372: How to Defeat Negative Thoughts and Become an Optimist for Better Health, Happiness, and Longevity | Sue Varma, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Dr. Sue Varma, a distinguished psychiatrist and Clinical Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health, led the World Trade Center Mental Health Program post-9/11, pioneering trauma treatment. She is the author of Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being.

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0:00.0	What up team? It's episode 372 of The Genius Life. Let's go. Max Wilk
0:15.0	Mere.
0:16.0	What is the here?
0:18.0	The Genius Life. The Genius Life. What's going on everybody? Welcome back to another episode of the show.
0:26.0	I'm your host Max Lugavir, a filmmaker, a health and science journalist, a New York Times best-selling author.
0:30.0	I've dedicated my life to unraveling the science behind our choices, including what we eat and how we live,
0:34.9	affect our cognitive and physical performance, how we feel, our health span, and our risk for disease.
0:40.8	This podcast is all about how to live in that optimal state, which I call living like a genius.
0:45.3	On today's episode of the show, I'm super excited to welcome Dr. Sue Varma.
0:49.4	Dr. Varma is a distinguished psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at NYU Langone Health.
0:55.2	She led the World Trade Center Mental Health Program post 9-11, pioneering trauma treatment
1:00.1	for first responders.
1:01.4	A sought after media expert and speaker, she's appeared on major
1:04.2	networks and is celebrated for her groundbreaking work in mental health education, earning accolades
1:09.2	including a shared care Emmy. Through her work with patients and combining philosophy, her own personal experience, and a review of the latest research in psychology, psychiatry, medicine, and neuroscience, Dr Varma discovered that the answer to many of our mental health challenges today lies in cultivating an optimistic mindset that stays tethered to the real world and helps us make sound and reasonable decisions.
1:32.0	This epiphany inspired her latest book which I'm
1:34.2	super excited to discuss on this episode of the show, Practical Optimism, the art,
1:39.2	science and practice of exceptional well-being.
1:42.8	Among other topics, we're going to discuss
1:44.7	how to find optimism in daily life,
1:48.2	and we're going to discuss the key habits
1:50.1	that can help shift one's mindset
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