The Daily Motivation How To Trick Your Brain Into Having Positive Thoughts | Dr. Caroline Leaf
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Jun 1, 2025 
Dr. Caroline Leaf, a renowned neuroscientist and best-selling author, delves into the transformative power of positive thinking. She discusses how trauma can disrupt mental balance and offers strategies to regain control. Listeners learn a systematic method for managing anxiety and conquering feelings of overwhelm, likened to flying a helicopter through emotional turbulence. Dr. Leaf also emphasizes the importance of awareness and reflection in rewiring thought patterns, making positivity a choice.
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Managing Acute Trauma Brain
- Acute trauma causes a "red brain" state with chaos and poor brain-body coordination.
- Calm reflection and activating the co-pilot (wisdom) mind helps regain control and clarity.
Use Co-Pilot Wisdom Mindset
- Use your "co-pilot" mindset of wisdom inside you to calm down during panic or trauma.
- Allow yourself to feel emotions but regulate them through wise reflection to function better.
Four-Step Trauma Control Method
- Gather awareness of your emotions, bodily responses, behaviors, and perspective during trauma.
- Reflect, write out your thoughts, then sort and take a small anchor action to reconceptualize trauma.