This One Word Will Improve Your Mental Health & Relationships + The Dangers of Black & White Thinking

Dr. Caroline Leaf
5 min readApr 8, 2021

In a recent podcast (episode #270), I talk about how life is not an “either this or that” game. Rather, it is an “and” game, which means that it is normal to hold two or more opposing ideas or feelings in your head at the same time, even in your relationships, and accepting this will save you a lot of mental distress!

I decided to do this podcast in response to a social media post I put up recently: “A person can have good qualities but still be toxic for you

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Dr. Caroline Leaf

Mental health expert. I have spent the last 30+ years researching ways to help people manage mental health issues in school, work, and life: drleaf.com