229. The Neurochemistry of Thought Work: A Conversation with Dr. Caroline Leaf
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
Kara Loewentheil
4.6 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2022
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Summary
Coaching is about more than affirmations and good vibes. If you’ve ever wondered about the neurochemistry of thought work, this episode is for you. In it, I will interview Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist and bestselling author who can speak directly to why cognitive coaching tools are so effective - and how they can transform your brain and life.
Tune in as we discuss how to use cognitive neuroscience to tackle internalized oppression and create the life (and world) you want to be in.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to UnFuck Your Brain. The only podcast that teaches you how to use psychology, feminism, and coaching to rewire your brain |
| 0:16.3 | and get what you want in life. |
| 0:18.6 | And now here's your host, Harvard Law School grad, Feminist Rockstar, and Master Coach, |
| 0:24.7 | Kara Loyenthyle. |
| 0:28.0 | Hello, my chickens. |
| 0:29.5 | I am super excited for this conversation today. You know that I am constantly talking about |
| 0:35.6 | thought work and how to understand our brains and what they're doing. And of course I have studied |
| 0:40.6 | and researched, but also I teach a lot from my experience what I observe in my own |
| 0:45.4 | brain and in my students and my clients brains and I will defend experiential and |
| 0:50.8 | decentralized learning till my dying day. |
| 0:54.8 | But it is also super fun and important |
| 0:57.1 | to understand some of the science behind what I teach. |
| 1:00.9 | And so today I'm having a conversation with Dr. Carolyn Leaf, who is a |
| 1:04.7 | neuroscientist and an amazing researcher and writer and author and |
| 1:10.8 | and podcaster and educator who really goes deep into the neurochemistry of thought work and what is actually happening in your brain |
| 1:20.0 | when you use some of these thought work tools. |
| 1:24.7 | So Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscience. |
| 1:30.6 | She has a master's and a PhD and has been researching the mind brain connection since the 1980s and she was actually one of the first in her field to study |
| 1:41.0 | Neuroplasticity with what they call directed |
| 1:44.0 | mind input, so sort of directed targeted |
| 1:47.2 | neuroplasticity that you are creating on purpose |
| 1:50.0 | with what you are trying to teach yourself |
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