Podcasts about toxic thinking

Navigating emotions in marriage isn't always easy, but the right mindset can make all the difference. Today, marriage coaches Mark and Jill Savage join us to discuss the importance of changing your mindset in marriage because when you change your thoughts, you change your relationship.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:[04:23] Mark and Jill's Story of Repairing Their Marriage After Infidelity [12:11] The Concept of Emotional Constipation and Emotional Diarrhea[15:15] How Did Emotions Play Into Their Marriage?[19:48] How Can Couples Manage Their Toxic Thoughts and Emotions in Marriage?[23:08] “Every Single Day We Have New Opportunities to Rewire Our Brains”[31:44] The Importance of Daily Discipline & Changing Your Thoughts [38:01] Alicia's Reflections: What Are You Focusing on In Your Marriage?RESOURCES:Tired of up-and-down feelings stealing your peace, sabotaging your relationships, and filling your mind with self-defeating thoughts? If so, make sure to get my new book, “Emotional Confidence: 3 Simple Steps to Manage Emotions with Science and Scripture”.Connect with marriage coaches Mark and Jill SavageRELATED EPISODES:299: Emotions in Marriage: When Should You Share (and When Should You Not)?300: Healthy Ways to Share Emotions in Marriage Using the A.D.D. Method301: What to Do When Your Husband Shuts Down Emotionally with Sathiya SamSend us a textAre you managing your emotions, or are they managing you? Take the free Emotional Confidence Quiz to discover your unique persona and get personalized training for more peace and clarity! Take the quiz now at AliciaMichelle.com/quiz.

The recovery process often feels nebulous and unclear. Of course, we want to heal from trauma, but how do we do so?Elliott's recently been inspired by Dr. Caroline Leaf's book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess:  5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking. He immediately began introducing Dr. Leaf's steps to his clients—many of whom are working through trauma.We've invited Dr. Leaf to appear on the podcast and we certainly hope we'll be able to interview her soon.In the meantime, please join us to hear about Dr. Leaf's 5 steps and how Elliott integrates them into his sessions with individuals and couples. Sponsor:The Wellness CompanyWebsite: ⁠https://www.twc.health/lovelife⁠Code: LOVELIFE for 15% off your order!Dr. Karin & Pastor Elliott AndersonWebsite: http://loveandlifemedia.com/Empowered Dating Playbook: smarturl.it/EmpoweredDatingBookInstagram: @dr.karin | @pastorelliottanderson

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What is affirming? How does affirming naturally grow gratitude? The big idea is that gratitude toward others leads to affirming them which is followed by positive emotions for all. Increased social skills and an expansion in your community add greatly to your emotional well being as well as others. Affirming is a win-win for everyone. While affirming may not be your default, it is a habit easily developed. What words affirm? What are 4 A's of gratitude? Who benefits from affirming words? Could affirming be your new superpower?  More on this topic at www.nurturingmynest.com Inspiration on the spoken word: Toxic Thinking: Renewal Through Neuroplasticity Life Giving Words Lies Women Believe Soul Keeping When Shame is a Bully The Strength of Influence   Books on Amazon: Nurturing My Nest: Intentional Homebuilding and Custom Build Education Hum of the Home: Routines and Rhythms of Homemaking

In this captivating Mastering Life's Adventures episode, Dr. Judith unveils the 12th Key to Soul Growth: eliminating toxic thinking. She emphasizes the varying levels of severity, from mild to moderate to severe, and the importance of recognizing that we are energetic beings. Dr. Judith directs us to be mindful of our thoughts, reactions, and feelings as they shape our internal world.She warns that even though invisible to others, toxic thinking can constrict your soul like a boa constrictor, often unnoticed until it's too late. Dr. Judith identifies seven types of negative thinking, also known as cognitive distortions, that hinder our soul's progress and how to move forward with our soul's growth.Join us to discover these negative thought patterns, reflect on your own experiences, and learn the keys to aligning with what your soul truly wishes to focus on. This episode promises to be a profound exploration of self-awareness and spiritual growth, offering practical insights into your life's path.

Bro. Doug Foster presents "Toxic Thinking" from 1 Corinthians 10, during a worship service at Immanuel Baptist Church, Florence, Ky. Please visit us at 7183 Pleasant Valley Road Florence KY 41042, or call us at (859) 586-6829. Church links: Website: https://www.ibcflorence.com Daily Devotions: https://ibcflorenceky.wordpress.com/follow/ Free App: http://www.ibcflorence.com/ibc-app Our entire list of recent sermons: https://www.ibcflorence.com/recent-sermons Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ibcflorenceky Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ibcflorence/ Podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/user-658781358 Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/ibcflorence/live Instant Message: https://m.me/ibcflorenceky We would love to know how to pray for you! Romans 10:9

Emotional health is vital to our physical and spiritual health. If shame is a reoccuring theme in my thoughts, it might be identified as a bully. Sometimes shame is a response to guilt, but recycling this toxic emotion once the situation has been dealt with is like an insistent bully. The four steps to respond to guilt allow forgiveness and new thinking. Explore shame in contrast to guilt along with a healthy pathway to eradicate toxic thinking.  More on HEALTHY THINKING on these podcasts: Lies Women Believe Identity Amnesia Soul Keeping Investing in the Long Game Hope and Forgiveness A Passionate Advocate for Women's Health: Donna Robart More on HOME and FAMILY @ www.nurturingmynest.com  

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Unresolved resentment can have profound negative effects on individuals and their relationships. This episode will help you understand the underlying factors that contribute to resentment so you can address the issues and work towards building healthier, more fulfilling relationships.

Have you ever asked yourself, “What causes a criminal to think as he or she does?” What makes a person think a crooked line is straight and a straight line is crooked?

I am so pleased to have Dr. Caroline Leaf on the show today to impart knowledge from her 30-year career as an applied neuroscientist. I originally intended to do a career retrospective on Dr. Leaf's many books, but quickly realized that if I did that, this would become an hours and hours long episode. So I decided to choose one of her books, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking, to zoom in on for our conversation today—but I highly recommend all of her books. In this book (and in this conversation), she teaches us what mental mess is, how to practice mind management, what neuroplasticity is, and about the neurocycle, which she formulated. The neurocycle has, amazingly, statistically reduced depression and anxiety by a staggering 81 percent! I guarantee you'll learn something in this episode, and for this episode in particular, I'd recommend listening when you can really absorb what Dr. Leaf is saying. Some episodes on the show are light and frothy and can be listened to while multitasking; I'd say this episode is not one of those. To get maximum impact from what Dr. Leaf is teaching us, set aside some time for yourself to truly take all of this in, because you know what? You deserve it. Dr. Leaf is also a podcaster, and in addition to her own show, “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess,” she is an extremely frequent guest on other podcasts. That's actually how I found Dr. Leaf—from hearing her on other podcasts and then discovering her work. She has spent three decades researching the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory, and her work centers around helping people learn how to use their mind to detox and grow their brain to succeed in every area of their lives—talk about work that truly matters!   Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline Leaf A link to all of Dr. Leaf's books

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Sometimes when you're in a rut, you have to just be in it for a minute while you work your way out. But when you're cycling through a toxic pattern that isn't changing, you have to think about your future self and shake things up.   Join me and other Calm AFers in Mexico! Tap here, spots are limited. Interested in joining Calm AF Life? Tap here. Interested in working with me but not sure where to start? Tap here.

Toxic thinking is not beneficial to your well-being. Listen to today's episode for easy ways to gain awareness of your thinking patterns and how to make them work for you instead of against you.

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Episode Highlights With Dr. LeafThe problem with how we take care of depression, anxiety, and mental healthHow the mind can influence the brain and vice versaWhy the brain isn't the cause, it is the responder, and why this reductionist approach has been a disservice to those who struggle with mental healthThe problem with labeling conditions based on just looking at the brain and a better approachWhat mind management is and how to help our kids have a good foundation of thisThe neurocycle as a tool to help kids work through strugglesHow suppression creates imbalances in the brain and the bodyThe most important thing we can do for our child's mental health (hint: it starts with the parents)How to model mental health skills to our childrenThe neurocycle approach to helping children become aware of and process things that happen to them and their interpretation of these eventsWhy children can interpret body language so well and how to manage our own minds in a way that helps themHow to model the neurocycle for your kids and make it part of your family cultureYou can't make your children happy and you can't fix themSafety net parenting vs. helicopter parenting Most kids are only getting 7-10 minutes a day of free play, but they need 3-4 hours optimallyWhy to let your child be upset and cry when they are experiencing big emotionsHow giving your child space to struggle will help them work through their feelings safely and shape their own identityYou can't change what has happened to you but you can change what it looks like inside of youYou can't change what has happened to you but you can change what it looks like inside of you - Dr Caroline LeafResources We MentionHow to Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess: A Guide to Building Resilience and Managing Mental Health by Dr. Caroline LeafCleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline LeafSwitch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health by Dr. Caroline LeafCaroline Leaf - websiteThe Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm excited for the second part of this episode with Tim Urban, the man that turned his blog into a global movement who is now bringing us a new framework through which to through complex societal issues. You're possibly one of over 65 million people that watched Tim Urban's legendary TedTalk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator. We're continuing this conversation where Tim introduces ideas from his book, What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, and this leads into the last part of this epic conversation unpacking the power games, why liberal games are a necessity and why the alternative to equal opportunity is possibly a disaster to steer clear from. Check out Tim's book, What's Our Problem: https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Our-Problem-Self-Help-Societies-ebook/dp/B0BTJCTR58   QUOTES: “The dictator and their little consortium have the power to do what they want, so they do and other people don't so they can't.” “It's a very disempowering thing to teach kids that this country, because there is inequality, is inherently oppressive and I think it is just demotivating.” “What concerns me about our current political environment is that we have so many hard problems ahead, big discussions we have to have as a species, and our society has to be able to have its wits about us. We have to have our wits about us going into this future where we're getting more godlike power and be wise about it because the stakes are going up.” Follow Tim Urban: Website: https://waitbutwhy.com/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitbutwhy/  Get ready to unlock your true potential and enjoy an unparalleled listening experience with our Impact Theory subscription service at https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Sponsors: Get 20% OFF with our code IMPACT at calderalab.com/IMPACT. Unlock your youthful glow and be ready for summer with Caldera Lab! Go to hostinger.com/impact and use code IMPACT to get 10% OFF your new website! If you're looking for a simpler, effective investment for your health, try AG1, and get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/Impact. That's drinkAG1.com/Impact. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://www.shopify.com/impact Head over to http://www.mindpumpimpact.com to find the 5 most impactful Mind Pump fitness episodes that will transform your body and your life. Visit nutrisense.io/tom and use code TOM to save $30 and get one month of free dietitian support.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we putting our ability to progress as a society at risk giving into the primitive mind?  I'm excited for the first part of this two-part episode with Tim Urban, the man that turned his blog into a global movement who is now bringing us a new framework through which to through complex societal issues. You're possibly one of over 65 million people that watched Tim Urban's legendary TedTalk, Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator. Tim is joining me today to introduce ideas from his book, What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies, and this leads into the first part of an epic conversation unpacking the primitive mind, woke ideology that has weaponized words, and the tug of war between your individuality and society. Check out Tim's book, What's Our Problem:  https://www.amazon.com/Whats-Our-Problem-Self-Help-Societies-ebook/dp/B0BTJCTR58   QUOTES: “We live in this advanced civilization where so much of our natural programming tendencies actually hurt us and misfire, so we're constantly in this kind of tug of war. “When we have a more accurate picture of the world, we can do more for the world.” “The fact that there is also subjective experience, which each person kind of has their own, to me that's part of objective truth. Objective truth is just reality.” “I see really well-intentioned people get lost in the sequence of, every answer is going to be nuanced and nuance is very hard if you can't talk out loud.” -Tom Bilyeu Follow Tim Urban: Website: https://waitbutwhy.com/  Twitter:  https://twitter.com/waitbutwhy  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/waitbutwhy/  Get ready to unlock your true potential and enjoy an unparalleled listening experience with our Impact Theory subscription service at https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Sponsors: Get 20% OFF with our code IMPACT at calderalab.com/IMPACT. Unlock your youthful glow and be ready for summer with Caldera Lab! Go to hostinger.com/impact and use code IMPACT to get 10% OFF your new website! If you're looking for a simpler, effective investment for your health, try AG1, and get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase. Go to drinkAG1.com/Impact. That's drinkAG1.com/Impact. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at http://www.shopify.com/impact Head over to http://www.mindpumpimpact.com to find the 5 most impactful Mind Pump fitness episodes that will transform your body and your life. Visit nutrisense.io/tom and use code TOM to save $30 and get one month of free dietitian support.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you struggle with stress and anxiety that stems from toxic thinking? Well, we gave a killer training all about the 5 steps to stop toxic thinking. As we were giving this training, all we could think about was how many other people would benefit from it. So we decide to make it a podcast episode! We took the audio from the training and are sharing our proprietary 5-step process to stop those pesky negative beliefs that get in the way of your best life. Listen in!Show Notes: https://enjoycowellness.com/podcasts/toxic-thinking

It's no secret – negativity robs our joy. Toxic thoughts can imprison us in unpleasant emotions. How do we get free and return to joy? In the next phase of our joy series, we're discussing some of the brain science of toxic thoughts and strategies for how to replace them.

