Why We Feel So Overwhelmed & How to Get Help in a Hurry - With Dr. Caroline Leaf

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2025

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Most folks today can relate to feeling overwhelmed or stressed. Our fast-paced world isn’t slowing down anytime soon, so if we want some relief, we need to build emotional resiliency and inner peace. On this episode of The Model Health Show, you’re going to learn practical, science backed strategies to cope with difficult emotions. Today’s guest is clinical and research neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf. Her work is focused on helping people harness the power of their minds to unlock peak health and happiness. In this interview, Dr. Leaf is sharing groundbreaking insights from her new book, Help in a Hurry. You’re going to learn about the three levels of the mind and how they work together. You’re also going to discover specific strategies you can deploy to overcome feelings of anger, stress, or regret. We’re going to discuss dealing with your inner critic, addressing intense emotions, and so much more. These practices are a powerful way to stop toxic thought patterns and manage your mind in a healthier way. Enjoy! In this episode you’ll discover: The solution to feeling overwhelmed in our busy world. (5:46) What the mind is. (5:58) How the conscious mind and the nonconscious mind work. (6:43) What neuroreductionism is. (8:37) The difference between the mind and the brain. (9:54) How your mind impacts your overall health. (13:32) Why we need deep, meaningful connections to thrive. (18:06) How to deal with regret. (25:00) What it means to manage the moment. (25:38) The definition of upward and downward counterfactuals. (28:33) Why the conscious mind is like a toddler. (29:23) How regret and anger can manifest physically. (31:39) What to do with feelings of regret. (37:14) The four warning signals of mental distress. (54:32) How to confidently make decisions. (59:11) The truth about managing anger. (1:00:53) How different generations handle anger. (1:01:54) Why anger can lead to cardiovascular disease. (1:04:04) What good anger looks like. (1:05:34) A powerful strategy for managing anger. (1:08:43) How to deal with your inner critic. (1:14:41) What to do when you feel like you’re under pressure. (1:23:02) The importance of having deep, meaningful relationships. (1:28:45) Items mentioned in this episode include: Beekeepersnaturals.com/model - Save up to 30% on natural remedies! Organifi.com/Model  -Use the coupon code MODEL for 20% off + free shipping! Help in a Hurry by Dr. Caroline Leaf - Preorder the book today & claim your bonuses! Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess by Dr. Caroline Leaf - Learn how to build mental resilience! Connect with Dr. Caroline Leaf Website / Podcast / Facebook / Instagram Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Spotify Soundcloud Pandora YouTube This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Beekeeper’s Naturals and Organifi. Reinvent your medicine cabinet for with clean, effective products powered by the beehive & backed by science. Claim up to a 30% discount at beekeepersnaturals.com/model. Organifi makes nutrition easy and delicious for everyone. Take 20% off your order with the code MODEL at organifi.com/model.

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0:00.0	You are now listening to The Model Health Show with Sean Stevenson.
0:04.8	For more, visit themodelhealthshow.com.
0:11.5	Welcome to the model health show.
0:13.2	This is fitness and nutrition expert, Sean Stevenson,
0:15.2	and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today.
0:18.7	Our society, as you probably very much know, is dealing with an
0:23.2	epidemic of overwhelm. Today we're going to be talking to one of the world's leading
0:27.5	neuroscientists and therapists about how to deal with overwhelm. Also, how do we deal with
0:35.1	things like regret and many of our other modern maladies?
0:40.7	This conversation is invaluable.
0:44.3	And I think that you're absolutely going to love this.
0:47.0	And hanging out with our special guest, Dr. Caroline Leaf, is so special for me personally
0:52.4	because she's somebody that I was learning from from afar for many
0:55.5	years before meeting her and now we're great friends and we've done a lot of different programs
1:01.8	and work together to help to serve the community and she's just somebody that I really love
1:06.9	hanging out with and talking with and when you're hanging out with dr leaf like we actually went
1:12.6	and got lunch together it was her husband and my wife and we're all hanging out she just gives
1:18.1	off queen bee vibes is very very cutesy very demure but just queen be vibes and so wise and actually what i found is that she is, which makes sense because of the work that she does,
1:32.1	she is such a great listener and just being able to share things with her.
1:36.1	And she offers like a gentle understanding, but also very practical advice and is very helpful.
1:43.6	And we were outside eating. And she had on these
1:46.7	cute pink sunglasses to match her pink high heels is just just so cute. But don't get it twisted.
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