158: Practical Optimism with Dr. Sue Varma

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Can we boost our sense of happiness and overall well-being? Why do some individuals not only survive - but thrive - in the face of life's challenges? Dr. Sue Varma, a psychiatrist and cognitive behavioral therapist joins us on the publication day of her new book, Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being to answer these questions and more. The conversation explores Dr. Varma's 4 Ms of mental health - mood, mastery, meaning, and mindset - and addresses what Dr. Varma learned from 9/11 survivors about how to be resilient, even in the wake of trauma. Before the episode ends, Dr. Varma details the daily habits that lead to lasting, positive change in our sense of well-being. Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rina Ninean and this is Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:10.7	It's a podcast to help parents better understand their kids. Dr. Lisa DeMore, a psychologist with three
0:17.2	decades of experience, and the author of three New York Times best-selling parenting
0:21.8	books takes your questions. Both of us are moms ourselves, and we're eager to hear from you.
0:27.1	So send us your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.LisaDemore.com. And you can join our community by
0:32.8	following us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The handle is Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:38.5	And also subscribe to our brand new YouTube channel, Ask Lisa Podcast.
0:43.4	Episode 158, Practical Optimism with Dr. Sue Varma.
0:51.5	I just find it difficult in the dead of winter. February is a hard month, Lisa. It's so hard. Why?
0:59.2	Raina, try doing February in Cleveland. It's really not that fun. You always win. You always win that. It's really not that fun. We have our moments, but it is really, it's where true believers really, you know, Cleveland has
1:12.4	its really strong, strong loyalty, and this is how it shows. I love that. I love that.
1:18.8	Well, I find it's February is sort of the time of the school year where I feel like stuck in the
1:23.8	mud or the snow. It's kind of hard to keep treading forward sometimes. And how do you
1:29.0	stay true and find optimism? Right? I just think it's hard. Yeah. No, I mean, it's a hard time.
1:34.4	And it's interesting, Rina, clinically I can tell you my caseload and my colleagues' caseloads,
1:40.1	they always build in February, that whatever else is going on, things start to really, people
1:44.8	really are feeling the weight of the year.
1:47.7	So it's not just a feeling.
1:48.9	So it's not just a feeling.
1:50.7	It's something I consistently seen.
1:52.2	Yep, absolutely.
1:53.5	So this is exactly why I couldn't be more excited to have this next guest who has a book,
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