How to Find Yourself Again After Trauma
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #471) and blog, I talk to holistic psychologist and best-selling author Nicole LePera about finding your authentic self after trauma, identifying and unlearning…
Are You Addicted to Drama?
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #479) and blog, I talk to holistic psychologist, educator and best-selling author Scott Lyons about what it means to be addicted to drama,…
Essential Techniques for Self-Healing with Alex Elle
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #433) and blog, I talk to wellness educator, certified breathwork coach and Restorative Writing teacher Alex Elle about the importance of journaling, her…
How Over-Explaining is Linked to Trauma + Strategies to Find the Root & Heal
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #314) and blog, Dr. Leaf talks about how over-explaining and over-sharing can be trauma responses, and how they impact the way we function.…
Healing Trauma: Research Links PTSD, Emotion Regulation and Quality of Life
Binghamton University via EurekAlert – We often talk about the coronavirus pandemic in terms of health or economic impacts: the numbers of cases and deaths, the persistence of long-haul COVID, lost…
Why We Shouldn’t (and Can’t ) Just “Forgive & Forget”
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #272) and blog, I talk about why forgetting doesn’t fix or heal something. As much we would love to permanently forget the bad…
Using the Neurocycle to Break Cycles, Heal Generational Trauma & End Toxic Family Patterns
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In this podcast (episode #261) and blog, I talk about how to use the Neurocycle to break the toxic cycles we have in our lives, whether these come…
How I Got Through a Major Mental Health Crisis
Dr. Caroline Leaf – I recently watched the Disney movie Soul with my family. If you haven’t yet watched it, I would definitely recommend that you do. There was a lot that touched…
How Trauma Causes Inflammation & How to Begin Healing
Dr. Caroline Leaf – In Western thought, we see mental and physical health as two separate things, but this is not the case. Our thoughts and emotions, choice, life events,…
Study: How Experiencing Traumatic Stress Leads to Aggression
Society for Neuroscience via EurekAlert – Traumatic stress can cause aggression by strengthening two brain pathways involved in emotion, according to research recently published in JNeurosci. Targeting those pathways via…
Can Traumatic Memories Be Erased?
Tokyo Metropolitan University via EurekAlert – Environmental light shown to affect retention of traumatic long-term memory in flies. Tokyo, Japan – Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that Drosophila…
Anxiety Natural Remedies: 15 Ways to Relax & Find Calm
Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DMN, CNS – Anxiety can be a disabling condition that’s accompanied by long-term stress and a decline in overall health. It contributes to many chronic diseases, even…
How EMDR Therapy Can Help with PTSD, Trauma, Panic Attacks, and Anxiety
Dr. Mark Mayfield via Dr. Caroline Leaf – For many of us, asking for help is a difficult task. We don’t want to seem needy or weak. Add trauma to…
How to Recover from Trauma and Deal with the Hard Stuff in Life
Dr. Caroline Leaf – It is almost as though we believe we must feel guilty or ashamed if we feel sad or worried, while happiness is a commodity that we…
How to NOT Let Toxic People, Words or Situations Affect Your Mental Health
Dr. Caroline Leaf – If you choose to give people power over you by continually ruminating over what they said or did, you will to continue to suffer, damaging your brain…
