Episodes
In this podcast I talk to world-renowned reporter and author Matt Gutman about managing panic attacks, dealing with shame and regret, how to make our panic work for us and not against us, and so much more! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709407/no-time-to-panic-by-matt-gutman/ Our sponsors helping make this episode possible: -BetterHelp: Become your own soulmate, whether you’re looking for one or not. Visit BetterHelp.com/drleaf today to get 10% off your first...
Published 04/25/24
Sponsored by BON CHARGE: Make 2024 the year you experience less stress and more relaxation, even when you are on the go! Go to boncharge.com/LEAF and use coupon code LEAF to save 15% on your infrared sauna blanket. In this podcast I talk about how to begin the healing journey by going beyond awareness. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar ad-free, please see Neurocycle.app. 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20%...
Published 04/22/24
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Published 04/18/24
In this podcast I talk about the benefits of snoozing! This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see neurocycle.app. We have been told hitting the snooze button is a bad habit. But is it? Recently, I read an article in Scientific American that talk about how snoozing can actually be good for us! A growing body of recent research says that snoozing is not the be all and end all that we have been told it is. In some research, there is...
Published 04/15/24
In this podcast I talk to attachment theory expert and psychotherapist Thais Gibson about attachment styles, how childhood experiences shape us, why attachment styles can change, and more!  🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web subscriptions): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web.neurocycle.app/AuthSplash ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💡OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS:   -This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp: Become...
Published 04/11/24
In this podcast I talk about the difference between thoughts and memories, and how to change your thoughts and memories through mind management. I also share how to break down toxic thoughts and build health new neural networks. This is a replay of a live webinar I did for my 2024 Brain Detox Challenge on my app Neurocycle. To listen to the full episode ad free, see here. 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20...
Published 04/08/24
In this podcast I talk to Dr. Greg Kelly,  author, researcher and senior director of Neurohacker, about aging, brain health, the mind-brain-body connection and tips for aging well! Resist aging at the cellular level, try Qualia Senolytic. Go to neurohacker.com/LEAF for up to $100 off and use code LEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off. 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web...
Published 04/04/24
In this podcast I talk about the many brain benefits of reading fiction! This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see neurocycle.app. Did you know that reading fantasy fiction is a great way to direct the neuroplasticity of your brain (or the brain’s ability to change) in a healthy direction? It can not only increase your creativity and emotional intelligence, but also your actual intelligence!  🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle...
Published 04/01/24
In this podcast I talk to bestselling author and top podcast host Mel Robbins about her book The High 5 Habit, the brain-mind-body connection, building self-confidence, and so much more! The high 5 habit is a simple yet profound tool that can change your attitude, your mindset, and behavior. It can help you dig yourself out of a mental hole when you are feeling down or depressed. All you have to do, when standing in front of a mirror in the morning, is give your reflection a high 5, no matter...
Published 03/28/24
In this podcast I talk about how to manage texting anxiety (yes, it’s a thing!). I am sure you have had the experience where you see a text come through and your heart just sinks into your stomach. Texting anxiety is so real that it even has its own coined term, "textxiety"! 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web subscriptions): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web.neurocycle.app/AuthSplash...
Published 03/25/24
In this podcast I talk about your warning signals and what they tell us about what is going on in our lives. This is a replay of a live webinar I did for my 2024 Brain Detox Challenge on my app Neurocycle. To listen to the full episode ad free download my Neurocycle app here: https://www.neurocycle.app/ 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web...
Published 03/21/24
In this podcast I talk about the importance of friendships, and how they can impact our mental health. Friendships are a beautiful part of life that contribute so much value to our lives, in so many wonderful ways. However, in recent years, researchers have noticed a decline in people’s social circles and number of friends. They have attributed this decline to many reasons, including the recent COVID pandemic, which left us more isolated and disconnected, and the higher cost of living, which...
Published 03/17/24
In this podcast I talk about the importance of step 5 in my Neurocycle process: the active reach. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full AD-FREE episode please see neurocycle.app. In case you haven’t listened to any of my other podcasts or read any of my books or research, the Neurocycle is a way to harness our thinking power that I have developed and researched over the past three decades (I discuss this in detail in my book Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and...
