The Dr. Leaf Show Podcast
1) Why You Become Triggered by Family During the Holidays
Have you ever walked into your family home for the holidays and felt yourself slipping back into old patterns—people-pleasing, shutting down, overreacting—even when you thought you’d grown past them? ...Show More
2) The Hidden Cost of Office Culture
Is return to office really about “culture”—or is it quietly draining families, energy, and trust?In this episode, I unpack what’s actually happening in your mind and brain when RTO policies shrink you...Show More
3) This is Why You're Afraid of Being Happy
Why do we sometimes panic when things finally get better? Why can rest, safety, or even joy register as unpredictable or unsafe?In this episode, I walk you through what happens when a trauma-trained b...Show More
4) Staying Together for the Kids Isn’t the Safety Net You Think
You think you’re staying together for the kids. But are they truly safe—or just absorbing tension they can’t name?In this solo episode, I explore the neuroscience of “silent divorce,” where parents re...Show More
5) Your Outrage is Being Monetized and Your Mind is Paying the Price
Algorithms don’t just track what you like—they profit from how often you spiral. In this episode, I break down what happens to your brain when you stay stuck in outrage cycles. You’ll learn:✅ The dopa...Show More
6) Why So Many Women Feel They're Never Enough — Elise Loehnen on Breaking Cultural Conditioning
Why do so many women feel an unspoken pressure to “be good”—to perform endless selflessness at the cost of their own identity? In this conversation, I sit down with Elise Loehnen, author of On Our Bes...Show More
7) Parenthood Is Beautiful—But the Mental Load Can Break You
Being a parent doesn’t just ask for your time—it asks for your mind, your brain, and your body. The planning, predicting, soothing, deciding, remembering… it adds up. And the longer you carry the invi...Show More
8) When Success Creates Distance in Your Relationships
Success is supposed to feel good. But what if it also feels… lonely? What if your growth created distance from the people you love most?In this episode, I’ll explain the neuroscience of relationa...Show More
9) How Political Division Trains Your Mind to Fear People
Why does political division feel so personal—and so addictive? In this episode, I unpack the neuroscience of ideological entrenchment, how tribal identity shapes our threat response, and why outrage k...Show More
10) Dream Big, Wire Bigger: Mark Pentecost on Mindset That Rewires Your Brain
Why do some people turn vision into reality—again and again?In this episode, I sit down with entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark Pentecost, founder of It Works! and author of Life of Your Dreams. Mar...Show More