Dr Caroline Leaf: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess

Marisa is joined by Dr. Caroline Leaf, a prominent communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist who studies how the brain can change with directed mind input. Dr Leaf is the bestselling author of a number of books including Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and her latest book Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess.In this episode, Marisa and Caroline speak about the difference between the mind and the brain. Dr Caroline articulates how they work together and why a better understanding of this dynamic gives us agency and empowerment.Their conversation covers:The steps we can take to rebuild the brain to create positive change in our lives.Why learning something new every day builds a resilient brain, helping us to cope better.What you should do in the first moments of your day to improve your quality of life.The power of ‘self-regulation’ and how you can practice it.Why Caroline’s early pioneering work went against the advice of most of her professors.How to identify and manage a mental ‘mess’ by deconstructing, then reconstructing it.See more from Dr Caroline here: www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com, www.drleaf.com-------Please subscribe and rate the podcast, and catch up with Marisa’s longer videos on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarisaPeer1Stay up to date with Marisa on Social Media:Instagram: @marisapeertherapy https://www.instagram.com/marisapeertherapyFacebook: @marisa.peer.therapy https://www.facebook.com/marisa.peer.therapyTwitter: @marisapeer  https://twitter.com/marisapeerResource Links:➡ Download Marisa’s FREE ‘I Am Enough’ meditation: https://bit.ly/MP-Audio-iamenough➡ Explore audio hypnosis shop, for issues from smoking, to weight loss to low confidence: https://bit.ly/MP-Audio-Hypnosis➡ Boost your self-esteem with Marisa’s FREE workbook: http://bit.ly/Self-Esteem-workbook-download➡ Discover how you can train with Marisa Peer in Rapid Transformational Therapy®️: http://bit.ly/rtt-masterclass-watch