Published 03/14/24
In this podcast I talk about how to find peace amid the chaos of life.  Every so often, I feel like my peace is threatened, especially when faced with multiple, competing demands at the same time, mixed in with relationship struggles or concern for a loved one. It doesn’t help that there is so much going on in the world around—it is easy to feel overwhelmed and like everything is a mess!  🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com  📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with...
Published 03/10/24
In this podcast I talk about a powerful way to rest and recharge the brain: thinker moments!   This is a replay of a live webinar I did for my 2024 Brain Detox Challenge on my app Neurocycle. Listen AD-FREE here: https://www.neurocycle.app/ 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com 📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web subscriptions): ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://web.neurocycle.app/AuthSplash ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💡OFFERS FROM OUR...
Published 03/07/24
In this podcast I talk about how to manage being the “villain” in someone else’s story. It is impossible to always be the “good guy” in life. You may not see yourself as the villain, but someone else might. This is often the case with people you have had a more intense relationship with, which may have ended badly, or is in the process of ending. It can be incredibly frustrating process, and hard to deal with, especially if it’s a close friend or family member.  🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle...
Published 03/03/24
This podcast is a recent replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app for my 2024 Brain Detox Challenge on the truth behind compassion fatigue. For more information on joining this challenge and watching my most recent webinars, see https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge.  🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web...
Published 02/29/24
In this podcast I talk about the problem with the phrase “time heals all”.  There are so many phrases that we use without really thinking of their impact until it hits us—we are in a place where we experience first-hand the pain that a blithe statement, meant as comfort, can cause, even something as simple as “time heals all”. So why does the phrase “time heals all wounds” feel so frustrating and untrue at certain times in our lives? 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here:...
Published 02/25/24
In this podcast I talk to NASA astronaut, Columbia professor, speaker, podcast host and bestselling author Dr. Mike Massimino about not accepting failure, the power of passion and grit, committing to your dreams, and so much mor.e  Get his book here: https://www.amazon.com/Moonshot-Astronauts-Guide-Achieving-Impossible/dp/030683264X 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com 📲Get 20% off my brain detox app with code NEUROCYCLE20 (only for first-time web...
Published 02/22/24
Join my annual Brain Detox Challenge here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge#?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=attentive&utm_campaign=Message-01-16-24-10:28⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this podcast how recognizing and embracing our faults is a powerful way of increasing our mental resilience and brain health. As hard as it is, recognizing our own faults is a powerful way of developing mind management skills that will teach us how to be more self-aware so that we can better regulate the...
Published 02/18/24
Join my annual Brain Detox Challenge here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge#?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=attentive&utm_campaign=Message-01-16-24-10:28⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this podcast I talk to developmental psychologist, professor, and podcaster Dr. Aliza Pressman about raising good humans, her amazing new book on parenting, transforming the lives of others, and so much more! https://draliza.com/pre-order/ 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here:...
Published 02/15/24
Join my annual Brain Detox Challenge here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge#?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=attentive&utm_campaign=Message-01-16-24-10:28⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ In this podcast I talk about why curiosity is great for our mind and brain health. Curiosity helps you expand your life experiences, move forward, grow, improve your autonomy, change your brain health for the better, learn to process what you go through, and can increase your wellbeing and longevity. It helps...
Published 02/12/24
In this podcast I speak with psychologist, Harvard professor and bestselling author Dr. Ellen Langer about what mindfulness is, how our minds affect our mental and physical wellbeing, what mind over matter really means, and so much more! Jon my annual Brain Detox Challenge here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge#?utm_medium=sms&utm_source=attentive&utm_campaign=Message-01-16-24-10:28⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨Get 15% OFF Brain-Ee bundle here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://drleaf.com⁠⁠⁠    📲Get 20%...
Published 02/08/24
In this podcast I talk about the power of the nonconscious mind, and the different parts of the mind and how they work together.  This is a replay of a live webinar I did for my 2024 Brain Detox Challenge on my app Neurocycle. For more information on the challenge and watching my upcoming live webinars, see https://drleaf.com/pages/brain-detox-challenge To listen to the podcast where I talk about fiction and the mind, see...
Published 02/05/24