Dr. Wendy Suzuki

But it allowed me to approach grief in a very different way. And I want to say I'm almost thankful for that experience because it made me search for the beauty that comes from the pain in our lives in a brand new way.

But it allowed me to approach grief in a very different way. And I want to say I'm almost thankful for that experience because it made me search for the beauty that comes from the pain in our lives in a brand new way.

I learned that my brain was more resilient than I thought it was. I expanded the range of my emotions that I had experienced in my life, which is a good thing. I think that relativism is beautiful. That dark feeling of deep grief helps me appreciate the joyous moments And I think about that a lot after this has happened. That was part of the gift that I got.

I learned that my brain was more resilient than I thought it was. I expanded the range of my emotions that I had experienced in my life, which is a good thing. I think that relativism is beautiful. That dark feeling of deep grief helps me appreciate the joyous moments And I think about that a lot after this has happened. That was part of the gift that I got.

Yes, and it changed the way I looked at, because then I did the eulogy. I came out of it. I was feeling better. Okay, I have to go back to this book on anxiety, but I couldn't write it in the same way anymore.

Yes, and it changed the way I looked at, because then I did the eulogy. I came out of it. I was feeling better. Okay, I have to go back to this book on anxiety, but I couldn't write it in the same way anymore.

I had to find the gifts or the superpowers that came from anxiety, which I've already shared that with you, but that's the reason why I never would have, like, I don't know what the gifts are. Well, I did learn, not trick- I learned that lesson through that experience. And I applied it to the emotion of anxiety. And I think it changed the book. Well, I know it changed the book.

I had to find the gifts or the superpowers that came from anxiety, which I've already shared that with you, but that's the reason why I never would have, like, I don't know what the gifts are. Well, I did learn, not trick- I learned that lesson through that experience. And I applied it to the emotion of anxiety. And I think it changed the book. Well, I know it changed the book.

I wrote it in a completely different way. And I've used those lessons in a different way in my life since that experience.

I wrote it in a completely different way. And I've used those lessons in a different way in my life since that experience.

Yeah. As a nerdy neuroscientist, I know all about the mechanisms and the receptors involved in stress. And not that I studied grief per se, but grief is one that gives you a lot of stress when you have grief. I think my whole life has helped me bring my more academic study of neuroscience to life.

Yeah. As a nerdy neuroscientist, I know all about the mechanisms and the receptors involved in stress. And not that I studied grief per se, but grief is one that gives you a lot of stress when you have grief. I think my whole life has helped me bring my more academic study of neuroscience to life.

There is the lessons that I could teach and that I do teach to students about what we know about the stress system, the memory system, your prefrontal cortex, decision-making, all these fascinating topics. But then there is life that comes in. And I think that what I've been doing more recently in my career, I did a very traditional academic career up to a certain point.

There is the lessons that I could teach and that I do teach to students about what we know about the stress system, the memory system, your prefrontal cortex, decision-making, all these fascinating topics. But then there is life that comes in. And I think that what I've been doing more recently in my career, I did a very traditional academic career up to a certain point.

And then I started to try and apply kind of life's lessons to neuroscience. And so what does that mean? That means going off book and thinking about other ways to convey anxiety, not just the clinical part. but the useful part for your life. So that's how I would describe it.

And then I started to try and apply kind of life's lessons to neuroscience. And so what does that mean? That means going off book and thinking about other ways to convey anxiety, not just the clinical part. but the useful part for your life. So that's how I would describe it.

Yeah, so, you know, emotional trauma also, there's a relatively simple formula with what happens, which is going back to the stress hormone cortisol. Depending on the actual stressor and the duration of that, it is going to first kind of alert your brain. It's like, I don't want this to happen again. It's like, this will not happen again. And that's what it was supposed to do.

Yeah, so, you know, emotional trauma also, there's a relatively simple formula with what happens, which is going back to the stress hormone cortisol. Depending on the actual stressor and the duration of that, it is going to first kind of alert your brain. It's like, I don't want this to happen again. It's like, this will not happen again. And that's what it was supposed to do.

It's supposed to heighten your senses so you can escape from the burning building. However, in these other life circumstances, a breakup or death that, you know, the emotional effects linger for a long time, they might actually cause what's called fear memories. to develop.

It's supposed to heighten your senses so you can escape from the burning building. However, in these other life circumstances, a breakup or death that, you know, the emotional effects linger for a long time, they might actually cause what's called fear memories. to develop.