Podcast 350: Why it’s so hard to ask for help + life-changing lessons from a rope maze experiment

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2022

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Sign up to Patreon to get access to bonus ad-free podcasts, exclusive downloads, live Q&As and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about the importance of asking for help, and why we all need help at times! The Beatles really got it right. There are times when we will cry out “Help, I need somebody!”. We can’t do everything alone, and we shouldn’t be shamed for needing help. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-it-is-so-hard-to-ask-for-help EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 3:30 Why it can be hard to ask for help 5:00 Why we need a lot of self-compassion 9:20 Learning to listen to our “wise mind” 10:30 What the rope maze can teach you about asking for help 17:30 Why we need each other! 20:10 Why some people may find it challenging to ask for help 21:28 It is not just about you—it is about you in the world 22:00 The importance of the default mode network & asking for help 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 Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to US: 1 (833) 285 3747 UK: +447908679035 Canada: 18336032953 Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Athletic Greens: To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/leaf. -Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R – Best Fiends! ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources 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 -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:40.5	The link to the anchor app will be in the show notes.
0:48.4	Welcome to Cleaning Up the Mental Messe.
0:51.5	I'm your host Dr. Caroline Leif and I am excited to talk to you today about something that
0:57.0	all of us need to learn to do, including me, which is asking for help when you need help.
1:04.7	We live in a society today that just doesn't encourage us to ask for help.
1:09.4	It's like you've got to be perfect and know everything and know how to cope with things
1:13.3	and asking for help is almost seen as a sign of weakness.
1:17.6	Meanwhile the opposite is the absolute truth.
1:21.5	I think for help is a sign of such incredible wisdom and such incredible strength.
1:27.5	If we ask for help more, then more people would ask for help and then whoever you ask for
1:31.5	help will be helping you and then you'll be helping others and it just pays itself forward.
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