When Life Feels Like Too Much: A Neuroscientist's 63-Second Reset
When life feels like too much, you need something you can do right now. Here's what I do in the first 63 seconds, before the stress takes ov...
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CLEANING UP THE MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf
Hi! I’m Dr. Caroline Leaf. I’m a cognitive neuroscientist, author, & mental health and mind expert. Whether you are struggling in your personal life or simply want to learn how to understand...
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A Neuroscientist's Near Death Experience: What I Saw When I Died
A neuroscientist's near death experience: six years ago, after a long surgery, my heart stopped for three to five minutes. Here's what I saw...
How to Stop Fearing Other People's Disappointment
Do you say yes when you mean no? My daughter Dominique and I open up about the fear of disappointing people, and why it runs so many of our...
How to Hit Any Goal When You Have Zero Motivation
Up to 92% of long-term goals never stick, and it has nothing to do with willpower. A neuroscientist breaks down the real, brain-based reason...
I Had an Eating Disorder. So Did My Daughter. Here's How We Found Healing.
Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf and her daughter Dominique Leaf sit down to talk about something neither has discussed this openl...
Is Your Apple Watch Making You Anxious? A Neuroscientist (and Her Daughter) Explain
Is your Apple Watch making you anxious? Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf is joined by special guest Dominique Leaf, her daughter a...
The Girlboss Trap: Why Ambition Became Burnout
Girlbossing is making us mean, exhausted, and unhappy. A neuroscientist and her daughter on what hustle-culture ambition did to us, and what...
When Botox Becomes Body Dysmorphia: The 30% Rule
Dr. Caroline Leaf and her daughter Dominique go past the beauty debate into what happens in your mind when you consider a cosmetic procedure...
Dr. Nicole LePera: Why Your Nervous System Picks Familiar Pain Over Safety
In this episode I sit down with Dr. Nicole LePera, The Holistic Psychologist, to talk about her new book Reparenting the Inner Child: The Ne...
2 Simple Rules for Being Happy: Always Have a Quest and a Crush
A clinical neuroscientist breaks down the two things that actually make you happy, a quest and a crush, and the brain science behind why a l...
Is Gossip Bad for You? The Science of Good vs Toxic Gossip (ft. a special guest!)
Why do we gossip, and is it actually bad for you? Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf unpacks the science of gossip with special gues...
5 Mindless Habits that Secretly Exhaust You
Do you feel exhausted even after a full night’s sleep or a seemingly restful weekend? You might be unknowingly caught in mindless habits tha...
Am I a Narcissist? 4 Signs + Why Confidence Advice Is Backward
Self-focus is one of your most powerful tools for change, but there's a point where it quietly turns into a wall. Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks d...
How to Become More Confident + 5 Thought Patterns Keeping You Stuck Under Pressure
Self-worth is what makes confidence last, and most of us were never taught the difference. In this episode, Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks down se...
Photographic Memory Is a Myth + Your Inner Critic Isn't the Enemy
Your mind doesn't record. Tt builds meaning. In this episode, Dr. Caroline Leaf breaks down why photographic memory is a myth, what your inn...
"Mogging" Is Quietly Destroying Your Self-Worth + How to Rebuild It
"Mogging" is everywhere right now — and it's quietly reshaping how a whole generation sees themselves. Born in the manosphere from the acron...
Why horror movies can be healing, breakups feel like drug withdrawal, & attachment styles can be dangerous
Why do breakups hurt so much? Because neurologically, heartbreak looks almost identical to drug withdrawal. In a landmark 2010 fMRI study, H...
High-Functioning Anxiety Isn’t Who You Are. Here’s the Truth
High-functioning anxiety isn't a personality type. It's a stress response that's gone unchecked. You look calm. You hit your deadlines. You...
The Exhaustion Sleep Can't Fix — A Scientist Explains NAD Depletion
NAD is the molecule in every cell that powers your energy — and there's a kind of exhaustion, the kind a good night's sleep and a weekend of...
Pick My Brain: Why Adult Friendships Are Dying (And What to Do About It)
Pick My Brain is Dr. Caroline Leaf's new Q&A series — you send the questions, she answers them with real neuroscience. No fluff, no generic...