Order my newest book Make Money Easy! https://lewishowes.com/moneyyouCheck out the full episode: greatness.lnk.to/1785"You don't need a label to sort out a life issue. When we say you've got a disease, that's like a death sentence." - Dr. Caroline LeafDr. Caroline Leaf drops a truth bomb that challenges everything we've been told about mental health: getting diagnosed by a professional might actually make your struggles worse, not better. She's watched countless people trap themselves in permanent identities around being "diseased" when anxiety, depression, and overwhelm are actually just information - signals from your mind telling you something deeper needs attention. While we rush to label cardiovascular disease because we can trace it back to the heart, she reveals there's still no confirmed neurobiological cause for mental health conditions, yet we use the same medical language that implies lifelong illness.What makes this conversation revolutionary is how she reframes mental struggles as four simple signals - emotions, physical sensations, behaviors, and perspective shifts - that point toward what's really happening in your life. Instead of accepting a diagnosis that locks you into being "anxious" or "depressed" forever, she shows you how to use these signals as a compass for deeper reflection and real healing. This isn't about dismissing professional help, but about changing the language and approach from disease management to understanding the information your mind is trying to give you.Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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