Dr. Caroline Leaf is a cognitive neuroscientist with a PhD in Communication Pathology and a BSc in Logopedics and Audiology, specializing in metacognitive and cognitive neuropsychology.
She joins Jonathan to discuss how negative interactions can affect a person, optimism bias and our neurologically need for it, why we remember bad experiences instead of the ... Show More
Apr 29
Welcome to French Kitty Corner! feat. Jennifer Welch, Cheryl Porter, Chris Appleton and more!
Bienvenue a FRENCH KITTY CORNER! This week - we're giving you a sampling of our gorgeous Patreon show, FRENCH KITTY CORNER! Join JVN & French Kitty (aka the beloved cat cookie jar "co-host" on the set of GETTING BETTER) for a Golden Girls style compilation of "FKC" - and don't fo ... Show More
35m 45s
Apr 27
Respond v. React, AuDHD Curious, Homemade Gift Etiquette
This week, we’re talking: JVN on the West Coast, responding vs. reacting, self diagnosing from TikTok, the cocaine salmon, gifting etiquette, a very French spelling bee, and of course - our HBOTW! Wanna see JVN on stage? Get tix to the Hot & Healed Comedy Tour here. Catch Getting ... Show More
31m 54s
Apr 22
What Nature Can Teach Us About Healing - with Dr. Beronda Montgomery
Happy Earth Day! This week on Getting Better, Jonathan sits down with plant biologist, author, and educator Dr. Beronda Montgomery for a grounding conversation about nature’s healing power and America’s Black botanical legacy. Together, they explore why reconnecting with green sp ... Show More
49m 3s
Aug 2023
Dr. Caroline Leaf: Manage Your Mind
TW: brief mention of physical, sexual abuse
Today we are joined by a highly requested guest, Dr. Caroline Leaf! She is a renowned neuroscientist who specializes in psychoneurobiology and meta-cognitive neuropsychology (say that three times)! In this episode, we’ll dive into wha ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2023
No.1 Neuroscientist: Why You Should Always Look Into Someone’s Left Eye! & How Stress Leaks Through Skin, Is Contagious & Gives You Belly Fat! Dr. Tara Swart
Have you ever want to change your mind? Well what if you changed your brain instead?
In this new episode Steven sits down with neuroscientist, executive advisor and author, Dr Tara Swart Bieber.
Dr Swart, has a PHD in Neuropharmacology and a past successful career medical doctor ... Show More
2h 3m
Jan 2024
Dr. Caroline Leaf on Programming Your Thoughts, Cleaning Up The Mental Mess and The Mind-Brain-Body Connection
Hi Besties, meet Dr. Caroline Leaf. She is a Neuroscientist, mental health and mind expert. She has her new book How to Help Your Child Clean Up Their Mental Mess as well as her podcast Cleaning up the Mental Mess.
Now this episode goes DEEP! Deep into your thoughts, the pr ... Show More
46m 40s