Anyone Can Become More Optimistic—Here’s How with Dr. Sue Varma

The Liz Moody Podcast

Liz Moody

Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

Psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma discusses what practical optimism is (and how it differs from toxic positivity), why anybody can become one, and the tools you can use today to start being more optimistic. How to know if you’re an optimist or a pessimist The positive health effects of optimism The secret to forming good habits that no one talks about The major difference between practical optimism and toxic positivity The neurological changes that occur as you practice optimism A genius trick to stop worrying 2 secrets for finding purpose (and why it’s so important to optimism) Science-backed tools you can use to immediately become more optimistic And so much more! For more from Dr. Varma you can find her on Instagram @doctorsuevarma and on her website www.doctorsuevarma.com. Her book Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being is available for pre-order in advance of its February 20th release. To join The Liz Moody Podcast Club Facebook group, go to https://www.facebook.com/groups/thelizmoodypodcast. Ready to uplevel every part of your life? Order my new book 100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships & Success now! This episode is sponsored by: Natural Cycles: use code Liz or go to naturalcycles.app/Liz to get 15% off an annual subscription + a free thermometer. Caraway: visit Carawayhome.com/LIZM or use code LIZM for 10% off. AG1: visit drinkag1.com/lizmoody and get your FREE year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs today. Open: get 30 days free of Open by visiting withopen.com/LIZMOODY. Puori: go to puori.com/LIZMOODY and use promo code LIZMOODY for 20% sitewide. Previous episodes referred to in this episode: What We Get Wrong About Anger + How To Harness Its Full Potential with Dr. Ryan Martin How To Drink Less Without Feeling Boring, Judged, Or Stressed with Therapist Amanda E. White How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome And Start Living Your Best Life with Dr. Valerie Young The Liz Moody Podcast cover art by Zack. The Liz Moody Podcast music by Alex Ruimy. Formerly the Healthier Together Podcast.

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0:00.0	Hello friends and welcome back to the Liz Moody podcast. I'm your host Liz Moody and I'm a
0:05.9	best-selling author and longtime journalist. This podcast is all about helping you live
0:10.2	your healthiest, happiest life, whether we're learning how to harness the positives of anger,
0:14.0	discussing how to drink less without feeling bored or stressed or judged, or figuring out
0:19.2	how to overcome imposter syndrome. And yes, those are all real episodes
0:23.7	and they are linked in the show notes
0:25.4	if you want to listen.
0:27.2	Today, I am so excited to welcome Dr. Sue Varma
0:30.2	to the podcast.
0:31.7	Dr. Varma is a board- board certified psychiatrist. She's a professor of
0:35.6	psychiatry at the NYU School of Medicine and she was honored as a distinguished
0:40.1	fellow by the American Psychiatric Association.
0:43.0	She has been featured on the Today Show on CBS Morning
0:46.2	and Good Morning America as well as Prime Time specials and news
0:49.6	documentaries.
0:50.8	And this is fascinating.
0:53.0	She was the first medical director of the World Trade Center Mental Health Program.
0:57.0	She helped first responders and people after the 9-11 attacks,
1:01.0	and that was a time that really laid the foundation for her work on
1:04.7	resilience and optimism. Her new book Practical Optimism, The Art Science and
1:10.1	Practice of Exceptional Well-being, comes out next week on February 20th and it is such an
1:15.9	incredible read.
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