When to Stay, When to Go: How to Navigate Hard Life Decisions

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I unpack one of life's hardest decisions: when to stay and work through challenges—and when it’s time to move on for the sake of your mental and emotional health.

You'll learn how to tune into the signals your mind and body are sending you, recognize when discomfort leads to growth versus harm, and use simple mind-management tools from my new book Help in a Hurry to build clarity and resilience.

Key highlights:

How to tell the difference between growth pain and toxic stress
The role of neuroplasticity in healing after hard decisions
Simple mindset shifts to help you move forward with confidence
Reflective questions to guide your next right step

You are not stuck. You are not powerless. Your mind holds the wisdom you need to choose your next chapter.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We can't guarantee sunshine but we can guarantee great value with ASDA's bank holiday
0:05.1	rollback deals. Like 15 cans of Heineken was 15 pounds, now just 1197. And Oyster Bay
0:11.8	Sauvignon Blanc was 10 £14, now just 7.96. So come rain or shine, get to
0:17.3	Azda for more great deals this bank holiday weekend. That's ASDA price.
0:22.1	Selected source and lines
0:22.8	subject to availability,
0:23.7	Heineken, £16.50 in Wales
0:25.0	excludes Scotland.
0:25.9	Offers end from May 7th.
0:27.0	May exclude ASDA Express in small stores.
0:28.6	See ASDA.com slash more stores. Hello and welcome to the Dr. Leaf Show.
0:45.9	I am so glad you here because we're going to talk about when to stay and when to go from relationships, work environments, friendships, situations.
0:55.3	You know, these times when we stick around too long or we leave too soon.
0:59.9	So in today's podcast, I'm going to try and help you understand that and help you process this.
1:04.6	Before we start, I want to tell you about my new book coming out on the 5th of August that's available for pre-order now.
1:11.2	I'm very excited about this.
1:13.0	Let me tell you why you need help in a hurry.
1:15.5	It takes 63 seconds to catch something before it becomes a spiral and wires into
1:20.4	your mind-brain body network and before you note, it's become a habit and a pattern in your life.
1:25.3	We need to be more proactive in how we are managing our mind.
1:28.8	And this book is filled with scientific tools, techniques that are clinically applied,
1:32.9	easy to understand that will help you to be able to catch yourself in those moments where you
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