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63 Days to Rewire Your Brain & Relationships (Dr. Caroline Leaf)

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Aug 29, 2025
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Caroline Leaf
Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist and bestselling author, shares her insights on the transformative power of the mind over the brain. She debunks the 21-day myth, introducing her 63-day approach to reshape thoughts and relationships. Discover how trauma is processed in the mind before being stored in the brain, and learn about the importance of understanding attachment styles. Dr. Leaf provides practical strategies to deconstruct harmful patterns, emphasizing that real change requires commitment and self-awareness.
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INSIGHT

Mind Vs Brain: The Fundamental Difference

  • The mind and brain are distinct: the mind animates, directs, and stores data while the brain is the organ that responds and houses memories.
  • Understanding this distinction shifts hope and strategy for lasting mental-health change.
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All Experiences Rewire You

  • Every experience—positive or negative—creates mind-brain-body changes and forms networks of memory and proteins throughout you.
  • You can intentionally direct those changes through how you process experiences in your mind.
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Anxiety Is A Signal, Not A Disease

  • Anxiety is a signal about unresolved patterns and experiences, not a standalone disease.
  • Those signals arise from layered mind processes—non-conscious, subconscious, and conscious—that format memories into body-wide networks.
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