In this episode, we delve into the complex topic of renewing our minds and the role that false beliefs play in shaping our thoughts and actions. Often, we may not even be aware of these beliefs, as they are influenced by our experiences, circumstances, personalities, and various other factors. Despite not being fully in control of what we think and believe, the process of renewing our minds can lead to profound personal transformation. Drawing from psychological insights and biblical teachings, we explore practical strategies for identifying and confronting false beliefs, ultimately paving the way for mental and spiritual renewal. Gain a deeper understanding of the power of your thoughts and beliefs, and learn how to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth by renewing your mind. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links visit soloparent.org —> ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to SoloParent.org/TalkToUs and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! Receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book. Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE | ANDROID

In this episode, we delve into the complex topic of renewing our minds and the role that false beliefs play in shaping our thoughts and actions. Often, we may not even be aware of these beliefs, as they are influenced by our experiences, circumstances, personalities, and various other factors. Despite not being fully in control of what we think and believe, the process of renewing our minds can lead to profound personal transformation. Drawing from psychological insights and biblical teachings, we explore practical strategies for identifying and confronting false beliefs, ultimately paving the way for mental and spiritual renewal. Gain a deeper understanding of the power of your thoughts and beliefs, and learn how to embark on a journey of self-discovery and growth by renewing your mind. For all the detailed show notes, tips and links visit soloparent.org —> ASK US ANYTHING! We want to answer any Solo Parent questions you may have. Go to SoloParent.org/TalkToUs and ask us anything…it can be related to a topic we cover on the podcast, something you are facing or just something you are curious about. We want you to be part of our podcast! Receive a free SPS Welcome Toolkit with links to groups, info and a free book. Join our FREE daily meditational devotional - pod.link/1517894054 Download our free app - APPLE | ANDROID

In this conversation with Cerita Yvonne, we talk about all the toxic thinking, perfectionism, people pleasing, not feeling good enough and the interplay of how you think about yourself can impact your relationships. Do you have a big goal for your business this year? How will it feel not to achieve that goal? Not because it's not important to you but because it's hard to keep your life and business going and stay the course with things when life throws you curveballs or you have too many things competing for your attention. What if you could have a high level of support, accountability, strategy to ensure you will achieve your goals and keep you on track. The Incubator is the answer to your overwhelmed and distracted prayers! You can still join this week so don't delay! Check Out The Incubator: https://www.theeasilydistractedentrepreneur.com/incubator/ About Cerita Yvonne: Cerita is a relational trauma expert. She is also a therapist, trauma coach, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, hypnotherapist, and hope dealer. As a recovered codependent perfectionist, sexual abuse survivor, and retired superwoman transformed into a super woman.  Cerita specializes in helping Black women heal the heartbreak of trauma through authentic self-love.  Visit her website and follow her on Instagram. Links and Resources: Join The Incubator Now! Join Inner Circle  

Today, we're discussing how to detox from the false beliefs that keep us stuck in unhealthy patterns of relating to other people. These hidden messages are sneaky. They might sound true in the moment, but they keep us from the healthy two-way relationships we need. Here's what we discuss: 1. Examples of toxic thinking 2. How it contaminates our relationships 3. An example of toxic thinking from the Bible 4. How to re-frame toxic thoughts Plus, I answer your questions: —How do I communicate with other people about what I'm going through? —Can spiritual bypassing become a form of numbing? Thanks to our sponsor: Organifi —Go to www.organifi.com/bestofyou and use code BESTOFYOU for 20% off your order today. Resources in this episode: For more on The 7 Red Flags of Friendship and Spiritual Bypassing, see Chapters 8 and 10 of The Best of You, by Dr. Alison Cook Episode 1: What is Narcissism Really? Episode 2: What Should I Know About Gaslighting? Episode 35: Change is Hard—Why We All Need to Detox From Unhealthy Dependencies From Time to Time Episode 36: How to Create Boundaries With Toxic Distractions, Numbing, & Unhealthy Coping Tactics Find a list of resources and the full transcript for this episode here Music by Andy Luiten Sound editing by Kelly Kramarik While Dr. Cook is a counselor, the content of this podcast and any of the products provided by Dr. Cook are not specific counseling advice nor are they a substitute for individual counseling. The content and products provided on this podcast are for informational purposes only.

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Welcome to Naked With Socks! Let's talk about Toxic Positivity! What is it? Give me an example. How do I recognize it? And most importantly, what do I do!? Jenny & Sarah dive into toxic positivity and provide some tools on how to recognize and react. We are as real, raw, & relatable as possible so sharing our background & experiences with ya'll is just the beginning of a long-term beautiful friendship. Links to check out:Go ListenSUBSCRIBEFollow us on IG @naked_with_socksWe started a TikTok- Follow us @naked_with_socksAbout UsFlocktail Hour- RecipesThat's a whole episode- TAWEFeedback Survey- tell us what you thinkResources:visit our friends & come to our event with @titaniumyoga& @staugustinemomshttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/toxic-positivityhttps://rightasrain.uwmedicine.org/mind/well-being/toxic-positivityhttps://thepsychologygroup.com/toxic-positivity/

Your thoughts have the power to change your environment -- even your body. In this episode, we talk about:When I thought I had throat cancerWhen I thought I had bone cancerHow your mind changes your DNAA sad attempt to explain scienceSupport the show

Neuroscientist Dr Caroline Leaf talks with Angela about the mind, what it is and how you can reduce toxic stress and tune into the signals to make positive change In this fascinating look at the non-conscious, subconscious and conscious aspects of the mind Dr Caroline explains how the mind is the driving force that keeps the brain and body going and discusses the ways it processes and brings understanding to our experiences As Dr Caroline discusses we can't see mind but the product of  mind are how we communicate and express our uniqueness   KEY TAKEAWAYS The mind is the ability that we have as humans to use our brain and body to express our uniqueness The mind is the driving force that keeps the brain and body going The mind is our aliveness, our ability to think, feel and choose on a psychological level It is what helps the heart, beat and the body make new cells The biggest driving force part of the mind is the non-conscious It's the part that is active all the time helping us to process and understand our experiences   The most obvious part of the mind is the conscious mind and it draws on the non-conscious for understanding The subconscious part of the mind is the bridge between the infinite non-conscious and the finite conscious parts of the mind Thoughts are made of memories and our mind makes these thoughts made of memories out of experiences and builds them into the brain as structural changes We build every experience into the brain, body and mind and this is driven by the non-conscious As humans, we need to tune into the signals so that we can move things into the conscious mind and change We need to allow ourselves to feel depression and anxiety, accept it and then weaken the pathway to You can train yourself with the neurocycle process to get your conscious mind to connect with and listen to the subconscious to find the thoughts in the non-conscious and deconstruct and reconstruct them Thoughts can be changed when they are pulled into the conscious mind When we build in the wrong expectation the result is a loss of selfhood     BEST MOMENTS ‘Everything about  your aliveness is coming from this driving force of the mind ‘You can't see mind but you see the product of mind in our ability to communicate Post-natal depression is a very normal response to a challenging situation What we say and what we do is an outpouring of our thoughts         RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE Limited Offer: Claim Your 2 Week Free Trial to The Female Biohacker Collective - angelafoster.me/fbc   Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking - https://amzn.to/3Vqnqzr    Neurocycle app: https://neurocycle.app  CF program: https://neurocycleinstitute.com  Book: https://drleaf.com/collections/all/products/pre-order-cleaning-up-your-mental-mess     Visit my website at https://drleaf.com  for more free resources -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      VALUABLE RESOURCES High-Performance Health Podcast Series -https://angelafosterperformance.com/podcasts/ Biohack Your Way to Your Best Self - Join My Exclusive Female Biohacker Collective – angelafosteracademy.com/female-biohacker-collective-enrol Get a free health check and personalised report www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Watch my Free Masterclass on how to master your metabolism -www.angelafosteracademy.com/master-your-metabolism Download my free Guide to Harmonising Your Hormones -www.angelafosterperformance.com/hormones Download my  free Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting/ Download my free Guide to Sleep Like a Boss -www.angelafosterperformance.com/sleep Join my free Facebook Community -www.facebook.com/groups/femalebiohacker Get my bestselling book Rethink Health - https://amzn.to/3vbzYOV     ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster Angela is a Nutritionist, Health, and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance. After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind: To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful, and limitless life. Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices, and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.   CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this week's podcast I continue my discussion of the different parts of the mind, and how they are connected. Last week, I spoke about the difference between the nonconscious, subconscious and conscious mind. This week, I am going to talk about how interconnected these three parts of the mind are, and the nature of the nonconscious, “wise” mind. The nonconscious mind is incredible but often misunderstood. Even the word nonconscious is used incorrectly most of the time. Yet it's worth putting in the effort to try to understand it, because it's a key player when it comes to mind-management. The more you understand the nonconscious mind, the more you will see that you also have the ability to change your mind. Sign up to Patreon to get access to the full video and audio recording add-free, exclusive downloads, live Q&As, and more: https://www.patreon.com/drcarolineleaf Read the blog and show notes here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-tap-into-the-nonconcious-mind-to-unwire-trauma-toxic-thinking-habits OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -Kion: You can now save 20% on monthly deliveries and 10% on one-time purchases. Just go to getkion.com/DRLEAF. -Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers: For an exclusive offer for my listeners go to http://www.magbreakthrough.com/leaf and use DRLEAF10 during checkout to save 10% on your order. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS: 2:30 Our minds are filled with wisdom! 4:30 The present, past & future are connected in the mind 7:10 How the messiness of life can impact us mentally & physically 8:13 How we can manage our life experiences, even when things are a mess! 9:48 How our wise, noncosncious mind can help us manage the messiness of life 11:50 Why the mind is like a forest of trees 16:15 Why it takes time to manage our mind & change our thinking 18:20 We cannot forget what has happened to us, but we can change our story! We have the power to re-create ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com -Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! - Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources -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 *DISCLAIMER: This podcast and blog are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice. We always encourage each person to make the decision that seems best for their situation with the guidance of a medical professional.

Lauren Roskilly is a coach, author, and speaker. Today, Lauren shares about growing up in rural Sussex, England, leaving paganism, and finding dramatic physical healing. Lauren also describes significant mental health issues she suffered, including a suicide attempt, and how the Lord began to change her after a prayer of desperation. Lauren's story reminds us that even when we suffer, the Lord is present and powerful when we turn to him. Listen to Lauren's story now! Stories Lauren shared: Growing up in rural Sussex, England Calling herself a “white witch” The stranger who knew things about her at the pub The conversation with window cleaner that changed her life Attempting suicide after struggling with mental health because of a health condition Where God was while she was suffering Praying in desperation to the Lord and his response The moment of surrender with the Lord Stepping out in faith that the results for her health The woman on the bus who healed her Learning to listen and recognize the Lord's voice Great quotes from Lauren: My focus wasn't on Him anymore but He was there. I wasn't asking why. I was asking what. The difference is key. It wasn't an instant zap; it was a journey. Resources we mentioned: Lauren's website Healing Toxic Emotions by Mary Islieb Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline Leaf Related episodes: Gil Bentham and Living in the Locks with the Lord James Prescott and Processing Grief Well Kari Bartkus and the Friendship of Jesus The post Lauren Roskilly and Trusting God For Healing appeared first on Eric Nevins.

Too many of us have believed the lie that “I'm broken” for far too long. When you believe something long enough, it gets hardwired into your brain. God made it possible for us to rewire or renew our minds so we can believe the truth (Romans 12:2). Here's a 5-step Nerocycle process that Dr. Caroline Leaf developed. Use this to renew your mind to God's truth about yourself. Dr. Leaf says our mind heals in 3 - 21 day cycles, so pick one toxic thought you want to renew and go through this process daily for 63 days. 5-Step Nerocycle: 1. Gather: Gather is the awareness stage. You are becoming aware of what you're thinking. Think of it as gathering fruit in a basket. No judgment or shame; just pick the fruit, the information, and put it in the basket. Questions to gather: My Emotions: What are the emotional warning signs coming up? Your feelings. Panic attack, despair, anxiety, depression, etc.? My Body: What are your physical/bodily responses? How is your body feeling? Heart fluttering, chest tight, gut hurting or butterflies? My Behaviors: What are my behaviors or actions? What am I saying or doing? My Perspective: What do I think about this? What's my perspective? Do I think this is bad, terrible, overwhelming, etc.? 2. Reflect We're like detectives in observation mode, trying to discover why. Look at the basket of information you just gathered from your emotions, physical body, behaviors and perspective. Reflect on it. What's it trying to tell you? What's the origin story? 3. Write Write down your thoughts. Write to empty your brain onto paper, phone or computer. Each day you write, you gain more and more clarity and order to help clean up your thoughts or lies you've believed about yourself. 4. Recheck Now you're going to go back and look at the warning signs you wrote down earlier. You're looking for patterns, noticing where you can make changes or solutions, and then planning your new thoughts. You're freeing yourself from internal negative thoughts and positively planning a way out. 5. Active Reach It's time to practice your newly designed thoughts from stage 4. Rehearse things mentally. Each time you rehearse a new thought, you strengthen your memory by adding energy: the more energy, the more impact on your memory. This stage weakens the old toxic or negative thoughts and creates new thoughts in your mind. You can study this process further in Dr. Caroline Leaf's book, Clean Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking. * https://amzn.to/3A9r1Jz That's renewing and renovating your mind! Change doesn't happen overnight, but change comes with consistency. That will begin your renovation process–turning your mind into something astonishing. To learn more about your identity, check out Mirror moments - a 99-day devotional to inspire and heal a woman's heart. I had the privilege to co-write it with friends Sharon Fletcher and Donna McDaniel. https://www.heatherlbunch.com/store/mirror-moments-book Until Next Time, Live Fearlessly Free *This is an affiliate link. I will receive a small commission if you make a purchase using this link.

