The Power of Real Optimism: What It Actually Means (and How to Practice It) w/ Dr. Deepika Chopra

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Deepika Chopra to talk about what real optimism actually means — and why it’s so different from toxic positivity. We unpack the science behind resilience, curiosity, and staying open when life is hard, and we get practical about how to grow your “optimism muscle” in everyday moments. We talk about language shifts (like the power of “never” and “always”), parenting through low-capacity seasons, rituals that ground families, and why affirmations and manifestation don’t always work the way we think they do. I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans Here: https://bit.ly/3rMLMsL Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: https://dralizapressman.substack.com/ Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast Sponsors: Quince: Go to Quince.com/humans for free shipping on your order and 365-day return Experian: Get started with the Experian App now! Little Spoon: Get 30% off your first online order at littlespoon.com/RGH with code RGH OneSkin: Get 15% off OneSkin with the code RGH at https://www.oneskin.co/RGH #oneskinpod Monarch: 50% off your first year at monarch.com with code HUMANS See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
0:09.6	Welcome to Raising Good Humans.
0:12.1	We are talking about real optimism today.
0:16.1	My guest, Dr. DePika Chopra, has a book about to come out called Real Optimism, a practical science-based
0:22.6	guide to staying resilient, curious, and open, even when life is hard. Sometimes optimism
0:28.9	is a little bit misunderstood, so we're talking about what it really is and practical tools
0:34.1	to get there. Don't forget to share this episode with someone who needs a little
0:38.2	real optimism bolstering in their life and write a little review of the podcast whenever you get a
0:44.6	chance. Thank you so much. I want you to define optimism. Yeah. Because it's different than what
0:52.7	people think. It's different than what people think. And's different than what people think and it's more doable.
0:57.0	Yes.
0:58.0	When you define it.
0:59.0	So you go for it.
1:00.0	Okay.
1:01.0	It is my favorite thing to do.
1:02.0	So yes, I think optimism is completely misunderstood.
1:08.0	And, you know, whenever I'm speaking to audiences, I often ask, and I'm like,
1:13.9	what do you guys, what word comes to mind when you think of optimism? And of course, most people,
1:19.3	it's like a resounding echo of like positivity or glass half full. And I think it's interesting
1:25.8	and probably pretty surprising the people when the word
1:30.1	positivity, I associate it with optimism, maybe like third, fourth, fifth word. They're sort of maybe
1:38.4	cousins. But to me, something that is much more in relation with optimism are things like resiliency
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