The Dr. Leaf Show

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Podcast 334: How to Make Healthy Decisions & Choices Under High Pressure & Anxiety Nov 15, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I speak about the link between anxiety, stress and decision-making. Often, when we are in an anxious state, we cannot seem to make a decision, or, if we do, we end up making a choice we regret. I know this has happened to me many times! What should we do when this happens? Is there a way out of this mental swamp? Thankfully, yes!

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:25 The neuroscience of decision-making

4:00 The difference between good & bad stress in the brain

4:50 The difference between good & bad anxiety

8:30 How toxic stress impacts your ability to choose

11:30 How to make stress & anxiety work for you, not against you

13:30, 21:00 How to make better choices

17:00 How to develop a possibilities mindset

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Podcast 333: Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? Signs & Tips on how to navigate life as an HSP Nov 11, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The word “sensitive” has both positive and negative connotations in our society, from statements like “he’s such a sensitive person” to phrases like “don’t be so sensitive!”. Yet the nature of human sensitivity is often misunderstood, especially when it comes to recognizing and dealing with highly sensitive people.

As I discuss in this week’s with psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Elaine Aron, a significant percentage of the population (regardless of gender, race or nationality) are highly sensitive individuals, although many of them don’t know they are highly sensitive, or what that means for the way they interact with others, express their emotions, deal with disapproval or parent their children.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:49 How Dr. Elaine coined the term “highly sensitive person”

5:00 Why highly sensitive people are not just introverts

6:18 What does the term highly sensitive mean?

10:28 The word “sensitive” has both positive and negative connotations

14:00 Raising sensitive boys

16:08 How to manage your sensitivity

31:40 Parenting as a highly sensitive person

48:10 Getting over the ideal of the perfect person

55:00 Why you need to find a therapist that works for you

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Podcast 332: Overcoming toxic “should have” and “could have” Nov 08, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about those thoughts that tend to steal our peace and affect our mental health, such as “would have”, “should have” and “if only”.

Read the show bog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/thought-that-steal-your-peace

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

3:00 Thoughts that can steal our peace

3:20 How thoughts can become toxic mindsets

4:30 What it means to be “triggered”

6:40 How our experiences become memories

8:30 The difference between thoughts & mindsets

12:20 Making our thoughts work for us & not against us

15:50 How to use self-regulation to manage toxic thoughts

20:00 What is a probability mindset & why is it important?

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Podcast 331: How to take back control of your life with this one simple habit (with Mel Robbins) Nov 04, 2021

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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

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Podcast 330: The difference between toxic and healthy boundaries Nov 01, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I discuss boundaries: what they are, why they are important, how to create healthy boundaries in your life and relationships, and the difference between toxic and healthy boundaries.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/boundaries

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

3:20 Toxic versus healthy boundaries

3:40 What is a healthy boundary?

5:00 Toxic relationships & the brain

8:40 How toxic people can impact our mental & physical health

12:00 What it means to create space around an issue

16:00 Using mind management to build healthy boundaries

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Podcast 329: How trauma impacts hormones + how to use mind-management to treat hormonal imbalances Oct 28, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to leading hormone expert and N.Y. Times best-selling author Dr. Sara Gottfried about hormone balancing and education, how our hormones can impact our mental and physical health, and more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-trauma-impacts-hormones-how-to-use-mind-management-to-treat-hormonal-imbalances

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

1:30 Why Sara chose to specialize in hormones

4:40 How hormones impact our mental & physical wellbeing

7:50 Cortisol as a mental health marker

12:00 Inflammation & mental health

15:00 Hormones & wellbeing

20:50 Female hormones & health

27:40 Bio-identical hormones

32:50 How our environment can impact our hormones

34:00 Testosterone & the female body

35:30 How trauma can impact our hormones

40:00 The importance of mind management for hormonal health

45:10 Social media, diet culture & hormones

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Podcast 328: The Main Signals of Depression + How to Find Healing Oct 25, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I discuss the common signs of depression, why we should never be afraid of seeking help, how we can learn to manage depression, and more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-main-signals-of-depression-how-to-find-healing

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

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

3:00 What is depression?

4:30 Depression as a signal

6:00 Depression & the mind

11:40, 17:30 What are the main signals of depression?

14:00 Using mind management to deal with feelings of depression

17:00 Why it takes time to learn how to manage depression

22:00 The 4 main types of signals

30:00 The importance of being kind to ourselves

30:30, 36:00 Why we need to get to the “why” behind the depression

30:45 The scale of depression

36:05 Why things sometimes get worse before they get better

36:30 The importance of a strong support system

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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Podcast 327: The myth of multitasking + how to actually improve focus to get things done Oct 21, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I interview cognitive neuroscientist and author Dr. Amishi P. Jha about her amazing new book, Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. We talk about the different kinds of attention systems in the brain, how to train the brain to pay more attention and focus in high stress situations, how mindfulness can improve attention, and so much more!

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-myth-of-multitasking-how-to-actually-improve-focus-to-get-things-done

For more info on Dr. Amishi and to get her book visit: https://amishi.com

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

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

1:00, 50:00 Why Dr. Amishi wrote new book Peak Mind

2:30 Training the brain to pay better attention

5:00 The neuroscience of attention

8:00 The different types of attention

20:30 How our environment can affect our ability to pay attention

21:40 Why multi-tasking is not a great way to pay attention

37:40 Mindfulness & attention

41:00 The importance of breathwork & mindfulness

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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Podcast 326: Reclaiming Your Identity After Trauma Oct 18, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about the relationship between complex trauma and identity, how trauma can create a distorted perception of the self, and how you can learn how to manage your trauma and redefine your identity.

Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/identity-trauma

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

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS

4:42 How trauma affects the mind & body

6:20 How trauma can impact identity

12:40 Our experiences can impact how we see ourselves

16:30 There is something you can do that no one else can do!

17:40 How to use mind management to manage trauma & its impact on identity

20:20 Finding your “David”

22:20 A Neurocycle for identity

30:20 The importance of listening to your warning signals

37:30 How to reconceptualize identity after trauma

39:00 Mourning the loss of who you were

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

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

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Podcast 325: How to Go From Emotionally Fragile to Emotionally Agile Oct 14, 2021

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Yes, sometimes our emotions can drive us crazy. But did you know that they are also an incredible source of data, a way to learn how to be in the world? In this podcast, I speak with author, speaker and Harvard-trained psychologist Dr. Susan David about how our emotions are an important source of data, the difference between emotional fragility and emotional agility, how to sit with uncomfortable thoughts and emotions, ways we can become more emotionally resilient, and how to help children learn to process and manage their emotions.

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

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:18 What is internal psychology and why is it important?

4:00 The problem with positivity

7:18 How emotions help us understand our values

11:08 Emotions are data, not directives

22:00 Children and emotions

36:03 When do emotions start getting toxic?

38:38 How can you start practicing emotional agility?

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