What does the content of your mind look like? Do you sometimes have thoughts you don't want to have? Do you sometimes feel emotions you don't want to feel? My guest today has recently published a book called Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Five Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress and Toxic Thinking which contains techniques and practices that can help any of us whether we have a diagnosed mental health problem or not. My guest is Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist, researcher and best-selling author. Since the 1980s, Dr Leaf has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study neuroplasticity and how the brain can change with directed input from our minds. Over the years, Dr Leaf has helped transform the lives of many people around the world - she's helped people with traumatic brain injury, stress, anxiety and depression, but the tools that she shares are relevant for anyone who wants to improve the functioning of their minds. We begin our conversation talking about the difference between our minds and our brains - these two terms are often used interchangeably but Dr Leaf explains why this is a mistake. She explains how it's our mind, both our conscious mind and our non-conscious mind, that actually control our brain. It is because of this, she says, that we are much more in control of our symptoms than we might think. Dr Leaf believes that many of the conventional clinical approaches to mental health and well-being are misguided and limiting. Her approach reframes things like depression and anxiety as a response, rather than an illness. Signs and symptoms, she says, always point to a thought or belief that has caused them. So instead of medicating them away, Dr Leaf believes that we need to spend more time looking for the cause. It is Dr Leaf's firm belief that we can all benefit from what she calls ‘mind management'. Whether we want to build a healthier, more resilient brain, whether we want more focus or whether we want to reduce negative thoughts that are affecting us, Dr Leaf has pioneered a five-step protocol to help us do so. In this conversation, she reveals just what those steps are and how we can all put them into practice in our everyday lives.Thanks to our sponsors:https://www.leafyard.com/livemorehttps://www.athleticgreens.com/livemorehttps://www.vivobarefoot.com/livemoreOrder Dr Chatterjee's new book Happy Mind, Happy Life: UK version: https://amzn.to/304opgJ, US & Canada version: https://amzn.to/3DRxjgpShow notes available at https://drchatterjee.com/281DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Our minds are powerful. Sometimes our thoughts run away from us. We find ourselves falling into destructive self-talk and negativity. This mindset not only affects us personally, but we end up bringing this baggage into our marriage and parenting. How can you overcome toxic thinking?   Alicia Michelle joins me to talk about mindset, toxic thinking, and how to use science and the Bible together to make changes. Read the full show notes with links here: https://conniealbers.com/toxic-thinking-with-alicia-michelle/    About Alicia Michelle Alicia Michelle is an author, Bible teacher, podcaster, and certified NeuroCoach. Known as the Mindset Makeover Coach, she equips Christian women with practical brain-and-biblically-based tools so they know how to renew their minds in order to overcome toxic thinking patterns (such as perfectionism, fear/worry, and not feeling “enough”) so they can cultivate godly confidence.   Love this episode? Please leave us a rating/review and share this episode with a friend!   Have a question? Interested in having Connie speak? Send an email to Connie here: https://conniealbers.com/contact/ 

Hello beautiful people its Janet Michelle author of Finding My Happy Chucking the Duces to Toxic Thinking and founder of digital platform JanetMichelle.com. Welcome to the FMH Podcast I'm so elated to be at a place where I can get back to doing people work! The FMH podcast is based off of the topics covered in my book, Finding My Happy: Chucking the Deuces to Toxic Thinking which is available for purchase at Findingmyhappy.net and on Amazon.com. In it I share some pivotal moments in my life where I was able to identify the root of my toxic thinking. The podcast will take a deeper dive into those moments. I have also created a set of eleven workbooks which also explore the topics of abandonment, forgiveness, control, self esteem, leadership, beauty standards, and inadequacy, parenting, and much more. My hope is that by sharing you are encouraged to chuck the deuces to toxic thinking, find and maintain your happiness. Take Care.

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Never allow the negative and toxic thoughts that invade your mind to manifest and make you feel like you can't keep going and you'll never achieve your dreams and goals! Get them out and keep pushing them out until they no longer exist because believe me good people they will come. Tell yourself you will get make it, tell yourself you will achieve these goals! Toxic thinking surrounds us like bad habits, the only way to get rid of it I by changing your mentality! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/antonio-wright5/support

Dr Caroline Leaf is a world-renowned Neuroscientist and a best-selling author of multiple books. We sit down to discuss her latest book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking and how you really can renew your mind! I love how Dr. Leaf reminds us that feelings of depression and anxiety are completely normal human responses! She simply teaches us how to process and deal with our experiences and emotions rather than try to hide from them! If you've ever felt overwhelmed by feelings of anxiety and depression you are not alone! And in this episode we discuss the app Dr. Leaf created that has had overwhelmingly positive results on renewing the mind. Check it out here! My Tangled book is found here! Or you can get the e-copy through the course here! And if you want to check out a free mental health assessment and how healing your gut can help with your mental health, check that out here! Or find out about the gut health products here!

As we continue to deal with the global pandemic, more and more of us are struggling with anxiety, intrusive thoughts, depression and fear, which is causing problems with concentration, burnout, strained relationships and physical health problems. Dr. Caroline Leaf has released a book  that she hopes will help those who are struggling. It's called, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking.    Today on Connections, Dr. Leaf shares what those five steps are and how we can start cleaning up our mental mess. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy New Year Friends!   Today I want to share with you the 5 precious things I want to take with me in 2022.  Often, we think about what we would like to leave behind instead, so I flipped it and made a list of things I want to take with me and I share them with you here:   1. The lessons I learned and my experience with healing from the inside (spiritual, mental, emotional). 2.  The lessons I learned about the 5-week leave-of-absence I took from work due to burnout. 3. Celebrating our 10-year wedding anniversary. 4. More music, more singing! 5. New friends I've met, near and far.   I did include 1 thing that I would like to leave behind: toxic worrying.   What about you, friend, what would you like to take with you into 2022?  What would you like to leave behind?   Email me at grace@organizewithgrace.com and let me know! Would love to hear from you!   Connect with me! Check out my website:  https://www.organizewithgrace.com/  ****Make sure you get my TOP 5 "MUST-LISTEN TO" PODCAST LIST when you check out my revamped website!  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/organizewithgrace/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/organizewithgracefb/    My new favorite Neuroscientist, Dr. Caroline Leaf's book is what I'm currently listening to: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess- 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking  

Beauty is multidimensional; it comes in different sizes, body shapes, skin complexions, hair textures, and physical features. Seeing your unique beauty within will help you resist dangerous beauty trends. While makeup and cosmetic surgery can accentuate your natural beauty, it cannot replace it. If you are obsessed with fake hair, fake nails, fake lips, fake eyebrows, fake lashes, fake butts...how can you celebrate true beauty? Licensed cosmetologist, Latasha Minor shares ways to resist following dangerous cosmetic trends that can lead to disfigurement, disease, and death. When you stop following distorted ideas about beauty, you can embrace your own. Learn about tips for maintaining your natural beauty and developing a healthy self-image. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cherie-hardy/message

Beauty is multidimensional; it comes in different sizes, body shapes, skin complexions, hair textures, and physical features. Seeing your unique beauty within will help you resist dangerous beauty trends. While makeup and cosmetic surgery can accentuate your natural beauty, it cannot replace it. If you are obsessed with fake hair, fake nails, fake lips, fake eyebrows, fake lashes, fake butts...how can you celebrate true beauty? Licensed cosmetologist, Latasha Minor shares ways to resist following dangerous cosmetic trends that can lead to disfigurement, disease, and death. When you stop following distorted ideas about beauty, you can embrace your own. Learn about tips for maintaining your natural beauty and developing a healthy self-image. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cherie-hardy/message

Emma Mae is joined by the bestselling author Dr Caroline Leaf. Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and Logopaedics from the University of Cape Town specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Emma and Dr Leaf talk practical way to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, toxic thinking!EVERLYWELL 20% OFFwww.everlywell.com/emmaONLINE COUNSELING https://www.faithfulcounseling.com/em...HELP A CHILD!!www.compassion.com/emma

On today's Reset Renew Revive Podcast, our host Dr. Bindiya Gandhi speaks with Dr. Caroline Leaf. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a Zimbabwean-born based American communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Master's and Ph.D. in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Dr. Leaf is also the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and her latest book Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking. Dr. Leaf's journey from to Neuropsychology (1:20) What is Neuroplasticity? (4:55) Activating your mind to improve mental health (11:45) Dr. Leaf's App (27:29) How to find Dr. Leaf online (41:30) https://drleaf.com/ @drcarolineleaf

On today's show, we're discussing "Thriving Past Distraction, Toxic Thinking, Self-Sabotage with World Renown Sports and Business Psychologist, Dr. Jack Singer.

In this episode, I revisit one of our most popular topics, toxic thinking, and specifically, a thinking statement that drives productivity down and doubt up. Discover the statement and what to do about it. Recommendations 1 - Schedule a complimentary strategy call (whilst still available) at www.chrislianos.com/call 2 - Read my book, Finding Zero: A Practical Guide for Manifesting Your Abundance

The most frustrating part of renewing your mind is self-sabotage.  Why would we work against ourselves to change our hearts and thoughts when we know what God wants for us? Today we're talking about what it means to self-sabotage, where self-sabotaging thought patterns come from, and why so many of us struggle with these self-sabotaging behaviors. Plus I have a really fun acronym that I've created to help you overcome these self-sabotaging patterns so you can break free from them and find freedom.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:[2:09] Where self-sabotaging behaviors come from[5:05] The definition of self-sabotaging behaviors[7:54] Examples of self-sabotaging behaviors[13:38] The root cause of self-sabotage: a desire to take control[16:56] Self-sabotaging behaviors as a response to trauma[18:18] Trauma responses that impact our behavior[22:53] Breaking self-sabotaging behavior patterns with God's help[24:24] Addressing and processing toxic thinking through brain priming[24:59] Managing self-sabotaging behaviors in the momentRECENT EPISODE ON BRAIN PRIMINGThis episode references a recent episode on brain priming.  Check out episode 133 here.GET YOUR FREE MINDSET TRAINING:I created a free mindset training that will teach you scientific and biblical tools to show you how to manage your thoughts and take back control of your emotions. This is my gift to you so that you can take the first steps to find freedom, to find peace in your thoughts, and to truly believe in the good promises that God has for you.Go HERE to access this free mindset training.NEXT STEP RESOURCES:This episode mentions the Christian Mindset Makeover™ Boot Camp, and I highly recommend this as a next step.The Christian Mindset Makeover™ is a 9-week boot camp for Christian women to overcome negative thoughts using proven scientific and biblical mindset tools for more joy, clarity and confidence.If you are tired of being stuck in perfectionism, not feeling “enough,” shame, overfunctioning, and/or fear/worry (and you're ready for real change), then this is the course you need!Go HERE to register or to get on the wait list for the Christian Mindset Makeover™ Boot Camp.

