2025-04-21
45 分钟Pushkin.
There's no way around it.
Sometimes life is tough.
Awful even.
Bad things happen all the time, whether it's an unanticipated health problem,
a new relationship woe, or dire news on the job.
Sometimes these nasty circumstances result from our own behaviors and choices,
and sometimes they have nothing to do with us whatsoever.
Every day, people become the victims of random accidents,
natural disasters, or even unprovoked attacks.
In the aftermath of awful events like these, it's easy to feel upset and broken.
And when things are really bad,
you can even start wondering whether you'll be able to pick up the pieces of your life again.
This spring, I was invited to host a discussion at the World Happiness Summit in Miami.
And that gave me the chance to interview someone who's dedicated her career to helping people whose lives have been impacted in awful ways.
This is psychiatrist Dr.
Sue Varma.
Sue was the first medical director at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program at NYU,
where she treated people caught up in the attacks of 9-11.
Sue has now gathered her insights from decades of this kind of work into a new book called Practical Optimism,