our sponsors:   Blinkist:To get your free week trial on Blinkist

Why are there some people who just seem to always be happy no matter what? What is their secret? Today, people are obsessed with achieving happiness yet people seem to be more and more depressed and anxious. I did some digging, and combined with my work in private practice and clinical research, I noticed a few mental habits the happiest people have in common. In this episode I discuss 3 mental self-care habits of the happiest people, and how to apply these habits in your life.   For more tips and free resources be sure to subscribe to my weekly email at https://drleaf.com You will also get a bonus gift and 15% off your online order when you subscribe today.   NEW 21 Day Brain Detox app: https://theswitch.app   For more info on the possibilities mindset and thinker mindset check out my book THINK LEARN SUCCEED available on drleaf.com, Amazon, Audible, Kindle, and wherever books are sold!   Special Offers from our Sponsors:   BiOptimizer's Brain Boost Stack Special (Includes the Primergen-M and Primergen-V): G