In today's PODCAST episode, Sam Makhoul continues his podcast series on his 4-5-6 System for behavioural change made up of four daily rituals, five habits and six life hacks. Sam shares his first hack called “the morning 5 detox”. Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here. Short for time? Skip ahead using the below timestamps. 00:51 – A recap on Sam's 4-5-6 System for Living series 02:02 – What is a LifeHack? 4:18 – Examples of tough stuff that we all should do daily in the 8 Areas of Life 4:35 – The 8 Areas of Life 4:50 – Sam's book, A Higher Branch 6:17 – Why these 8 areas fill 8 fundamental human needs 6:27 – Tree of Health 7:16 – Tree of Love 7:50 – Tree of Family 8:23 – Tree of Work 8:42 – Tree of Friendship 8:54 – Episode 13, 25 October 2019 – How Toxic People, Toxic Haste, Toxic Thinking and Toxic Feelings Wreck Your Energy Levels 9:11 – Tree of Learning 9:39 – Tree of Wealth 10:01 – Tree of Charity 11:13 – The Morning 5 Detox Protocol 15:14 – Protocol #1 – Oil Pulling 16:04 – How to protect your saliva with this one oil pulling recipe 16:53 – What does the science say about Saliva 18:32 – Bacteria and oral Inflammation and its affect on the body 19:11 – The 3 main protocols to good oral hygiene 23:39 – The importance to take care of our 5 senses 21:48 – Episode 3, 15 August 2019 – The Dangers of Hidden Hearing Loss and How You Can Prevent It 22:16 – Protocol #2 – Sip Warm Lemon Water 22:53 – The benefits of protocol #2 24:14 – Sam's recipe for lemon warm water 26:04 – Protocol #3 – Grounding 28:12 – The benefits of Grounding 29:28 – Protocol #4 – Sungazing 30:25 – The technique how to sungaze 35:29 – Protocol #5 – Breathing deeply 38:58 – The technique for breathing deeply Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

In this episode I share why I believe the work we are embarking on together is so important, maybe even the most important, for us to do as equestrians, do a brief reading from Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess by Dr. Caroline Leaf to show you where I am leading you this season, and I discuss the difference between Growth and Healing on your journey of self-discovery and the unique path each of us may choose along the way to get the support we want or need, just as we do when deciding how to advance our riding or horsemanship. I finish the episode by expressing again the importance of the work we are embarking on and how it is only fair for us to be willing to do the hard work when we expect it of our horses. Links Mentioned:https://www.amazon.ca/Cleaning-Up-Your-Mental-Mess/dp/1540900401/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw7fuJBhBdEiwA2lLMYavuHJIJJIk6ali_p6ueZpXLovyFDMN4FD_8ga6AhJTHPPJEE8gHLBoCUgkQAvD_BwE&hvadid=475188872285&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1002105&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10104776409443200406&hvtargid=kwd-1058511493664&hydadcr=27889_10612579&keywords=cleaning+up+your+mental+mess&qid=1631550368&sr=8-1Follow me online @:https://nikkiporter.ca/https://www.instagram.com/nikkiportercoaching/https://www.facebook.com/nikkiporterauthor/Purchase publications by Nikki Porter @:https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=nikki+porter&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

This episode is sponsored by truLOCAL. Go to https://trulocal.ca and https://trulocalusa.com and use code MP to get free meat! Today's guest, Dr. Caroline Leaf, is one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change with directed mind input. She discusses how you can eliminate toxic thoughts and brain pathways established in your brain. Dr. Leaf also answers Mikhaila's question about how long it usually takes to change your brain by changing your behaviour. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist. She helps people understand their minds and change their lives for the better. Dr. Leaf is the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and her most recent: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking. The mental health and mind expert hosts the 'Cleaning Up The Mental Mess' podcast where she shares scientific tips on how to take control over your mental health and brain.

Today we're talking about overcoming negative thoughts - and if you struggle with negative thoughts, then you know that you cannot just get rid of them! You have probably tried to stop them, but for whatever reason, they feel like they're stuck in your mind.  I want to help you understand why that is happening, and why it's related to subconscious thought patterns you may be struggling with.  We will be talking about some of those subconscious thought patterns, or core soundtracks, whether they are toxic or not, and determining if we want to keep them or if there is something we want to rewire and build up with the truths of God. I'm going to walk you through a specific process of helping you to identify what some of those might be, and taking a first step to be able to find healing from it.Obviously we can't address everything about this topic because this is something that is way bigger than just one podcast episode, but I want you to know that if you are struggling with overcoming negative thoughts, you are not alone.  All of us struggle with negative thoughts sometimes and I want you to understand why you may be stuck and how to find true freedom from negative thoughts. I also want to give you some practical tips to move forward.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:[3:57] Brain Science 101: How a thought forms in the brain[6:19] The brain's job is to keep us alive and safe[6:42] How our thoughts affect our actions[10:07] Why we can have a thought in our logical mind and not believe it in our subconscious mind[13:00] The three big questions that our brain answers in the late childhood/early teen years [17:13] The importance of self-compassion in overcoming toxic thought patterns[20:45] Promises of God that give comfort as we break free from negative thought patternsNEXT STEP RESOURCES:This episode mentions the Christian Mindset Makeover™ Boot Camp, and I highly recommend this as a next step.The Christian Mindset Makeover™ is a 9-week boot camp for Christian women to overcome negative thoughts using proven scientific and biblical mindset tools for more joy, clarity and confidence.If you are tired of being stuck in perfectionism, not feeling “enough,” shame, overfunctioning, and/or fear/worry (and you're ready for real change), then this is the course you need!Go HERE to register or to get on the wait list for the Christian Mindset Makeover™ Boot Camp.FREE RESOURCE: Get the Free "How to Manage Your Thoughts" 4-Part Training + Worksheets Need help overcoming negative thought patterns--from a biblical perspective?If you're tired of negative thoughts controlling your mind, then you need to download the FREE 4- Part Training called "How to Manage Your Thoughts".Plus you'll be on the interest list to join the next round of the Christian Mindset Makeover™--the 9-week boot camp for Christian women to overcome negative thoughts using proven scientific and biblical mindset tools for more joy, clarity and confidence!There is hope. You don't have to be stuck in a spiral of negative thinking! Grab this free training (which includes 4 next step worksheets to help you practice!) on how to manage your thoughts now.

"WINNING THE WAR IN YOUR MIND" Series: Week 3In this week's episode, Pastor Rob Tucker gives us a review of the important points we have covered so far in this series, reminding us of practices we can use in our daily lives to help break the chains of negative thinking. This episode is an extension of our message from Sunday, August 22, 2021. Check us out on Facebook @newcommunitychurch to listen to the whole sermon.

In this episode Catia discusses toxic thinking and how we can handle ourselves to ease our mind

“You can transition from just being aware of your chaotic and toxic thoughts to being empowered to catch these thoughts in their early stages, manage them. From there, you can improve your overall peace and wellbeing.” Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist who for almost 40 years has been doing research into the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. Dr. Leaf is the host of the podcast Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess and the author of the book Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking. We talk in-depth about the book in today's conversation. Her overall message? You are not your brain. Your mind, in fact, controls your neurophysiology. When you understand your mind, you can begin to drive change in your brain and in your body. It's all under your control. She says that, contrary to popular belief, emotional and even physiological symptoms that result from stress are not the result of an irreversibly “broken” brain. Rather, it's a question of your paradigms or the narrative lens that you see the world through. “Because our brain is neuroplastic and we make a million new cells every second, we have a lot of power to influence and change” the stories we tell ourselves. Listen in and learn how you can become empowered to manage your “messy mind” so that you can then give the podium to the “wise mind”.   Follow Caroline @drcarolineleaf Follow Chase @chase_chewning   Episode resources: Save 20% on Pure and Gold by Organifi with code EVERFORWARD at http://organifi.com/everforward  Get Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3BENRrc  Join the Ever Forward Book Club at http://bit.ly/efbookclub  Get your free 30-day audio book trial with Audible at http://audibletrial.com/everforward  Learn more about Dr. Leaf and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/504 

(00:00-9:14): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Peter Newman's Gospel Coalition article, “Why Do We Go to Church? Because We're Forgetful.  (9:14-26:27): Clarissa Moll, Author, Co-Host of Christianity Today's “Surprised by Grief” podcast, and Host of the weekly Hope*Writers podcast joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about finding God's hope in the midst of grief, her Gospel Coalition article “Life Is Reopening. Why Am I Still So Sad?” and the new edition of her husband, Rob Moll's book, “The Art of Dying: Living Fully into the Life to Come.” Learn more about Clarissa at clarissamoll.com and connect with her on instagram at mollclarissa *This interview originally aired on 6/29/21* (26:27-35:25): What's the difference between having knowledge about God and knowing God through a personal relationship? Brian and Aubrey chatted about this topic and commented on a clip of Preston Sprinkle's recent interview with Francis Chan.   (35:25-44:06): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Tim Keller's Relevant Magazine article, “You Never Marry the Right Person.”  (44:06-1:03:15): Dr. Caroline Leaf, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Bestselling Author, and Host of the podcast, “Cleaning Up The Mental Mess,” joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about her new book, “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking” and the Neurocycle app. Learn more about Dr. Leaf at drleaf.com and connect with her on Twitter at @DrCarolineLeaf *This interview originally aired on 5/21/21* (1:03:15-1:12:07): Brian and Aubrey discussed Jared Brock's Relevant Magazine article, “10 Ways to Simplify Your Life.”  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, for Brain Fact Friday and episode #147 that has taken me back to Dr. Jon Lieff from episode #143[i] and his book The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversation Tells Us About the Brain-Body Connection, the Future of Medicine and Life Itself.[ii] I'm Andrea Samadi, author and educator from Toronto, Canada, now in Arizona, and like many of our listeners, have been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies in our schools, sports, and the workplace with ideas that we can all use, understand and implement immediately, for improved results.   In Today's Brain Fact Friday You Will Learn: ✔︎ How Brain Fog is Created  ✔︎ How the Brain and Immune System Work Together ✔︎ How Cells Communicate with Each other ✔︎ How to Strengthen Our Brain-Mind-Body Connection by Understanding Our Brain State On our last Brain Fact Friday, episode #141, I talk about how meeting Dr. Lieff opened my eyes to the importance of keeping the cells in our body healthy for our future health, productivity, and results and that I had never thought about my health through this lens. His book explores the cellular conversation as a new way of understanding that our cells have constant, intelligent chatter between them, showing there is no separation of brain-body, mind-body or brain-immune and It got me thinking about neurogenesis, (how we create new cells in the brain) reminding me to take my Omega 3-DHA to increase Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor, (which is the best way to produce new brain cells) and the ties to keeping our brain cells healthy for learning, memory and retention. But what else is there? What are some other ways that I can look at health, wellness and productivity at the cellular level? Which Leads us to This Week's Brain Fact Friday Have you ever wondered why we get brain fog, or have a harder time thinking when we are stressed? Dr. Jon Lieff shared with me why this happens, and I think it's important that everyone understands this function of our brain and body. Did you know that the brain and immune system work together? T-cells (an essential part of the immune system, a type of leukocyte or white blood cell) sends a message to the neurons (the cells in the brain and nervous system) to stop making memory cells (when you are stressed) and you get brain fog. Dr. Lieff reminded us in our interview that stress is “at the interface of brain function and inflammation” and that “T cells are essential for dealing with stress…Both brain and immune cells pick up perceptions of stress. Brief stress related to learning or the unexpected can be helpful in stimulating positive brain activity. However, chronic stress (where the body has no way to break from a stressor) can trigger damaging inflammation.”[iii] We have all heard that stress causes inflammation in the body, that “leads to a number of chronic health conditions”[iv] like cancer and viral infections and Dr. Lieff comes to the conclusion that “all processes in the human body, in all animals and plants, and in microbe communities as well, are based on conversations and group decision making among cells.”[v] One of the many fascinating parts of my interview with Dr. Lieff, that I have had many messages about, was where he explained that no one knew there were immune cells near the brain. Cerebral fluid (a colorless fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord) he explained “is also for communication and that t-cells get into this fluid and send messages to neurons.”[vi] When there is an infection in our body, the immune cells send “a sick feeling” to our body signaling us to pay attention to what we are feeling and take a rest or break so that healing can take place. Have you ever felt that feeling? You are working and something feels off in your body? Stefanie Faye mentioned the concept of “interoception” (being able to perceive the sensations from inside the body in episode #39[vii] and Dr. Daniel Stickler mentioned it in on episode #96[viii] with an athlete's ability to read their body and not overtrain. Dr. Lieff shared that when everything is well within the body, “T cells signal to the brain that conditions are safe for normal activity” (page 35) but the minute there is an infection, or trauma, “the T cells change their messages to the brain to signal that the body is sick and the brain must slow down” until the t cells recognize that it is ok to return back to normal. We should be able to feel this shift in the body. This is a recent discovery that can serve us well to keep us operating at our highest levels possible. We must understand that our cells are smart, and that they communicate with each other, but this is just the beginning. What are some simple steps we can take to strengthen our brain? We will dive deeper into this next week with our interview with Dr. James Hardt[ix], who has worked with Tony Robbins, Michael Jackson, leaders of Microsoft, IBM and other high-powered executives to elevate states of intelligence and consciousness, but until then, here are my tips for keeping a healthy brain-body-immune system. HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR BRAIN-BODY-IMMUNE SYSTEM? UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS AND BRAIN STATE: If our brain and immune system are closely tied, it makes sense to me that we should understand something about how our brains work. Do you know the brain state you are in, how you operate, and how to switch between different brain states to improve your productivity? We have talked about the importance of switching between different networks in the brain to improve levels of creativity, with episode #48[x] on Brain Network Theory (bringing us to heightened perception with GAMMA brain waves,  and Stefanie Faye just released an article that affirms “the more we start to notice the rhythms we have in our brain states, moods, relationships, and day to day functioning, the better we get at cultivating the right conditions ahead of time, in a preventative, systems-thinking and growth-oriented way.”[xi] Through the brain mapping she does, Faye believes that people who experience brain fog are operating with THETA BRAIN WAVES (4-8 HZ) which is slower than needed for higher levels of productivity experienced at the ALPHA (9-13 level). Dr. James Hardt, who will take us deeper into the power of changing our brain states to change our life, next week, reminds us that “the average person's brain state shows low ALPHA (where creativity exists) and high BETA (stress)” whether it's time urgency, financial stress, or health related, this type of stress we know leads to dis-ease in the body. I do look forward to sharing more on this topic next week, and diving deeper, as I think we have only just started to scratch the surface of how to reach these higher levels of thinking with our last interview with expert in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, Dr. Howard Rankin on “How Not to Think[xii]” and if we were to brain map ourselves, it would be very clear, that most of us do not think—or we think far less than we think we think. That's it for this week's Brain Fact Friday on understanding how the brain-body, mind-body and brain-immune system work together and I hope that you have taken away something useful to help you to understand how we get brain fog, vs mental clarity, with some thoughts on moving to new brain wave levels for improved results. The key to this week's brain fact is that switching brain states takes focused effort. We must first of all be aware of where we are, (Dr. Hardt thinks most of us are at the BETA STATE) before we can move to a new state.   The only way I know of to move to the ALPHA STATE is through a state of wakeful relaxation that can be cultivated with a mindfulness/meditation practice, or from deep thinking that takes us into our non-conscious mind that World Renowned Neuroscientist Dr. Carolyn Leaf explains in our bonus interview on “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess.[xiii] From the research I am doing on Dr. Hardt, I can see there are quicker and easier ways to reach these higher levels and I look forward to sharing them with you. If you would like to see Stefanie Faye's recent article on “3 Ways to Get Rid of Brain Fog and Increase Mental Clarity” I will link her article in the show notes. Will see you next week with Dr. James Hardt, and I do look forward to sharing with you the new workshops we are creating for schools and workplace, as we begin to implement these ideas into our classrooms and workplaces. Stay tuned, and in the meantime, you can see what we have been doing on our website at www.achieveit360.com .   REFERENCES: [i] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #143 with Dr. Jon Lieff on “The Secret Language of Cells” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/jon-lieff-md-on-the-secret-language-of-cells-what-biological-conversations-tell-us-about-the-brain-body-connection/ [ii] The Secret Language of Cells: What Biological Conversation Tells Us About the Brain-Body Connection by Jon Lieff, MD. September 22, 2020 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084HKZ4HK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 [iii] IBID page 91 [iv] Here's How Chronic Stress and Inflammation Are Linked by Denise Shipani October 16, 2018 https://www.everydayhealth.com/wellness/united-states-of-stress/link-between-stress-inflammation/ [v] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #143 with Dr. Jon Lieff on “The Secret Language of Cells” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/jon-lieff-md-on-the-secret-language-of-cells-what-biological-conversations-tell-us-about-the-brain-body-connection/ Page 2 [vi] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #143 with Dr. Jon Lieff on “The Secret Language of Cells” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/jon-lieff-md-on-the-secret-language-of-cells-what-biological-conversations-tell-us-about-the-brain-body-connection/ [vii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #39 with Stefanie Faye on “Using Neuroscience to Improve our Mindset, Self-Regulation and Self-Awareness” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/neuroscience-researcher-stefanie-faye-on-using-neuroscience-to-improve-our-mindset-self-regulation-and-self-awareness/ [viii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #96 with Dr. Daniel Stickler on “Expanding Awareness for Limitless Peak Performance, Health, Longevity and Intelligence” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/dr-daniel-stickler-on-expanding-awareness-for-limitless-peak-performance-health-longevity-and-intelligence/ [ix] Change Your Brain Waves, Change Your Life with Dr. James Hardt Published on YouTube September 10, 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_00ttCddWM [x] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #48 on “Brain Network Theory: Using Neuroscience to Stay Productive During Times of Change and Chaos” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/brain-network-theory-using-neuroscience-to-stay-productive-during-times-of-change-and-chaos/ [xi] Stefanie Faye “3 Ways to Get Rid of Brain Fog: And Increase Mental Clarity”  Published July 14, 2021 https://stefaniefaye.com/articles/3-ways-to-get-rid-of-brain-fog-and-increase-mental-clarity/ [xii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #96 on “How Not to Think” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/expert-in-psychology-cognitive-neuroscience-and-neurotechnology-howard-rankin-phd-on-how-not-to-think/ [xiii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast BONUS EPISODE with World Renowned Neuroscientist Dr. Caroline Leaf on “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety and Toxic Thinking” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/worldrenownedneuroscientistdr-caroline-leaf-oncleaningup-your-mentalmess5-simplescientifically-proven-stepsto-reduceanxiety-and-toxic-thinking/

