Dr. Sue Varma

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1,488 appearances 2 recordings 2 series first heard May 2026 last heard 23 Jun

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unPAUSED with Dr. Mary Claire Haver · Train Your Brain To Thrive Through Menopause · 23 Jun 2026 podcast

And that this oxytocin receptor gene codes, what was so interesting to me was that really what it codes for is social skills, the ability to ask for help, right?

Agency.

And this is something that all of us can learn.

So even if you didn't fall into this 25% glass half full mentality, right?

You were born with a set of skills that some people have, but the rest of us who are not born with it, 75% are not going to be born this way.

75% of us are going to be more at risk for depression because we have this glass half full thinking.

If you don't stop your pessimism in its tracks, it will lead to depression.

That is a fact.

The question is how much pessimism, right?

So I'm all about risk management is just trying to narrow the amount of pessimism that you have.

trying to catch it early and trying to flip the switch on it.

Yes.

That's not true.

And so the interesting thing is, so I wanna be clear that what optimism is not.

Telling someone, just look on the bright side, right?

That's what we often associate with optimism.

Yeah.

Everything will work itself out.

That seems toxic to me.

100%, right?

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