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

The Neuro Experience

Feb 13 2024 • 55 mins

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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