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Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, for Brain Fact Friday, episode #140 and our first Livestream event. I'm Andrea Samadi, author and educator from Toronto, Canada, now living in the United States, (but broadcasting this livestream from my balcony in HI with my co-host Katherine Alexander-Dobrovolskia who is joining us from London, United Kingdom) and like many of our listeners, we have both been fascinated with learning and understanding the science behind high performance strategies in our schools, sports, and the workplace. If you have been listening to our podcast, you will know that we've uncovered that if we want to improve our social and emotional skills, and experience success in our work and personal lives, it all begins with an understanding of our brain. For our FIRST Livestream event, I've invited my colleague, and good friend Katherine Alexander- Dobrovolskaia, the owner of Talent Investors, who is joining us from London, United Kingdom. Welcome Kate, thank you for coming on my first Live event. You know why I asked you to be here today, right? Kate: give me a guess…maybe something about the fact we are broadcasting from Hawaii…maybe because we've been friends for almost 10 years, meeting in John Assaraf's forum, and now taking our Neurocoaching Certification together? You tell me…. Andrea: Kate, since June is the anniversary of when we launched this podcast (June 2019) and now that we are going into our third year of creating bi-weekly episodes, approaching 100K downloads, reaching over 143 countries, I wanted to do something different.  Then add to the mix that this month I hit that mile marker of turning 50, I knew it was time to shake things up. And you've always had an eye for innovation with the work you did with your Best Boss Series[i]. When you did that series, interviewing innovators in business, what do you think stuck out with leaders who rose to the top? What kinds of things did you notice they were doing differently from the rest? Kate: Answer about what you learned from your Best Boss Series. Andrea: Well, since this is Brain Fact Friday, I did want to share something we've recently learned from our Neuroscience coaching training that we are doing together, and invite the listeners to ask questions in the chat. Anything you'd like to know after listening to this podcast if you have been following us, from how we launched, to secrets of inviting such high-quality guests. What do you want to know? I'll let Kate answer the questions, and I'll sit back and relax on my balcony. Q1: Andrea to Kate: Kate, what would you say is something you have learned recently about the brain, as it has applied to your personal and professional life? Kate: Answer…something about the brain that's helped you personally/professionally? What about you, Andrea? What's something important that sticks out for you? Andrea: It was probably from episode #100 with Mary Helen Immordino-Yang “We feel, therefore we learn” and the idea that when we connect emotions to learning, what we are studying goes into long-term memory. This brings in Friederike Fabritius' How the Brain Learns book and her work with peak performance with the idea that we must have FUN with our work to hit those highest levels of peak performance and productivity. Andrea: What about the listeners? Let me know if you have learned anything from this podcast, or any other area about the brain, and how you've used these ideas for improved results? Answer anything that comes in on the chat…. Q2: Andrea to Kate: I've known you for some time now, I think we were accountability partners at one point in time, helping each other stay on track with the projects we were working on. And then life hits, and you've had some extremely difficult times, in addition to the Pandemic. How have you been able to stay on track with life, positivity and look after everything that's going on personally for you if you want to share what's happened in your personal life that's really knocked things off course for you? How are you working with the fears that you have around everything you are dealing with? Kate: How about you, Andrea? Andrea: During difficult times, I've usually found that sticking to routine has helped. Probably because the brain like predictability and doesn't like change, so keeping a daily routine that starts with consistent sleep/wake times has been a good starting point. Then building everything else around that. I had no idea that research has shown that this consistent sleep/wake time is an important marker for productivity (from the interview with Kristen Holmes) from Whoop.com, so much so, that when you wear the Whoop device, it tells you how consistent you are with your sleep/wake times and this can help your health in ways that research is just discovering to be beneficial. I haven't had anything as difficult as you have had to deal with, but I am sure our listeners have. But for those BIG fears…like fear of someone close to you with health problems, I have found Dr. Carolyn Leif's work to be helpful. I did a podcast on her newest book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Toxic Thinking[ii] Andrea: For our listeners?  What have you been doing to stay productive during difficult times? Q3: Andrea to Kate: Kate, I shared with you that an area that I know we could improve on in my household (other than sleep which is so easy to master in HI—I've had perfect sleep scores this week because there's no agenda or time pressure on vacation) but other than this area, it would be our meals. With the fact that we all have different schedules (the girls train at the gym every night during the school year, so it's not like we can sit down as a family like my parents did with us growing up) so my dinner is usually at my desk while I'm working and if my husband is home, we will eat together, but it's not always this simple. So, you sent me an incredible cook book that we can use to try some new recipes together. Can you share how cooking as a family has helped you? Kate: answers how cooking as a family has helped them to stay closer. Andrea: How about our listeners? What have you been doing to stay healthy with meals? Or sleep? Since we can't be on vacation all the time and depending on where you live, it might be difficult to still shop for groceries. My Mom told me they just started to open up shopping in Toronto, but before that, I was shipping her items from Amazon that she couldn't get locally. Q4: Andrea to Kate: I know you are a reader, and you always keep me up to date with books that you have been learning from. What books have you been reading this year? Kate: What about you, Andrea, what books are you reading? Andrea: I've always got the book of the next person I'm interviewing on my phone, and love this part of the podcast. Where else in the world do you get to read someone's book and then email them and say “hey, can I pick your brain on your book?” and they say sure, and you get to dive deeper into what they have written, and share it? This is the part of the podcast that amazes me every day. I've got to mention Mandy Krueckebrg Lengrich, a longtime listener of the podcast, who has sent me at least 10 books to read/research. I want to spend some time with these books that she is picking up from her studies in the field of educational neuroscience. (Gabor Mate, Nicole Tetreault/Seth Perler) and her most recent referral of the book Into the Magic Shop by James R Doty, M.D. I've also been fascinated with Dr. Bruce Perry's work, (he's just released a book with Oprah and my friends stop me on the hiking trails saying…you need to interview Dr. Perry). Episode #53 “Self-Regulation and Your Brain: How to Bounce Back Towards Resiliency” was inspired by his recent webinar series. I asked him to be a guest on the podcast last June 2020 and he was in the middle of writing his book “What Happened to You” with Oprah, and he told me to contact him when he's finished the book. A year later, his book is out, and I feel like a stalker, but I don't want to miss an opportunity like that, so I contacted him again, and we are working on getting him on the schedule for October, so this book is always open on my phone. I've also got a fun interview coming in August with Mike Rousell on how surprise impacts the brain. Who doesn't like surprises? His book comes out in September, so the interview will be released right before this book,  Andrea: What books are our listeners reading? Q5: Andrea to Kate: You've known me for a while, and I know you love to push me beyond my limits, which I love.  We can all use a friend who doesn't let you get comfortable. If you look at the speakers I've had on the podcast, who would you like to see me interview next? Give me a list of some people. Andrea: to listeners: who would the listeners like to hear on the podcast next? Send me some ideas. In Today's Brain Fact Friday You Will Learn: ✔︎ What brain-based strategy Andrea and co-host Kate have found to be the most useful in their personal and professional life? Share your favorite brain-based strategy in the Livestream chat. ✔︎ How Kate has been able to stay positive during some difficult life experiences. Share what you have been doing to stay positive and productive during times of difficulty/challenge. ✔︎ How Kate has used cooking as a family to keep healthy habits during the Pandemic. Share anything you have been doing as a family to stay healthy and productive. ✔︎ What books are Kate and Andrea reading now? Share what books have been inspiring you. ✔︎Who does Kate think Andrea should have as a guest on the podcast? Share ideas of speakers/authors you would like to see on the podcast. What else? Any other thoughts? Kate, I want to thank you for almost a decade of friendship, mentorship and learning. Thank you for co-hosting this livestream with me, it's been a blast. Thanks to all the listeners who have downloaded an episode, and are supporting the podcast. Thank you for joining the Livestream and sharing your ideas with us. I'm off to the beach now, and hope everyone enjoys their weekend. REFERENCES: [i] Best Boss Series with Katherine Alexander Dobrovolskaia https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/best-boss-series-first-year-conclusions-alexander-dobrovolskaia/ [ii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #106 Review of Dr. Caroline Leaf's Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess https://www.achieveit360.com/review-of-neuroscientist-and-best-selling-author-dr-caroline-leafs-cleaning-up-your-mental-mess-coming-march-2nd/

