# Dr. Caroline Leaf - information and opinions? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 19, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571 "2015-07-19T02:04:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/1 "2015-07-19T02:04:01Z")
Someone is touting this person’s work as a sure-fire way for me to overcome my fairly severe fear of heights. The claims are that new discoveries in neuro-science can be used to talk yourself out of negative thoughts. I can’t make much more out of it than that, and I don’t see what new discoveries in neuro-science she is talking about. I presume I have to buy the book(s) or subscribe to the online program to find out. I am looking for a serious way to evaluate her claims before actually giving her any of my money. If what she has to offer has real value I will be more than happy to pay for it. But my woo radar is strong with this one. Snappy answers are not what I am looking for, though of course some of you will provide them anyway. This is a search for understanding. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/2 "2015-07-19T02:09:10Z")
[From her website.](http://drleaf.com/about/toxic-thoughts/) > [@](#): > > 75% to 95% of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about affects us physically and emotionally. It’s an epidemic of toxic emotions. Fruitbat. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/3 "2015-07-19T02:19:15Z")
Thank you for your snappy reply. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/4 "2015-07-19T02:21:59Z")
Lots of evangelical Christian philosophy. Maybe that floats your boat, but the rest seems like psych 101 levels of science. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/5 "2015-07-19T03:39:39Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > new discoveries in neuro-science can be used Red flag. Can nearly always be replaced with “stupid shit I just made up” with no effective difference. NO ONE should be treating people with “new discoveries”. A new discovery needs to be thoroughly tested for efficacy and safety before it’s used on real patients. By then, it’s not a “new discovery”. It’s established science. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-caroline-leaf-information-and-opinions/725571/6 "2015-07-19T04:30:59Z")
Doctor Philosophiae with specialization in Communication Pathology from University of Pretoria South Africa, and a Masters in Speech Therapy. Does this qualify her to be an expert in neuroscience?