S2E344 Help in a Hurry - a Conversation with Dr. Caroline Leaf

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Nov 4, 2025

Dr. Caroline Leaf, a cognitive neuroscientist and bestselling author, shares powerful insights on mind management. She distinguishes between the mind and brain, emphasizing how your mind shapes your reality. Dr. Leaf introduces the NeuroCycle method, highlighting a practical 63-second technique to reduce stress and combat toxic thoughts. She discusses the impact of technology on mental clarity and emphasizes the importance of teaching mind skills over solely focusing on mental health issues. Her passionate approach aims to inspire a renewed sense of control and joy in life.

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Mind Runs The Brain

The mind is distinct from the brain and runs the brain, driving thought, feeling, choice, and behavior.
The brain responds to the mind by producing chemistry and proteins that hold mental networks in place.

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Three Levels Of Mind

The mind has levels: conscious (messy toddler), subconscious (parent), and non-conscious (wisdom).
Tapping the non-conscious yields intuition, insight, and solutions beyond conscious reasoning.

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Tech Fuels The Messy Mind

Technology and overstimulation push people into a perpetual messy conscious loop that drains mental resources.
If we keep loading the brain with unprocessed data, we increase mental and physical health risks.

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Your mind runs your brain — and how you manage it determines your quality of life. In this fascinating episode, Brian Buffini interviews cognitive neuroscientist and

bestselling author Dr. Caroline Leaf, who explains how to train your mind to work for you, not against you. Drawing from four decades of clinical research and her groundbreaking new book, Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed, Dr. Leaf shares powerful, practical techniques to quiet mental clutter, rewire toxic thought patterns, and experience peace and productivity in as little as 63 seconds.

Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating stress, a parent balancing it all, or simply seeking more clarity in today’s noisy world, this conversation will help you renew your mind and live with greater calm, purpose, and joy.

YOU WILL LEARN:

The difference between the mind and the brain — and why that distinction matters.
How to manage the “messy mind” in the age of overstimulation and social media.
A simple, science-backed 63-second technique that helps you reduce stress, anxiety, and toxic thinking.

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Help in a Hurry: Simple Tips for Finding Peace When You're Overwhelmed, Anxious, or Stressed, by Dr. Caroline Leaf

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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:

“Your mind runs your brain — your brain does not run your mind.” – Dr. Caroline Leaf

“We’re not in a mental health crisis; we’re in a mind management crisis.” – Dr. Caroline Leaf

“You can’t control events and circumstances, but you can learn to control your reactions.” – Dr. Caroline Leaf

“We're also living in an era of excess technology and not being taught how to manage it.” – Dr. Caroline Leaf

“The non-conscious mind not only has the problems that we've created, but also the solutions, because that's wisdom. Wisdom is solutions.” — Dr. Caroline Leaf

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