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Welcome back to the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast, for Brain Fact Friday and episode #135 on my biggest AHA moment from EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes, the VP of Performance Science of WHOOP[i], a wearable personal fitness and health coach that measures sleep, strain, and recovery. To see the images in the show notes, and Andrea's Data, click here. In Today’s Brain Fact Friday You Will Learn: ✔︎ How the wearable health tracker WHOOP measures recovery. ✔︎ Why this data is useful for athletes, and humans in general, for mitigating physical, mental, and emotional stress. ✔︎ Strategies to improve recovery and decrease physical and psychological stress. ✔︎ See Andrea’s data and how she achieved her highest recovery rates using these strategies. ✔︎ How you can measure your own recovery to improve performance and resiliency. Welcome back, I'm Andrea Samadi, a former educator who has been fascinated with understanding the science behind high performance strategies in schools, sports, and the workplace for the past 20 years. If you have been listening to our podcast, you will know that we’ve uncovered that if we want to improve our social and emotional skills, and experience success in our work and personal lives, it all begins with an understanding of our brain. The purpose of this podcast is to bring the most current brain research to you, so you can make it applicable in your life whether you are a teacher in the classroom, or using these ideas to improve productivity and results in your workplace. As I am researching and learning new ideas, I’m also implementing them myself, and making connections to past speakers, so that we can all benefit from the research that is emerging in this new field of educational neuroscience. If you listened to EPISODE #134[ii] with Kristen Holmes, the VP of Performance Science with WHOOP whose Ph.D. work is in multilevel interactions of stress and circadian behavior[iii] or the impact of light on sleep optimization, you’ll know that I first came across Kristen while researching Heart Rate Variability for EPISODE #125[iv] where I started to see how important this one measurement was for tracking health, recovery, and resilience which is crucial to brain health and performance. After listening to the WHOOP podcast, with Founder Will Ahmed, I joined the community so that I could measure my HRV that I learned from Neurohacker Collective[v] is “the most important biomarker”[vi] --a measure that captures what’s going on in a cell at any given moment that can serve as an early warning system for your health.  As someone who has been working hard to make use of every second of the day, I thought, “I’ve got to know this number if I want to be operating at my highest capacity.” No one wants to intentionally leave anything on the table to chance or luck and staying on top of these metrics is a guaranteed way to take the guesswork out of human performance. Which leads us to this week’s Brain Fact Friday with a powerful AHA Moment I had during the interview with Kristen Holmes. After a month of measuring my data, and looking at the daily recovery score, I adjusted my behavior based on that number, and thought that recovery was based on the idea that I had to let my body recover physically after those days that I had high strain or exercised harder than usual. Even without measuring this data, we have a pretty good idea of days that we need to rest, based on how we feel.  I looked at the recovery score each morning, and it was never showing GREEN which would be 66%-100% recovered. My recovery score (that you can see a snapshot of in the show notes) was either yellow (recovering) or RED (not ready to take on strain) that I thought meant give your body more rest to prevent injury.  I even had a chart that told me that multiple days above my optimal strain targets (that averaged a score of 16) will promote fitness gains, but to dedicate time to rest if I continue this behavior, so I told Kristen that I actually stopped some of my workouts.   My thinking was close, but not exactly accurate, and since I’m new to measuring this data, was missing some key information that I would learn from Kristen. What would you think recovery means?  When you are tired mentally and physically, how do you restore yourself?  There is a way to use this data to improve future performance, that goes beyond what I think we would usually think about, and this was the biggest AHA Moment I had with my interview with Kristen Holmes, and also from listening to the podcast WHOOP did with Patrick Mahomes[vii], a world-class athlete who quantified the strain of his NFL season using the WHOOP device.  I thought it was crazy to see that he averaged over 20 for strain on game days and learned to change his behavior (both mentally and physically) to recover after these high intensity days. Bringing us to this week’s BRAIN FACT FRIDAY: DID YOU KNOW that recovery is “a measurement of physiological stress (how our body responds to our environment, or the demands we are putting on our physical body with our workouts), and psychological stress (manifested from our Autonomic Nervous System)?  Patrick Mahomes talked about the mental aspect of his training in depth, going into detail of how he uses visualization and the importance of his mental mindset, in addition to working on the fundamentals, for his success. Kristen Holmes reminded me that recovery is based on “how well you are coping with external stress”[viii] and the WHOOP device measures this score based on 4 measurements which each are important, but the first two gave me the insight I needed to better understand how we can measure and improve recovery. HRV: heart rate variability or the distance measured between our heartbeats. “The higher your HRV (the more variability you have between heartbeats), the more your nervous system is in tune with your environment, and the better you’ll perform. A lot of things affect your HRV, with stress as the most common factor”[ix] and HRV will be low when you are exercising at a high capacity and really pushing it and goes back up higher when you allow your body the rest and recovery needed for repair.  HRV levels can tend to be lower when you are tired and go higher when you get enough sleep. Activity level, stress, illness, hydration, alcohol consumption, nutrition and how tired you are can all impact your HRV levels. Sleep: how much you needed vs what you actually are getting, and how much sleep you spend at each sleep stage. Resting heart rate: that’s an indicator of physical fitness and heart function. Respiratory Rate: (that usually doesn’t usually change from day to day, but is something to pay attention to, if this measurement does change.” Kristen went on to explain that recovery is “a measurement of physiological stress (how our body responds to our environment, or the demands we are putting on our physical body with our workouts), and psychological stress (manifested from our Autonomic Nervous System). And that the “more recovered you are, the more responsive your heart will be to both demands of the ANS—and the less recovered, the less responsive you will be.”  If your recovery score is low, and you are trying to run from a tiger (as an example) you won’t be as responsive to the stress, or if your recovery score is low, and you are hoping to perform at work or school, you will not have the reservoirs of fuel that you could have, if you had done things differently, and were operating from a highly recovered score. Since the WHOOP recovery score correlates to your HRV score, for those who don’t use the WHOOP device can still use their HRV score (you can measure this for FREE using an app on your phone)[x] and remember that “the more variability you have between heart beats (or the higher your HRV score) the more capable you are of adapting to external stress (relationship stress, financial stress, or the stress our body goes under with the foods we are putting into it etc.).” (Kristen Holmes) So here was my AHA Moment: Recovery was lower not because of too much exercise, but not enough sleep, hydration, and other physical stressors. What strategies do you have to mitigate your daily stress? What is your relationship with light, and do you know how to use light to help your circadian rhythm?  Can you improve your sleep quantity and quality? Some great questions to think about with this AHA Moment, making me reflect on some strategies from past episodes that can help improve the psychological stressors to improve recovery, and then I was speaking to a colleague from Israel, named Shlomit, who was sharing with me the turmoil her country has been experiencing with the missile attacks earlier this month.[xi] She mentioned to me the psychological and mental conflict these attacks have had on many people in her area, disrupting their daily life and bringing uncertainty, fear and stress. Their peace and safety were taken away in a heartbeat, and she realized this was something she had taken for granted for so long. She didn’t ever worry about not having safety and security in her own home and suddenly she is sharing a bomb shelter with another family and not even sure she can finish her shower, for fear of evacuation. Much like the freedom that many people around the world lost during the Pandemic, and the upheaval this time has caused families worldwide. During this conversation, Shlomit asked me if I knew the meaning of the word “Shalom” and although I had heard this word often, especially during Passover, I couldn’t give her the meaning. She told me it meant “peace” and was also used to say hello or goodbye, and that her name, Schlomit, was the feminine version of the word peace and that although there was much fear, turmoil, stress and uncertainty in her world, she knew she had to savor the peace in her life, and never take this freedom for granted again the future. My AHA moment with Kristen, on the importance of managing psychological stress, paired with my conversation with Schlomit, reminded me to look back at the bonus episode we did with Dr. Carolyn Leaf[xii], on Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess[xiii]: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety and Toxic Thinking for our strategies to improve psychological well-being, that will improve our recovery score. You can download her APP Neurocycle[xiv] (formerly called the Switch App) that walks you through the 5-step process that I cover in my review of her book,[xv] based on 38 years of research, on how to change your brain (which is neuroplasticity in action) and get rid of toxic thoughts through self-awareness, journaling and reflecting. These 5 steps do take some time, but if you want to clean up your mental mess and close the gaps you might have with energy you are wasting on toxic thinking, it’s important to do this work. STEP 1: Gather Awareness (of what’s bothering you). We’ve all heard of the importance of knowing our emotions, or when we name what’s bothering us, we can tame it[iv]. What about those worries that we name, and they don’t go away? These worries or fears really can impact our mental health, and we have seen with our recovery score, can impact our health and performance. If you have something on your mind, the first thing you can do is to take out a journal, and write out some of the worries that are taking space in your mind. I’ve also heard this being called a CRAP Board, where you write out all of your conflicts, resistances, anxieties and problems. Once you have gotten them out of your head, and see them on paper, it’s easier to look at them and think “am I worrying about something that has not happened yet?” If so, get it out of your head, and stop worrying about things that may or may not happen in the future. Schlomit reminded me to savor the peace and safety in your day, as it can be quickly taken away, like hers was. STEP 2: Reflect and Analyze: Answer, Ask and Discuss Some Questions to Find the Root Cause of Your Emotions or What’s Bothering You. This is how we pull thoughts from our non-conscious mind to our conscious mind, where it becomes weaker. It’s no longer suppressed but acknowledged. Use your mind to ask yourself questions, and it will be interesting to see what comes up. This process takes time, reflection and daily effort. Our emotions are unique signals to learn how to cope with challenges, but over time, they will damage our brain with consistent worry.  See if you can get a new perspective on what you are worrying about. Is there anything positive you can gather from your insight? STEP 3: Write out what you discover from step 2. Begin to capture what’s bothering you and see if you can come up with root causes, or why you think this worry is on your mind. Learn to write in pictures, add color, shapes. Learn how to write in a metacog  formula.[v] STEP 4: Recheck and Edit What You Have Written Down. Re-read what you have written and see what comes up. Can you add more to your answer to help make more sense of it? Dig deeper, look for patterns, triggers and keep looking for the root cause of the problem that’s occupying your mind. STEP 5: Practice and Apply Through Active Reach. Look at what you have written and see if you can come up with an action statement to practice what you have learned from your introspection.  You will read out your daily Aha Moment 7x a day to remind yourself what you are re-shaping, or make it easy, and let the app or your phone send you a reminder. Example: I am worrying about xyz because I am afraid of xyz…but this hasn’t happened, and most likely will not happen, so this worry is wasting my time. If it happens one day, I will deal with this problem then, but not wasting the mental energy worrying about something that I cannot control. I can control my reaction to my worry. So in my journal, I wrote out my worries like branches on a tree, and the trunk she says is the perspective of the thought. I begin to look at my worries from a different angle or perspective. Right here you should notice a shift in energy about the problem. I started to see mine differently here looking at it from a distance. Then the roots of the tree are the origin story, or root of why I am worrying about this problem, which is what we want to uncover. This activity will give you an incredible amount of self-awareness. The next day, I had my highest recovery day in the past month:   If you have something like this on your mind, I highly suggest taking the time to upload the app on your phone, grab a journal and begin the work to eliminate and clean up your mental mess. You could also learn more about Resonance Frequency Breathing[xvi], that Kristen Holmes suggested as “the best way to improve HRV, sleep, recovery and reduce anxiety.” (Kristen Holmes, WHOOP). This type of breathing is when the frequency of our breath matches the frequency of our heart, bringing coherence, giving us a stronger ANS (Autonomic NS) and allows us to control our stress response better, and become resilient to physical, mental and emotional stressors. To review this week’s Brain Fact: DID YOU KNOW that recovery is “a measurement of physiological stress (how our body responds to our environment, or the demands we are putting on our physical body with our workouts), and psychological stress (manifested from our Autonomic Nervous System)?  It’s important that we have strategies in place to mitigate our physiological and psychological stress. Once you have these strategies in place, (like Dr. Leaf’s 5 steps to Cleaning Up Our Mental Mess), Meditation, or what Kristen suggested as the best way to improve HRV, sleep, recovery and reduce anxiety, with Resonance Frequency Breathing, it’s as simple of implementing them, measuring how your recovery has improved and then knowing when to add more strain. The key is to not just guess with these numbers. If you have a passion to improve your performance and life and are human, I highly recommend looking at the WHOOP device to learn more about your recovery score. Episode #134 with Kristen Holmes received so much feedback and interest from high level performers, past podcast guests, athletes, Google executives, people in the health and wellness industry, from around the world, letting me know how much they love this wearable health and wellness tracker. I look forward to seeing you next week with another case study, this one is a fascinating story of Lois Letchford, whose son failed first grade, could only read 10 words, had no strengths, and was given a low IQ. Lois used the principles from Dr. Immordino-Yang, from interview #100, and her son was able to defy the odds, and graduated from Oxford University with his Ph.D. in 2018. I can’t wait to share her story with you, but until then, have a good weekend. See you next week.   RESOURCES: Recovery Tips from Leading WHOOP Members https://www.whoop.com/thelocker/recovery-tips-from-leading-whoop-users/ REFERENCES: [i] https://www.whoop.com/ [ii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes, VP of Performance Science of WHOOP.com on “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery and Strain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ [iii] Let there be circadian light Feb.20, 2020 University of Washington Health Sciences https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220141731.htm [iv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #125 “What is Heart Rate Variability and Why is it Important for Tracking Health, Recovery and Resilience”  https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/what-is-hrv-and-why-is-it-important-for-tracking-health-recovery-and-resilience-with-andrea-samadi/ [v] https://neurohacker.com/ [vi] Biomarkers https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/science/biomarkers/index.cfm [vii] Patrick Mahomes’ WHOOP Data: Quantifying the Strain of an NFL Season by Mark Van Deusen https://www.whoop.com/thelocker/patrick-mahomes-heart-rate-strain-data/?utm_source=members&utm_campaign=the-locker&utm_medium=email&utm_content=patrick-mahomes-heart-rate-strain-data&_ke=eyJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogIlBBQm5XSyIsICJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJhbmRyZWFAYWNoaWV2ZWl0MzYwLmNvbSJ9 [viii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #134 with Kristen Holmes, VP of Performance Science of WHOOP.com on “Unlocking a Better You: Measuring Sleep, Recovery and Strain” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/kristen-holmes-from-whoopcom-on-unlocking-a-better-you-measuring-sleep-recovery-and-strain/ [ix] IBID [x] https://welltory.com/ [xi] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57094737 [xii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast BONUS EPISODE with Dr. Carolyn Leaf on “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety and Toxic Thinking” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/worldrenownedneuroscientistdr-caroline-leaf-oncleaningup-your-mentalmess5-simplescientifically-proven-stepsto-reduceanxiety-and-toxic-thinking/ [xiii] Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline Leaf AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW (March 2, 2021)  https://www.amazon.com/Cleaning-Your-Mental-Mess-Scientifically/dp/0801093457 [xiv]https://theswitch.app/?_ke=eyJrbF9jb21wYW55X2lkIjogIktxZ0g5ZCIsICJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJhbmRyZWEuc2FtYWRpQGNveC5uZXQifQ%3D%3D [xv] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #106 Review of Neuroscientist and Best-Selling Author Dr. Carolyn Leaf’s “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess” https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/book-and-app-review-of-neuroscientist-and-best-selling-author-dr-caroline-leafs-cleaning-up-your-mental-mess-coming-march-2-20201/ [xvi] Resonance Frequency Breathing Published on YouTube Sept. 25, 2020  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIi1Tc5i8s4&t=694s

