Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist, audiologist, clinical and cognitive neuroscientist with a Masters and PhD in Communication Pathology. She's the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess, and co-founder of Neuracycle app.

In this conversation, Sean and Dr. Caroline Leaf discuss:

• Neuralink and how it could affect neuroscience & depression (and the risks)
• Materialists vs. Free will
• Do our thoughts determine who we are?
• Scientific research on how our thoughts alter our genes
• Optimism bias
• Root cause of modern stress
• Proven techniques that you can do today to heal and reduce stress
• 7–2–11 Relaxing Breathwork
• How to unlearn the toxic thoughts you've developed over your life
• & more

About Dr. Leaf:

• Website: https://drleaf.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrCarolineLeaf
• Books: https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Caroline-Leaf/e/B00LZ81T8I

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Past guests on Growth Minds include: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Robert Kiyosaki⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Rich Dad Poor Dad), ⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Aoki⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Robert Greene⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jason Fung⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Steven Gundry⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Neil deGrasse Tyson⁠⁠⁠⁠ (StarTalk),  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dennis Rodman⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Wim Hof⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Robin Sharma⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Vanessa Van Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠King Bach⁠⁠⁠⁠, Daniel Pink, Dr. William Davis, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Gad Saad, Adam Carolla, Louis the Child, Vishen Lakhiani (Mindvalley), Bret Weinstein (DarkHorse Podcast), James Nestor, Dave Rubin, Scott Adams (Real Coffee with Scott Adams), Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Coffee), Gabby Reece, Rich Roll, James Altucher, R3hab, and more.