Caroline Leaf - Think, Learn, Succeed: Understanding and Using Your Mind to Thrive at School, the Workplace, and Life

Caroline Leaf marvelously addresses the single most important issue of our livesthat we can learn to control our brains, take charge of our minds, and improve how we feel, think, and live. We do not need psychiatric medications: we need knowledge, reason, and love to move beyond our suffering to lead fulfilling lives.

Peter R. Breggin, MD, psychiatrist and author of Guilt, Shame and Anxiety

I first encountered Dr. Caroline Leafs work by observing how her Switch On Your Brain book, with its 5-Step Learning Process, took my husband, Peter, from despair to hope in his neuroscience graduate program. I have also since recognized the applicability of her work for childrens educational success and focus. Even our own son appreciates its utility with school work. I believe the content of this book is revolutionary. In my eighteen years of practice as an obstetrician and gynecologist, predominantly providing care for patients in inner-city communities, I come across many women who may be considered without hope. Many seem to be stuck in a cycle of poverty, with its untoward effects on family, often seeing themselves as victims. I believe once they get a hold of this book, read it, and apply it, they will realize there is power in their minds to change not just their own lives but the lives of their children and their communities. As a famous Ghanaian educator Dr. James Kwegir-Aggrey once said, If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a nation.

Mercy Amua-Quarshie, MD, MPH, diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Leaf helps us develop healthy thoughts, and her scientifically researched and clinically applied work illuminates the way we live, love, and learn. The techniques and exercises in this book will benefit you in school, work, and your relationships!

David I. Levy, MD, clinical professor of neurosurgery and author of Gray Matter

In nearly thirty years as a neurologist, I have witnessed a global shift in the way we are thinking, along with an epidemic decrease in our overall mental health and an epidemic increase in neurophysiologically disruptive disorders. Consequently, I believe this new text by Dr. Leaf should be a required read-and-study for all of us who want to think, learn, and succeedthis is a message of practical hope that is a scientifically based program of action.

Robert P. Turner, MD, MSCR, QEEGD, BCN, associate professor of clinical pediatrics and neurology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine and Palmetto Health Richland Childrens Hospital; associate researcher, MIND Research Institute, Irvine, California

Wow! Another amazing book written by Dr. Leaf! In simple terms, she effectively describes how complex neurophysiological processes can either help or impair your success in life. It is so exciting to see Dr. Leaf nailing down several misconceptions and myths in the medical world. Paraphrasing a truth I learned from her, we are not a product of our own biology. We have brilliant minds that help us transform the barriers we face into stepping stones, leading us to a place where we can reach our full potentialnot through excessive or unhealthy work schedules but by being mindful in everything we do, from the thoughts we think to the foods we eat to the ways we work and rest. As an endocrinologist, I see how toxic thinking affects my patients on a daily basis. Oftentimes, this thinking is a huge barrier stopping them from being able to maintain their well-being, restore their health, or achieve their goals. My hope is that everyone, especially patients with endocrine dysfunctions, will read this amazing collection of life-giving, truthful information! Understanding the wisdom Dr. Leaf is sharing can make a huge difference in changing your life for the better.

Irinel Stanciu, MD, fellow of the American College of Endocrinology

No matter your situation in life, you have the power to make positive changes. Dr. Leaf has done a masterful job of describing how different mindsets, through quantum effects, change our brains. Through simple steps outlined in this book, you can change your brain and experience a successful life. So dont stay stuck in defeatapply the steps in this book and experience the triumphant life!

Timothy R. Jennings, MD, DFAPA, former president of the Tennessee and Southern Psychiatric Association and author of The Aging Brain

The brilliant Dr. Caroline Leaf travels beyond mindfulness in this landmark work, giving the tools to developing meaningful cognitive transformation in order to succeed! She rightly dismisses neuromyths that are taken for truth in our current society, similar to what is encountered in the physician-patient interaction after superficial web searchlevel knowledge has to be put in context. We also see a rise in fatalities due to OUD (opioid use disorders) and SUD (substance use disorders) at epidemic proportions in our nation. These disorders stem in part from past physical and emotional trauma that we are all subject to. The salient points brought to light by Dr. Leaf give us insight into how these habits are formed in the disordered mind. She also gives us hope by bringing to light Gods methodology to address the very origin of the outward manifestation of these mind problems. Another triumphant work, Dr. Leaf!

Avery M. Jackson, neurosurgeon, CEO, and founder of the Michigan Neurosurgical Institute PC

As Dr. Caroline Leafs former professor for her Masters and PhD degrees, research mentor, and longtime friend, I am delighted and excited to see how the research on the mind-brain connection and cognitive neuroscience she began with her degrees as a communication pathologist has developed into an extraordinary book that will help people think, learn, and succeed in every area of their lives. This well-researched book not only shows individuals how much power they have in their minds but how to use this power wisely. Not only has Caroline applied these scientifically researched concepts successfully in her clinical practice, educational, and corporate spheres but she has also applied this approach in her own personal life and with her familyso her latest book needs no more validation than her own success story!

Dr. Brenda Louw, professor and chair, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, East Tennessee State University

Dr. Caroline Leaf is an incredible gift to us all! In her new book, Think, Learn, Succeed , she unlocks and reveals the wisdom and science behind how we process information to understand how we individually think! This is the golden ticket! With her research, revealed in this book, we can now unleash our full potential and get beyond the fog that comes with not thinking clearly or successfully. This is the answer for the student who struggles with learning and retaining information and the executive who deals with anxiety before that big board presentation.... I firmly believe, as a medical doctor, that Think, Learn, Succeed can make the difference in our personal healthcognitive and physical. This book has the potential to make a real difference in dementia and cognitive decline. The mind changes the brain, and I know this book will do just that for you. This book is a must-have, must-read, must-do! I wish I had this book when I was going though medical school, and I will definitely recommend it to my patients and anyone who is a student! In fact, I use all of Dr. Leafs books in my practice and recommend them to my patients because they work.