On this week's episode of Trevor Talks, we are joined by World-Renowned Neuroscientist, Mental Health Expert, and Bestselling Author Dr. Caroline Leaf! Join us for a conversation about the brain and steps you can take RIGHT NOW to help clean up your mental mess! With over 30 years of clinical practice, Dr. Leaf has helped hundreds of thousands of people learn how to use their mind to detox and grow their brain to succeed in every area of their lives including school, university, and the workplace. Her new book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking, is available everywhere NOW!Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess BookNeurocycle App

(00:00-9:21): Brian and Aubrey reacted to Rep. Tim Ryan's speech on the House floor after the vast majority of House Republicans voted against an independent commission to investigate the January 6 attack on the Capitol. (9:21-18:53): Does in-person worship really matter? Are people who have been attending church online going to come back for in-person worship? Brian and Aubrey discussed Frederick Schmidt's Patheos article, “The Covid-19 Test: Do we really believe church is necessary?” (18:53-28:13): How can we develop spiritual practices? Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Brandy Bagar-Fraley's Christianity Today article, “Read God's Words. Then Write Your Own.” (28:13-40:37): Brian and Aubrey chatted about their TOP FIVE Musicals. Aubrey's #2 pick was Wicked and Brian's #2 pick was Les Misérables. For the #1 spot, they both chose Hamilton! (40:37-50:03): Brian and Aubrey discussed Milton Quintanilla's Christian Headlines article, “Just 16 Percent of Millennials Classify as Born-Again Christians, Study Shows.” They also chatted about an interview with Matt Chandler about “Refuting Moral Therapeutic Deism.” (50:03-1:09:11): Dr. Caroline Leaf, Cognitive Neuroscientist, Bestselling Author, and Host of the podcast, “Cleaning Up The Mental Mess,” joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about her new book, “Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking and the Neurocycle app. Learn more about Dr. Leaf at drleaf.com and connect with her on Twitter at @DrCarolineLeaf (1:09:11-1:17:17): Brian and Aubrey talked about legacy and reacted to Bruce Garlow's Obituary, which he wrote himself.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reference made to Dr, Caroline Leaf. Get her latest book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking , Click Here!I start this episode off with a testimony of reducing my own toxic thoughts and the stress it caused. Learn from my mistakes in this episode and discover six brain boosters to help you find your voice, share your voice, and even market your voice.For more information on free resources, check out iKingsMedia.com

In this episode, Gina Poirier joins the podcast to share some refreshing insights on stress and spiritually healthy ways to respond to it. She unpacks toxic thinking, the good work of boundaries, and our God-given, counter-cultural invitation to rest. If you are approaching the end of your metaphorical rope, or you’re already crispy from burnout, then do not miss this episode! About the SpeakerGina is a happily married mom of four, stress management coach, and writer who helps overwhelmed, exhausted moms find peace and purpose in the everyday. She creates resources for Christian moms at ginampoirier.com, where “Wiping noses for Jesus is legit!”Episode Notes “Burnout is nature’s way of telling you, you’ve been going through the motions your soul has departed.” Sam Keen 1. Understanding stressStress is not an inherently negative thing! It is the way God designed our bodies to respond when something we care about is at stake, and it can ultimately help us grow The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigalJames 1:2–4Curiosity is a great way to approach stress and while we often want to shove it away or get it over with; there is a process there. 2. Recognizing what we can and can't controlMost of the variables that cause stress are out of our control. By letting that go and giving it to God (Matthew 6:25–27), we can focus on the variables we can control, which are usually much more manageable.A lot of things we can stress about are hypothetical or completely out of our hands; processing that objectively can be helpful. Some choices make us more resilient, while some choices (i.e. escapism) can actually aggravate the stress response. 3. Taming toxic thinking This is hard, but it is one of the variables we can control that make a big difference in the way we respond to stress Toxic thinking aggravates the stress responses and leads more quickly to burnout. 2 Corinthians 10:5We get into these toxic thinking cycles and it really aggravates the way our bodies can respond to stress. "When we approach our minds with curiosity and work towards taming toxic thinking, that goes a long way in dealing with burnout and stress."Caroline Leaf & Neuroplasticity 4. Setting healthy boundaries (i.e. taking ownership) This is also hard, but again boundaries are variables we can control and make a difference in making us more resilient to stress. Galatians 6:2–55. Choosing restThis is a huge lesson, especially for performance-oriented people. God established rest from the beginning of Genesis, and it is a gift we can choose to accept- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. There's both a posture and a practice of rest. Matthew 11:28-30For a free video series with more practical stress management strategies, subscribe to her newsletter here! And to connect with Gina and see more of the resources she offers, check out this link to her site!Support the show (https://tithe.ly/give_new/www/#/tithely/give-one-time/678206?giving_to=Woven%20In%20Truth%20Podcast)

Those who are harnessed to their thoughts respond to any wild idea by chasing it down the same familiar path. The brain runs on a repetitive track. Regularly, thought patterns repeat themselves. We must capture our thoughts. Why? Because our thought shape how we live. Research shows that 75-85% of mental, physical and behavioral illnesses come from one's thought life? Are you plagued by thoughts that God is holding out on you? Are you haunted by the thinking that you are not lovable? Are you bothered by ideas that you will never be good enough? Are you discouraged by the words of a bully from your past? Are you pursued by the lies of physical beauty painted the the world? Are you worried that if others really knew you, they would not approve? God's Word is the answer. Renew your mind. You are not doomed to toxic thinking. Grab hold of the power to dismantle any poison of rooted errors in you mind. Let's talk about 10 ideas that can guide you to rewire you thinking. To read more about this subject, go to Toxic Thinking: Renewal Through Neuroplasticity

Toxic habits can be little pests that eventually grow out of control. We often don't notice negative behaviors until a relationship has been fractured. Listen in and learn tips to be able to notice toxic habits that may be lingering in your life.  We can only change and transform toxic behaviors when we know how to identify them.Resource: Book: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline Leaf

We're living through challenging times right now, in the midst of a global pandemic and the daily bad news and headlines it brings. And some of us are struggling daily with fighting repetitive or intrusive negative thoughts and feeling like powerless victims of our circumstances in our own mind. The truth is we all deal with a mess in our mind at some point in our life or other. And that's nothing to be ashamed of . How we deal with that mess is the difference between having a healthy mind and body or living from an unhealthy baseline of constant anxiety and depression. The good news is, we can clean up our mental mess and get out of the loop of toxic thoughts and behaviors. And my guest today will explain exactly how to do this. Dr. Caroline Leaf is a world renowned neuroscientist, international speaker and bestselling author who has been studying the brain for 38 years. Dr. Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. And since the early 1980s, she has researched the mind brain connection, the nature of mental health and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study neuroplasticity and how the brain can change with directed mind input and she has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities, autism, dementia and issues like anxiety and depression. Dr. Leaf's YouTube videos, podcasts and TV episodes have reached millions globally. And in her latest book, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: Five Simple Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress and Toxic Thinking, she provides us with a plan backed by clinical research to find and eliminate the root of anxiety, depression, and intrusive thoughts. All this so we can change our mind to change our brain and build a healthy, new neural network, which allows us to change our lives and live them to the fullest. In my interview with Dr. Leaf you will hear...03:25 The mind and brain are not the same 05:30 Traumatic brain injuries and the success of directed mind input 09:35 A detailed explanation on how the mind and brain differ 23:18 Managing your mind through difficult times 27:75 ''If you have a terrible childhood you are going to be mentally ill.'' 29:00 Your messy mind is on the front line 31:45 You must look at behavior with the ''why?'' 33:30 Depression and anxiety are normal human conditions 40:00 Why we need a mind management system 51:30 The ''neurocycle'' program and how it positively effects our mind and brain 55:00 ''The worst patient often gets better quicker because of the mind'' 57:00 The 5 simple steps of the neurocycle 1:05.55 Dr. Leaf's Practices

We all have messy minds at times, from constant suicidal thinking to anxiety and depression – it's a normal reaction to the stressful events and situations we all face. However, just because the mess is unavoidable does not mean we must accept it. We may not be able to control the environment around us, but we can certainly control how we react to it, especially our minds. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ituahcounselling.wordpress.com/2021/04/28/simple-proven-steps-to-reduce-anxiety-stress-and-toxic-thinking/ To chat with a counselor today, call or text +2348074081604, +2349015435251 You can also book an appointment here https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=21777340

Steve Veale and Tyler Newsome are joined by Julie Rape and Chase Gentes to dive deeper into Sunday's message about "The Trap of Toxic Thinking".  

For the second primary episode (we have a bonus episode each month) we talk with Chaplain Lou Ramos of Chicago concerning Depression and Anxiety. Lou discusses the importance of being upfront about depression and anxiety and gives us a very helpful acronym for guidance in discussing the subject with loved ones. The acronym is TALK (Time to Talk, Ask directly about the situation, Listen to what they say, Keep safety in mind). Here are some of the resources that Lou recommends: Switch on Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0801018390/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_GYPRJCVD8KVYY06FNBYZ Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess: 5 Simple, Scientifically Proven Steps to Reduce Anxiety, Stress, and Toxic Thinking - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0801093457/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_W67GXW9AVPWP0BFWMFKW Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0310362725/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_DD025ADBGBZ91C2BHW6Q The book Robert mentions during the episode is Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl - https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0807067997/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_YV5ZVPW3AR27A7G2J4J6 Please share your thoughts and suggestions with us through our Twitter handle - https://twitter.com/ChaplainCWT --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ccwt/message

Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc Logopaedics, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. Since the early 1980s she has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. She was one of the first in her field to study how the brain can change (neuroplasticity) with directed mind input. During her years in clinical practice and her work with thousands of underprivileged teachers and students in her home country of South Africa and in the USA, she developed her theory (called the Geodesic Information Processing theory) of how we think, build memory, and learn, into tools and processes that have transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), learning disabilities (ADD, ADHD), autism, dementias and mental ill-health issues like anxiety and depression. She has helped hundreds of thousands of students and adults learn how to use their mind to detox and grow their brain to succeed in every area of their lives, including school, university, and the workplace.Dr. Leaf is also the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and many more. She teaches at academic, medical and neuroscience conferences, churches, and to various audiences around the world. Dr. Leaf is also involved in the global ECHO movement, which trains physicians worldwide on the mind-brain-body connection, mental health and how to avoid physician burnout.  Dr. Leaf is currently conducting clinical trials using the 5-step program she developed while in private practice to further demonstrate the effectiveness of mind-directed techniques to help relieve mental ill-health problems such as anxiety, depression and intrusive thoughts. The primary aim of these trials is to make mental health care more affordable, applicable, and accessible worldwide, and to reduce the stigma around mental health.Connect with Dr Leaf and buy her new book: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/drleafBuy her new book here - https://drleaf.com/?fbclid=IwAR1sHtmuI24lLNZBBZ8cm6kFY2q9apWvK2378QvciGfvWyAUQNn6NV3xgB8Follow The Story Box on Social MediaInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/ Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast Website - https://thestoryboxpodcast.com/The Story Box on Podcast Platforms & Subscribe for more! Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-story-box/id1486295252 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7h8Qv3r2ZV29f7ktJOwmgM?si=FXxYC1JFSHesBv7_d1WtNQ Watch The Full Episode Here: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStoryBox If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to YouTube & Apple Podcasts, and leave a 5-star positive rating and review over on Apple Podcasts. Share it around with your friends and family.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Toxic Thinking is the topic of this podcast which is part of the Anxiety and Stress Healing Series.  This holistic and proactive program is for anyone struggling with anxiety, stress and depression. Why not give it a go? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is Soul'utions? Soul'utions is guided self help or (GSH) on various personal development personality traits, that are usually not so helpful or desired in anyone's life. When you join Soul'utions you join "Group Therapy" and that means you join over 500 people who are learning how to help themselves with the guide and coaching of a Certiifed Mental Health Coach. Join us, daily in the mornings with Sou'utions and weekly segments as well. Then every January for 30 days we dig deep into "Group Therapy" topics ranging from, Anger Management, Passive Agressiveness, Stinking Thinking, How to Pray, How to become and Intercessor, How to live as an adult with a rejected mindset from childhoon, Toxic Thinking, The Soul and more and more and more. What is Soul'utions? Soul'utions is guided self help or (GSH) on various personal development personality traits, that are usually not so helpful or desired in anyone's life. When you join Soul'utions you join "Group Therapy" and that means you join over 500 people who are learning how to help themselves with the guide and coaching of a Certiifed Mental Health Coach. Join us, daily in the mornings with Sou'utions and weekly segments as well. Then every January for 30 days we dig deep into "Group Therapy" topics ranging from, Anger Management, Passive Agressiveness, Stinking Thinking, How to Pray, How to become and Intercessor, How to live as an adult with a rejected mindset from childhoon, Toxic Thinking, The Soul and more and more and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suzanne-howard/support

What is Soul'utions? Soul'utions is guided self help or (GSH) on various personal development personality traits, that are usually not so helpful or desired in anyone's life. When you join Soul'utions you join "Group Therapy" and that means you join over 500 people who are learning how to help themselves with the guide and coaching of a Certiifed Mental Health Coach. Join us, daily in the mornings with Sou'utions and weekly segments as well. Then every January for 30 days we dig deep into "Group Therapy" topics ranging from, Anger Management, Passive Agressiveness, Stinking Thinking, How to Pray, How to become and Intercessor, How to live as an adult with a rejected mindset from childhoon, Toxic Thinking, The Soul and more and more and more --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/suzanne-howard/support

Director of Inner Healing at Center for New Medicine, Virginia Dixon, discusses how to prepare for the holiday gatherings with family that may be emotionally triggering. We dive into why reuniting with family can be so difficult for many and Virginia provides tangible steps we can take to set boundaries, feel less triggered, and begin to heal old wounds. “...we are all perfected by the things we suffer. So if we can begin to look at the holidays, not as something we dread in terms of encountering everyone, but if we can go through the exercise of understanding how we love, how we've attached, and decide how we would like to show up.” Interview Links https://www.shopcfnmedicine.com/products/tranquilityformula60c?_pos=1&_sid=636c08214&_ss=r&variant=17637079416902 (Perfectly Healthy Supplements - Tranquility Formula) https://amzn.to/2I6t8FD (How We Love by Milan Yerkovich) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB_aNgVWFHk (Youtube video on the benefits of EVOX by Liliana Partida) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8RWMfS56zQ (Youtube video on REST and Healing by Virginia Dixon) https://amzn.to/36GVHDV (The Body Keeps the Score by Dr. Bessel Van Der Kolk) https://amzn.to/3jJIePe (Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, Scientifically-Proven Steps to Reduce Stress, Anxiety and Toxic Thinking by Dr. Caroline Leaf) https://amzn.to/3jEoJYd (Daring Greatly by Brene Brown) https://amzn.to/2GI62o0 (Soul Hunger, Satisfy Your Heart's Deepest Longings by Otis Ledbetter) https://www.shopcfnmedicine.com/products/tranquilityformula60c?_pos=1&_sid=636c08214&_ss=r&variant=17637079416902 (Perfectly Healthy Supplements - Tranquility Formula) Where to Find Virginia Dixon https://www.cfnmedicine.com/virginia-dixon (Center for New Medicine Bio) Where to Find Host, Leigh Ann Lindsey https://www.leighannlindsey.com/ (Website) https://www.instagram.com/leighannlindsey/ (Instagram) Center for New Medicine Information https://www.cfnmedicine.com/ (Website) Phone Number: (949) 680-1880 Email: info@cfnmedicine.com

The Breakthrough is an online community of women that are obsessed with knowing their identity in Jesus Christ. We cover hard topics that breakthrough their current belief about themselves, God, and their identity.

This week we talk with Pastor Joe Cameneti Jr. from Believers church from Warren, Ohio. You can find them at www.believers.cc . We talk about anxiety and negative thinking. We also talk about leadership and sports. and how all of this fits within the Bible. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fcubed/support

OMG!! ITS MORE VIRAL THEN COVID 19, DOES MORE HARM THAN THE CORONA VIRUS AND ITS CARRIED BY EVERY HUMAN!! Heart disease, hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure, immunity deficiencies, emotional instability, hormone imbalances, swelling of the joints, deterioration of bones and joints all of these are a direct biophysical result of ONE VIRAL CONTRIBUTING PROBLEM! Yes, these are medical problems! Yes, these are physical problems! Yes, these can become life threatening! At minimum, they all directly impact ones quality of life. All of these problems are driven by TOXIC THINKING. Harmful thoughts, harmful emotions, equal a harmful attitude. These are toxic thoughts, which release hormones into the body. THOUGHT + EMOTION = ATTITUDE Every human has an attitude because we are all carriers. Attitude is more contagious than any virus. Getting control of the attitudes you carry is the only way to break the viral cycle! GOOD NEWS - ATTITUDE IS A CHOICE! For help in this area, get ATTITUDE HACK at https://www.jlorennorris.com/store/p9/attitude-hack-christian-download.html Watch the video #leadingleaderspodcast 3-10-20 LEADING LEADERS PODCAST with J Loren Norris providing daily leadership video lessons promoting faith, family and freedom for Tell It Like It Is TV . #leadingleaderspodcast #storypower Blog & Online Courses - jlorennorris.com Copyright 2019 Tell It Like It Is, Inc. All rights reserved. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/j-loren-norris/message

In this part two2 of the series on the topic - energy is the new currency in the 21st century. In this episode, Sam Makhoul discusses: What Usain Bolt ate three hours before he broke the world record Why doing things with haste decimates your energy levels The eight8 tell-tale signs of toxic people What is toxic thinking Identifying negative self-talk The antidote to toxic thinking The toxic feelings that wreck your energy levels How resistance and blame causes anxiety The antidote to resistance and blame The two imposters that lead to unhappiness and depression How to neutralise the two imposters with one powerful antidote Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

Pastor Caleb du Plessis and Bonnie Hoeflein continue our series, Life Hacks.

Unfortunately, the thinking of the world has influenced the minds of too many Christians today—even those within Bible-believing, evangelical churches. In fact, rarely realizing it, many Christian parents are raising their kids to actually acquire appetites, habits, and even addictions for the things of our toxic culture. Consequently, our kids are processing thought, truth, and reality no differently than the rest of today's secular, politically correct, and postmodern-thinking world, and they are yielding the same disastrous results as the rest of our fallen world. Our guest, Anthony Selvaggio is an author, lecturer, lawyer, and the new senior pastor of Rochester Christian Reformed Church in Rochester, New York. In addition to serving in ministry, he has also previously served as a visiting professor at the Ottawa Theological Hall in Ottawa, Canada, and as an adjunct professor at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has written nine books, including the one we discuss today, 7 Toxic Ideas Polluting Your Mind. Anthony Selvaggio lives in Rochester, New York with his wife Michelle, and they have two children, Katherine and James. Why Many Christians try to Justify the Sinful Thinking of the World Our culture greatly affects how we raise our kids. Once kids are made aware of this, it's been my experience, they often seem to understand it and accept it even more readily than their parents. Might just be my experience, since I regularly see kids grow by leaps and bounds by virtue of the fact they are at Shepherds Hill Academy for a year and learning what they are learning there. Either way, too many parents are totally unaware of just how much our culture has affected them as parents. They seem to be able to justify exposing themselves to too much of the same garbage that they know is harmful to their kids. They too often think that God's admonitions in Scripture do not apply to them as adults. Unfortunately, parents often pay the price for it, and later they wonder, “What the heck happened to my life?” You wouldn't believe the number of Christian parents who buy their kids booze; many buy into all kinds of worldly thinking and ideologies, including giving their kids porn “to make men out of them” or condoms to go out on dates. And, sadly, many parents regularly watch programs like Game of Thrones with their kids—and think nothing of it! Of course, I haven't yet mentioned all the parents who just, carte blanche, give their kids smartphones with unlimited access to content that would make guys like Hugh Hefner, Larry Flint, and even Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy blush! Beyond all the violence, foolishness, sin, and vice out there on the Internet, there are also seemingly innocuous ideologies that fly in the face of biblical teachings that help tee-up our kids to believe things that lead them to believe other things that lead them to believe still other things. Before you know it, you, your kids, and your entire family are exposed to things and engaging in things that pollute your own hearts and grieve the very heart of God. Over time, we've been so conditioned and indoctrinated by it all that we just don't see the problem with a lot of it anymore. Too many of our kids have never seen the problem with it. Sometimes we allow things into our lives because we don't want to be considered legalistic by the church nor intolerant by the world. In essence, we're covering our own backsides and satisfying our own carnal desires for the sake of being amused and entertained. We seem to know nothing about “dying to self.” Then we moan because God doesn't answer our prayers! God is not going to endorse sin or foolishness. We have this unconscious or naive notion that we can live like hell—and allow our kids to live like hell—and then expect heaven for a reward. God's ecosystem doesn't work that way. Let's let today's guest get us up to speed on some of the more specific ways that we'...

Unfortunately, the thinking of the world has influenced the minds of too many Christians today—even those within Bible-believing, evangelical churches. In fact, rarely realizing it, many Christian parents are raising their kids to actually acquire appetites, habits, and even addictions for the things of our toxic culture. Consequently, our kids are processing thought, truth, and reality no differently than the rest of today's secular, politically correct, and postmodern-thinking world, and they are yielding the same disastrous results as the rest of our fallen world. Our guest, Anthony Selvaggio is an author, lecturer, lawyer, and the new senior pastor of Rochester Christian Reformed Church in Rochester, New York. In addition to serving in ministry, he has also previously served as a visiting professor at the Ottawa Theological Hall in Ottawa, Canada, and as an adjunct professor at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has written nine books, including the one we discuss today, 7 Toxic Ideas Polluting Your Mind. Anthony Selvaggio lives in Rochester, New York with his wife Michelle, and they have two children, Katherine and James. Why Many Christians try to Justify the Sinful Thinking of the World Our culture greatly affects how we raise our kids. Once kids are made aware of this, it's been my experience, they often seem to understand it and accept it even more readily than their parents. Might just be my experience, since I regularly see kids grow by leaps and bounds by virtue of the fact they are at Shepherds Hill Academy for a year and learning what they are learning there. Either way, too many parents are totally unaware of just how much our culture has affected them as parents. They seem to be able to justify exposing themselves to too much of the same garbage that they know is harmful to their kids. They too often think that God's admonitions in Scripture do not apply to them as adults. Unfortunately, parents often pay the price for it, and later they wonder, “What the heck happened to my life?” You wouldn't believe the number of Christian parents who buy their kids booze; many buy into all kinds of worldly thinking and ideologies, including giving their kids porn “to make men out of them” or condoms to go out on dates. And, sadly, many parents regularly watch programs like Game of Thrones with their kids—and think nothing of it! Of course, I haven't yet mentioned all the parents who just, carte blanche, give their kids smartphones with unlimited access to content that would make guys like Hugh Hefner, Larry Flint, and even Jeffrey Dahmer and Ted Bundy blush! Beyond all the violence, foolishness, sin, and vice out there on the Internet, there are also seemingly innocuous ideologies that fly in the face of biblical teachings that help tee-up our kids to believe things that lead them to believe other things that lead them to believe still other things. Before you know it, you, your kids, and your entire family are exposed to things and engaging in things that pollute your own hearts and grieve the very heart of God. Over time, we've been so conditioned and indoctrinated by it all that we just don't see the problem with a lot of it anymore. Too many of our kids have never seen the problem with it. Sometimes we allow things into our lives because we don't want to be considered legalistic by the church nor intolerant by the world. In essence, we're covering our own backsides and satisfying our own carnal desires for the sake of being amused and entertained. We seem to know nothing about “dying to self.” Then we moan because God doesn't answer our prayers! God is not going to endorse sin or foolishness. We have this unconscious or naive notion that we can live like hell—and allow our kids to live like hell—and then expect heaven for a reward. God's ecosystem doesn't work that way. Let's let today's guest get us up to speed on some of the more specific ways that we'...

Sunday Service Sermon 28 May 2017