Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Stressed? Worried? Can’t Focus?: The Neuroscientist’s Guide to Anxiety

About this episode

Dr. Wendy Suzuki discusses the science of anxiety and how to manage it effectively.

If you dread parties, can’t face job interviews, or won’t start scary conversations with your partner, this is the episode for you. Dr Wendy Suzuki is a neuroscientist and an international expert on anxiety and the brain. Her new book, Good Anxiety, unpacks the science of everyday anxiety in a way that helps us manage it. In this episode, Andrew and Wendy discuss: ⚡️What “good anxiety” is, and how to channel it in the right direction. ⚡️How anxiety can lead to productivity and creativity. ⚡️Meditation, tea-drinking, and the jujitsu move that turns anxiety around. Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a Professor of Neural Science and Psychology in the Center for Neural Science at New York University and a celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity. She was recently named one of the 10 women changing the way we see the world by Good Housekeeping. Her TED talk has more than 31 million views on Facebook, and her first book Healthy Brain Happy Life was recently made into a PBS special. If You’re Looking for More…. You can subscribe to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Podcasts) and hear a bonus mini-episode every week. Or you can join our Supporters Club on Patreon…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew G. Marshall

Guest: Dr. Wendy Suzuki

Topics covered

• anxiety
• neuroscience
• mental health
• productivity
• creativity
• self-improvement

Keywords

• anxiety
• neuroscience
• mental health
• productivity
• creativity
• meditation
• neuroplasticity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York University, Good Housekeeping

Books & works: Good Anxiety, Healthy Brain Happy Life

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