In Part 2 of Good Anxiety, neuroscientist Dr. Wendy Suzuki explores how to work with anxiety and train your brain for joy.

Why does your brain cling to stress? How can sleep, movement, and social connection improve mood, focus, and emotional regulation?

Dr. Suzuki introduces joy conditioning, a neuroscience-based practice that helps rewire the brain by intentionally strengthening positive memories. She also explains the “garbage truck” brain metaphor and why sleep and recovery are essential for mental clarity and resilience.

Instead of eliminating anxiety, learn how to harness it and build small, realistic habits that support calm, connection, and lasting wellbeing.

✨ Good anxiety shows us what matters.✨ Joy conditioning helps us hold onto it.

Having difficulty managing your anxiety or other mental health concerns? Call NYU’s Wellness Exchange at (212) 443-9999, available 24/7 or 988 nationwide for non-NYU listeners.

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In Part 1 of Good Anxiety: Why Your Brain Needs a Bubble Bath, neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki joins Good Sex at NYU to rethink anxiety—not as something to eliminate, but something you can work with.

Dr. Wendy Suzuki isn’t just studying the brain—she’s lived this work. She shares personal moments that shaped her research, from exercise and memory to grief and resilience, bringing neuroscience out of the lab and into real life.

Join Dr. Suzuki—NYU Professor of Neuroscience, Dean of the College of Arts & Science, and author of Healthy Brain, Happy Life and Good Anxiety—as she breaks down:

• the difference between “good” vs. “bad” anxiety

• how stress shows up in the brain and body

• why movement, breath, and presence are some of the most powerful tools for mental wellbeing

🎧 Tune in—and start building a better relationship with anxiety!

What happens when technology is used to cause harm — and how can people protect themselves?

In Part 2 of this conversation, Good Sex at NYU continues its discussion with experts from the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, focusing on laws, accountability, and real-world steps for safety when it comes to technology-facilitated gender-based violence.

This episode explores:

• How existing New York State laws apply to digital abuse, stalking, harassment, and coercion

• Recent updates to laws addressing non-consensual intimate images, including AI-generated deepfakes

• The federal Take It Down Act and what it means for removing harmful content online

• Why law enforcement responses can vary — and how advocacy and specialized cyber units can help

• What to do if you’re experiencing sextortion, cyberstalking, or image-based abuse

• Practical steps students can take to protect their digital footprint, privacy, and location data

• Why accountability, peer intervention, and education matter in preventing harm

• Resources available for NYU students and the broader community

This episode emphasizes that online harm is real harm — and that support, legal tools, and prevention strategies do exist.

⚠️ Activation Warning: This episode discusses sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and trauma. Please take care while listening. NYU students can reach out to the Wellness Exchange at 212-443-9999 or via the Wellness Exchange app.

Resources:

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

• National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673

• NYC HOPE Hotline (people who have experienced sexual assault, intimate partner violence, domestic violence, trafficking, etc): 1-800-621-HOPE (4673)

  
  

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