Understand Your Mind and Brain Separately Ft. Dr. Caroline Leaf l Growth island l Ep. 115
What is the difference between mind and brain? Tune in to today’s episode of Growth Island to find out many unknown facts about neuroscience.
Dr. Caroline Leaf, renowned cognitive neuroscientist and author of Amazon bestseller "Switch on Your Brain: Five Steps to Transform Your Thinking", joins our podcast to discuss her new book, neuroplasticity, healing from past trauma and much more.
Since the early 1980s, Dr. Leaf has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input. She also teaches at academic, medical and neuroscience conferences, churches, and to various audiences around the world.
In this episode we discuss:
👉 The challenges of early neuroplasticity research
👉 The difference between the mind and brain
👉 The connection between your gut and brain
👉 How to harness the power of neuroplasticity to your advantage
👉 The four areas of focus of neuroplasticity
👉 And so much more…
If you find yourself struggling to heal from past trauma or just looking to improve your mind this episode gives you a better understanding of how to improve your specific situation.
Keynotes:
00:00 Coming Up
00:15 Introduction
1:28 Caroline’s Journey
2:17 The challenges of early neuroplasticity research
5:34 The difference between mind and brain
9:55 How the gut microbiome is connected to the brain
12:46 What Dr. Leaf talks about in her new book and how to harness neuroplasticity
19:55 Concrete steps to drive neuroplasticity
27:57 The 4 areas of focus of neuroplasticity
35:18 Labelling your emotions helps you deal with it better
39:47 Caroline’s advice of how to live a happy, healthy and meaningful life
42:08 Where to find Dr. Caroline Leaf
Connect with Dr. Caroline Leaf
Facebook: / drleaf
Instagram: / drcarolineleaf
Twitter: / drcarolineleaf
Youtube: / drcarolineleaf
Resources
Dr. Caroline Leaf’s website: https://drleaf.com/