Letting Go, Staying Resilient, and Finding Ourselves with Dr. Deepika Chopra and Stacey Lindsay
Totally Booked with Zibby
Zibby Owens
4.5 • 643 Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Deepika Chopra teaches us the difference between optimism and positivity, shares her own child’s medical struggles and how she gets through, discusses pregnancy issues, and helps us find the strength we need. If you’ve ever asked, “Why is this happening to us,” then listen in. Dr. Chopra’s book, The Power of Real Optimism, is incredibly helpful.
Journalist Stacey Lindsay tackles what it’s like being in our forties (I only have a few months left - gah!) by asking many women, “How are you feeling about this age?” She parses through expectations versus reality, thoughts on aging and beauty, and shares her own feelings about her family and how that shaped her own experience in Being 40: The Decade of Letting Go — and Embracing Who We Are.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Zibi Owens, and you're listening to Totally Booked with Zibby. Formerly, moms don't have time to read books. In my daily show, I interview today's latest, best-selling, buzziest, or underrated authors and story creators, whose work I think is worth your time. As a bookstore owner, publisher, author, and obviously podcaster, I get a comprehensive |
| 0:24.0 | look at everything that's coming out and spend my time curating the best books so you don't |
| 0:29.3 | have to. |
| 0:30.3 | Stay in the know, get insider insights, and connect with guests like I do every single day. |
| 0:36.2 | For more information, go to zibbimedia.com and follow me on Instagram at |
| 0:40.9 | Zibby Owens. Today we have amazing women who are here to help you live a better life in all |
| 0:51.3 | different ways. First up, we have Stacey Lindsay, the author of Being 40, |
| 0:56.0 | the decade of letting go and embracing who we are. Stacey is a multimedia journalist, |
| 1:01.1 | editor, and writer specializing in women's issues and culture. Recognized for her empathic |
| 1:06.1 | approach, Lindsay has interviewed hundreds of public figures and civilians for national outlets |
| 1:10.5 | from Maria Shriver's Sunday paper to Goop. |
| 1:12.8 | Previously, she was a CBS affiliate news anchor and reporter. |
| 1:16.4 | She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their rescue pup, Andy McAwell. |
| 1:20.9 | Next up, we have DePika Chopra, who I interviewed in person at Zibby's Bookshop, which is really fun. |
| 1:26.8 | Her book is The Power of Real |
| 1:28.2 | Optimism, a practical science-based guide to staying resilient, curious, and open, even when life is hard. |
| 1:34.4 | Dr. Chopra, who also goes by the Optimism Doctor, is a professional psychologist, visual |
| 1:39.8 | imagery expert, and founder of Things Are Looking Up, a consultancy devoted to the intersection |
| 1:45.2 | of science and sold. Dr. Chopra holds a doctorate in clinical health psychology and |
| 1:50.6 | completed a double postdoc fellowship at both UCLA and Cedarsinay. She completed her formal |
| 1:57.1 | dissertation on optimism and positive sensory visualization and the connection to optimal |
| 2:02.5 | well-being. She is a recurring guest on today, and her work has been featured in Forbes, Harper's Bazaar, Vogue, Goop, Variety, E, and more. |
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