The Power of Real Optimism
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The Power of Real Optimism

A Practical, Science-Based Guide to Staying Resilient, Curious, and Open Even When Life is Hard

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eBook - ePub

The Power of Real Optimism

A Practical, Science-Based Guide to Staying Resilient, Curious, and Open Even When Life is Hard

About this book

AS FEATURED IN GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: 'I can feel rusty parts of my brain coming back to life' Lucy Mangan

Optimism isn't about pretending everything is fine. It's about staying open and flexible-especially when it's not. In this fresh, science-backed debut, professional psychologist and media expert Dr. Deepika Chopra shows us how to build the kind of optimism that can actually withstand real life.

Grounded, practical, and poetic in all the right ways, this book will challenge your relationship with hope, rewire how you recover from hard things, and invite you to stay soft without falling apart. With her blend of intimate storytelling, psychological insight, and tangible tools-including a 33-day Real Optimism Challenge-Dr. Chopra offers something far more enduring than a quick fix or fleeting affirmation. She invites us into a deeper, more resilient way of living-one where we can stay curious in the face of fear, open in the face of grief, and grounded even as the world wobbles beneath us.

Because real optimism doesn't deny the dark-it teaches us how to see in it.

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Information

Publisher
Leap
Year
2026
eBook ISBN
9781785125430
Topic
Personal Development
Subtopic
Personal Success

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Epigraph
  7. Contents
  8. Prologue
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1. “Stay Positive!”: What We Get Wrong About Optimism and Why It Matters
  11. Chapter 2. “It’s All in Your Head”: The Seven Truths of the Brain and Its Power to Foster an Optimistic Mindset
  12. Chapter 3. “Good Vibes Only”: What the Cult of Positivity Ignores About Human Emotions
  13. Chapter 4. “Therapy Fixes Everything!”: Taking Mental Health Beyond the Couch
  14. Chapter 5. “You Can Have It All!”: How the Impossible Ideal of “Balance” Hampers Optimism
  15. Chapter 6. “Just Ask the Universe!” A Science-Based Guide to Manifesting Your Dream Life
  16. Chapter 7. “Believe in Yourself!”: A Scientific Approach to Creating Affirmations That Actually Work
  17. Chapter 8. “Trust Your Gut”: Reconnect with Your Intuition to Improve Decision-Making
  18. Chapter 9. “We Never Fight!”: How Optimists Embrace Conflict to Cultivate Strong Relationships
  19. Chapter 10. Optimism Is an Inside Job: The Science of Self-Care
  20. Chapter 11. The 33-Day Optimism Challenge: Ritualize Optimism into Your Most Powerful Habit
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. Notes
  23. Index
  24. About the Author

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