How the COVID pandemic changed our brains + how to mentally prepare for a re-opened society and going back to "normal" life

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Early bird tickets on sale now for my 2021 Mental Health Retreat: https://www.drleafconference.com Get a free Cleaning up your Mental Mess workbook when you sign up for my weekly newsletter at drleaf.com SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcastI talk about the impact of COVID on the brain, how we can manage COVID-related mental health struggles, and how to mentally prepare for a re-opened society and going back to "normal" life. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-the-covid-pandemic-changed-our-brains-how-to-mentally-prepare-for-a-re-opened-society-going-back-to-normal OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Huzzah (my favorite refreshing probiotic seltzer!): Get your cooler ready and stock up on HUZZAH Probiotic Seltzer by using code DRLEAF for 20% off your order at drinkhuzzah.com. -NOOM: Sign up for your trial at Noom.com/DRLEAF. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 3:28 How our brains have changed during the pandemic 4:00 The mind-brain-body connection 5:00 Anxiety has tripled during the pandemic: what can we do? 6:15 How our experiences change our mind & brain, and what we can do about it 8:20 Why we can’t change what happens TO us but we can change what happens IN us 15:15 How get out of “stuck” thinking 20:00 How to change the mind and brain & find healing Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:32.0	Hi, I'm Dr Caroline Leven, welcome to my podcast,
0:36.1	Cleaning Up Your Mental Messe.
0:38.7	This is where we work out how to manage our mind in the craziness of life.
0:43.1	And considering the fact that our minds drive everything that we do,
0:47.3	our mind is the difference between being alive and being dead,
0:50.5	our mind is how we process life, we have to manage our minds.
0:54.6	There's not enough attention paid to our minds.
0:57.1	There's a lot of talk about minds and there's a lot of talk about brain health
1:00.3	and I talk about that too.
1:01.7	But really managing our minds, this is an area that we need to understand more deeply,
1:06.8	which is why I've created this podcast to really help you understand what your mind is
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