609: How to handle stress, avoid triggers, & overcome regret | Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.

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“We need to be okay with not being okay,” explains Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.


Caroline Leaf, Ph.D., renowned cognitive neuroscientist and communication pathologist, joins us today to give us permission to not be okay and the tools to self-regulate. Plus:  


- It’s okay not to be okay (~2:25) 

- Resilience takes time (~4:45)

- Powerful metaphors (~7:40)

- Self-regulation (~8:55)

- The unconscious vs. conscious mind (~11:00)

- Using breathwork to reset (~19:10)

- The brain-body connection (~24:00)

- How to overcome regrets (~27:25)

- Leaf’s personal journey (~34:27)

- How to handle pressure (~40:00)


Referenced in the episode: 

- Follow Leaf on Instagram (@drcarolineleaf)

- Check out her website (https://drleaf.com/

- Pick up her book, Help in a Hurry 
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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“We need to be okay with not being okay,” explains Caroline Leaf, Ph.D.


Caroline Leaf, Ph.D., renowned cognitive neuroscientist and communication pathologist, joins us today to give us permission to not be okay and the tools to self-regulate. Plus:  


- It’s okay not to be okay (~2:25) 

- Resilience takes time (~4:45)

- Powerful metaphors (~7:40)

- Self-regulation (~8:55)

- The unconscious vs. conscious mind (~11:00)

- Using breathwork to reset (~19:10)

- The brain-body connection (~24:00)

- How to overcome regrets (~27:25)

- Leaf’s personal journey (~34:27)

- How to handle pressure (~40:00)


Referenced in the episode: 

- Follow Leaf on Instagram (@drcarolineleaf)

- Check out her website (https://drleaf.com/

- Pick up her book, Help in a Hurry 
We hope you enjoy this episode, and feel free to watch the full video on YouTube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025-08-03 45 min
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