The Neuro Experience

#325: How Trauma Affects Our Habits and Our Life Choices | Dr Sue Varma, MD

Feb 13, 2024

Dr. Sue Varma, a distinguished psychiatrist based in NYC, discusses how trauma affects habits and life choices. She also provides insights on forming habits, achieving eternal optimism, and outlines the 8 pillars of practical optimism.

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Sue Varma

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Habits are crucial for positive change and achieving goals, reducing decision fatigue and making positive choices effortless.

Processing emotions and building resilience are vital for overcoming trauma, and maintaining a positive attitude can help build optimism and resilience.

Practicing practical optimism, which involves finding purpose, managing emotions, problem-solving, building relationships, and maintaining good habits, can lead to a longer, healthier, and more fulfilling life.

Deep dives

The Importance of Habits

Habits are behaviors that become routine and automated, bypassing conscious control. They are crucial for making positive changes and achieving goals. Developing habits reduces decision fatigue and makes positive choices effortless. It is important to have deliberate habits in place to overcome obstacles and achieve optimal health and success.

Introduction

6min

The Impact of Habits on Health

14min

Understanding Trauma and Its Impact

12min

The Power of Optimism

11min

Overcoming Performance Anxiety and the Importance of Internal Motivation

2min

Problem Solving: Recognizing and Addressing Obstacles

10min

Discussion on the Availability and Pre-sale of 'Practical Optimism'

2min

This episode's guest is Sudeepta(Sue) Verma. Dr Sue Varma, MD, PC, DFAPA, is a distinguished psychiatrist and cognitive behavioural therapist based in New York City.

Dr Varma has made significant contributions to the field of mental health. Notably, she served as the pioneering medical director and psychiatrist for the esteemed 9/11 mental health program at NYU. Alongside her clinical work, Dr. Varma holds the Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry position at New York University (NYU) Langone Health. Her accomplishments have been recognised by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), where she was honoured as a Distinguished Fellow, the highest honour bestowed upon its members.

In this episode, Sue and I discuss:

80% of our Health is built upon our Habits
How to Form a Habit?
How to deal with Trauma?
How to achieve Eternal Optimism?
What are the 8 pillars of Practical Optimism?

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0:00 Coming up…
0:36 Introduction
2:37 80% of our Health is built upon our Habits
6:07 What is a Habit?
8:25 How to Form a Habit?
12:40 What stops us from doing the work?
17:01 How to deal with Trauma?
28:18 How to achieve Eternal Optimism?
32:17 What are the 8 pillars of Practical Optimism?
51:04 Ending

Sue’s Links and Resources:
Website: https://www.doctorsuevarma.com
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The Neuro Experience

#325: How Trauma Affects Our Habits and Our Life Choices | Dr Sue Varma, MD

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

The Importance of Habits

Trauma and Habits

The Power of Practical Optimism

Processing Emotions and Problem-Solving

The Importance of Meaningful Connections

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