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We discuss:
- Why she went went back to school to become a positive psychiatrist
- How she defines Vitality
- How two types of people – Teflon and Velcro – react to stress
- Emodiversity
- Why old dogs can indeed learn new tricks
- How you can create Uplifts in your day
- The stories we tell ourselves – and the power of a new narrative
- The benefits of expanding your horizons
- How discomfort gives us valuable data
- Why you should want some “desirable difficulty” in your life
- Steps to have more Everyday Vitality
Dr. Boardman joins us from New York.
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Bio
Dr. Samantha Boardman is Clinical Instructor in Psychiatry and Attending Psychiatrist at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is also the founder of PositivePrescription.com, a website that combines her training from medical school and psychiatry with her work and training in the field of positive psychology. Her weekly newsletter, the popular Weekly Dose, shares actionable, productive and digestible advice with her devoted readers. Samantha received her B.A. from Harvard University, an M.A. in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Medical Degree from Cornell University Medical College where she was awarded the Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry. Dr. Boardman has published papers in journals including Translational Neuroscience, The American Journal of Psychiatry and The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.
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For More on Dr. Samantha Boardman
Everyday Vitality: Turning Stress into Strength
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Wise Quotes
On Becoming
“We get so stuck in this idea of who we are and the story we tell about ourselves. I am a morning person. I don’t watch football. I can’t stand this. And often, it’s really preferences people have or habits about who they are. I think it’s Dan Ariely, who spoke about how we’re all sort of in the process of becoming. We can all look back and see how much we’ve changed, but we have such a hard time imagining how much we will change moving forward. And we’re all in the process of becoming – no matter what age we are.”
On Noticing
“Her advice was always look for three things every day that are different about your partner. Notice how different they look in that shirt. Notice the way that they are maybe doing something different. Notice when they tell you something. Maybe it’s something they’ve never told you before. Prime yourself to be noticing nuance. This is the essence of mindfulness. It’s not meditating. It’s just noticing what’s different – and what’s new. For instance, if you ask people who are playing in an orchestra and they play the same thing every night, play it just a little bit differently. Not that anyone else would notice, but just for you so that there’s more nuance in it.”
On Values, Actions, and Being Intentional
“Robert Brooks, who we had spoken about is such an interesting man. And I remember he’s talked a lot about how when your values are reflected in your actions and how important that is. And one of the questions I ask my patients when I first meet them is: What are your top three values? And then I’ll ask them: So, how do you spend your time? What did you do on Saturday? And there’s often a disconnect. There’s a sort of vast gap between what they care about, what is meaningful to them, and what they actually do. And I spend a lot of time trying to create much more overlap in that intentionality. And I’ve seen these questions that Robert Brooks had asked about, a different way of framing the walking your walk question: What are three words that your partner or your children, or your best friend or your colleague would use to describe you? Then the next question is: So, what do you do on an everyday basis to sort of invite this description of you in these three words? And then: How do you think your partner, colleague, child would actually describe you? What three words would they actually use? And four: What are you going to do to close that gap? The point is thinking about what you value and then noticing: What are the actions I’m taking to embody those values in my everyday life? And checking in every week to see, and even maybe with your partner or with a best friend, are you walking your walk? Because I think that an incredible, very important contributor to that sense of satisfaction in your everyday life is when it feels intentional. And you don’t feel like a tumble weed sort of being blown around.”
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Mentioned In This Episode
Ryan & Deci Three pillars of well-being
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