John Francis Leader

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Dr John Francis Leader, also known as JFL, is an Irish psychologist and cognitive scientist who researches at University College Dublin, specialises in personal leadership, experiential learning and mixed reality therapy, and is the host of #bodymindself. [1] [2] [3]

Combining multimedia techniques with current psychological research, Leader's work aims to make therapy more fun, immersive and effective—a type of theme park meets therapy experience. [4] [5]

John contributes to discussions about wellbeing and personal leadership in the media, and delivers keynote speeches and conducts organisational training programmes around these topics. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

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  2. ↑ "JFL.com Website". JFL. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "#bodymindself YouTube Channel". JFL. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Change.org Therapy of Tomorrow campaign". Change.org . Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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  13. ↑ JFLdotCOM (9 January 2013). "Hypnosis - A Natural Human Ability short film with Psychologist John Francis Leader". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via YouTube.
  14. ↑ JFLdotCOM (7 January 2013). "The Psychology of Workplace Stress with Psychologist John Francis Leader". Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2016– via YouTube.
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  18. ↑ "Is it ok for parents to kiss their kids on the lips?". SPIN 1038 . Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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