Dr. Caroline Leaf: Neuroplasticity and How Your Thoughts Can Influence Your DNA

What is a thought? Where are our thoughts located? What weight do our thoughts have?  In this episode of the Align Podcast, Dr. Caroline Leaf and I discuss what defines the concept of thoughts and how exactly they affect our body and our DNA. In fact, the human brain is capable to identify toxic and negative thoughts and treat them as foreign invaders, similar to how our bodies react to foreign invaders that attack our immune system. Plus, Dr. Leaf shares with us a proven 5 step process that is designed to help us overcome trauma, depression, anxiety, and more.  Dr. Caroline Leaf is a communication pathologist and cognitive neuroscientist, specializing in cognitive and metacognitive neuropsychology. She has researched the mind-brain connection, the nature of mental health, and the formation of memory. Dr. Leaf is also the bestselling author of Switch on Your Brain, Think Learn Succeed, Think and Eat Yourself Smart, and many more.   What we discuss: 02:02: What is a thought? Where are thoughts located? What weight do our thoughts have? 06:12: How much control do we have over our entire thought process? 08:01: Dr. Leaf’s path to engaging in the knowledge of the mind 14:4: How do we experience things through our mind? 18:29: An explanation to why we don’t have a negative bias 19:18: Why are our brains drawn to the negative? 23:16: What is consciousness and unconsciousness? How do they relate to each other? 36:55: Where does shame come from? 43:27: Breaking down the NeuroCycle 51:55: The advantage of multi-perspective To learn more about Dr. Leaf:   Website: drleaf.com Instagram: @drcarolineleaf Podcast: Cleaning Up the Mental Mess Book: Cleaning Up Your Mental Mess