7 Life-Changing Truths I Wish I Knew Sooner

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.6 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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What if a few mindset shifts could change everything? In this episode, I’m sharing 7 life-changing truths that can transform the way you think, feel, and interact with the world. From managing expectations without resentment to setting healthy boundaries, embracing rest, and making kindness your superpower—these insights will help you rewire your mind for more peace, wisdom, and resilience.

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0:35.9	Hi, I'm your host, Dr. Caroline Leaf and welcome to my podcast, cleaning up the mental mess.
0:42.9	Sometimes we just need to be reminded of some basic principles that ground us in our humanity.
0:48.4	Make us kinder and help us enjoy life just that little bit more.
0:51.9	But just before I dive in and talk about some of these basic
0:54.5	principles, I'm really so thrilled to tell you about something that is super exciting, and that's
1:00.7	going to help you and me. It's my brand new book coming out called Help in a Hurry. It's coming out soon
1:06.9	in August, and this book really is something I wrote for myself. I honestly believe I wrote for
1:11.7	myself because we all need help in a hurry. This has also come from a lot of you from questions that
1:17.5	you ask me questions that my patients have asked me wanting help in a hurry. You know those moments
1:23.2	in life where things are just too much and things happen and you just need to know how to handle
1:27.3	yourself in that moment. We need how to handle yourself in that moment.
1:29.3	We need help in a hurry in that moment.
1:31.3	Then this book will help you break free from that exhausting, overthinking and feeling like you're just out of control because of life's challenges.
1:38.3	While the bad day is universal knowing what to do when you face with these ups and downs is just not. So many of us find ourselves at a loss when something bad happens.
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