Dr. Wendy Suzuki: Boosting Your Brain For Success

Boss Ladies

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 top ten women changing the way we see the world by Good Housekeeping and regularly serves as a sought-after expert for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Shape, and Health. Her TED talk has more than 31 million views on Facebook and was the 2nd most viewed TED talk of 2018. She is the author of Good Anxiety and Healthy Brain, Happy Life.

In this episode, Wendy shares the short term and long term benefits of exercise on your brain. She provides us with the perfect exercise prescription in order to maximize these benefits. Wendy explains what good anxiety is and shares strategies for using good anxiety to our benefit, especially at work. She talks about how to be a great mentor for the next generation of Boss Ladies as well as tips for working in a male dominated space.