Today, we are having coffee with TWO neuroscientists. On this episode of Coffee with a Neuroscientist, Shonté Jovan Taylor is talking with one of her favorite authors, Dr. Caroline Leaf, about her mission to “shift the paradigms and stigmas” around mental health diagnoses like anxiety and depression. Dr. Leaf is passionate about the fact that all humans struggle with their minds, and need to find ways to “clean up their mental mess” by learning more effective ways to deal with hard experiences like trauma, depression, and fear. Her solution? A process called neuro cycling.
Dr. Leaf says in her book that “anxiety and depression are signals.” Just like hunger, or exhaustion, we get signaled to experience these feelings by existing in our chaotic world. It’s not abnormal, or strange - it’s just how we live today. So how do we deal with these signals? By understanding the difference between the mind and the brain. Using neuro cycling and “mind management” techniques, we can become less afraid of our anxiety and depression, and more intentional about how we respond to it.
Tune in this week to hear Shonté and Dr. Leaf go deep into our cultural ideas about mind, brain, and body, and how to use Neuro cycling to start managing your mind and feeling calmer and happier today.
Quotes:
“All humans since the beginning of time have battled with their mind.”
“I’m always neuro cycling, it’s a lifestyle. Because your mind is a lifestyle. You can’t get away from your mind.”
“Our past that’s traumatic and our toxic habits don’t have to control us. We can actually identify them, embrace processes and re-conceptualize them into a healthy version, so we can change how the past plays out into the future.” (13:26-13:42)
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