#314 - Dr. Caroline Leaf: Help In A Hurry, The Problem With Positive Thinking, Tips For Anxiety & Stress, Overthinking Vs. Deep Thinking, The Nonconscious Vs. Conscious Mind, Validating Your Negative Thoughts, Breath Work, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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0:00.0	No thought is bad, no emotion is bad, no perception is bad, it only becomes problematic if I get stuck in it.
0:11.0	So if you just take a positive statement and put it on top of the negative statement, or try and replace it every time the negative comes up, you think, okay, well I'll just think positive. You're basically putting a band-aid on the wound.
0:22.6	Can't change your stories, but you can rewire to change how they play out into the future.
0:28.1	Self-regulation is key to mental health.
0:32.7	Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the
0:39.1	secrets of health, mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your
0:45.0	existence and biohack your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing
0:51.5	medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes you may
0:55.3	experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. So friends, are you ready to join me?
1:01.3	Let's do this. Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon biohacking podcast. Friends, I am so excited for you to hear today's
1:12.8	episode. Dr. Caroline Leif is an original on this show. As we talk about, this is her fourth appearance,
1:19.5	and it is such an honor to have her. I just realized we didn't tell much about her bio. She is a
1:24.5	legend in the mental health sphere. She is a renowned clinical and research
1:29.3	neuroscientist, communication pathologist, and audiologists specializing in psycho neurobiology.
1:36.4	She has pioneered so many techniques that actually show how the mind can actively
1:41.2	reshape the brain to overcome trauma, manage stress, eliminate negative thought
1:46.2	patterns, all the things. She's a TEDx speaker. She's been featured in Forbes, Business Insider,
1:52.0	Vogue, and so many other outlets. She has a massive adoring audience for good reason,
1:57.9	and I absolutely loved her book, Help in a Hurry, which we dive into in today's
2:02.2	episode. We touch on so many topics. We talk about how, yes, you can do a lot of work to
2:07.9	address long-term trauma. And at the same time, it can be super helpful to know how to act in
2:12.8	the moment when you get stressed, worry, anxiety, or one of 15 different things that she found out
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