You can't change what's happened to you, but you can change what it looks like inside of your mind-brain-body network and therefore how it shows up in your life.

Welcome to The Lavenderet Lifestyle, the podcast on personal growth and lifestyle design. My name's Eileen and I'm here to guide you to shine as your brightest self and create

your dream life. We all have a light within and the power to create a life we love. Every

Sunday, we'll share thoughtful conversations exploring how we can build a better future for

ourselves and our world. Life is an art. Make it your masterpiece. Hello, my loves. Welcome back to the podcast. It's

Eileen. Today's episode is such a good one. We're talking about the power of our mind to change our bodies

and our lives based on clinical research. So we also share practical ways to manage stress and anxiety,

as well as how to rewire our brains and our habits for long-term transformation. Our guest today is Dr. Caroline Leaf. Dr. Caroline

Leaf is a communication pathologist, audiologist, clinical and research neuroscientists with a

master's and PhD in communication pathology and a BSC in Logopedics,

specializing in psychoneurobiology and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s,

she 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, which is neuroplasticity, with directed mind

input. Hello, Caroline. Welcome to the Lavender Lifestyle podcast. How are you feeling today?

Great, Arlene. Love you to meet you. Thank you so much for having me on.

So nice to meet you too.

All right.

So why don't we start with a little bit about you and your story because you've been a pioneer

in neuroscience and mental health for decades.

So what sparked that passion and how did you essentially build this career and this

platform over the years?

I've been in the field for almost 40 years now. I'm actually a communication pathologist and

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