Speaker 1: Pushkin. Hey, it's Maya. We're back next Monday, June fifth,
Speaker 1: with a brand new season of a slight Change of Plans.
Speaker 1: As always, we'll hear personal stories of change from people
Speaker 1: who face the unexpected.
Speaker 2: I was really angry, I said heart cancer. Nobody gets
Speaker 2: heart cancer?
Speaker 3: Kidding?
Speaker 1: Is that even a thing? We'll also hear from experts
Speaker 1: who teach us how we can live happier, healthier lives,
Speaker 1: like world debate champion Boso, who helps me rediscover the
Speaker 1: power of a good disagreement.
Speaker 3: I experience disagreement as a kind of closeness, and that
Speaker 3: means sometimes being in touch with yourself, being in touch
Speaker 3: with others, with the world around you at such proximity
Speaker 3: that it could.
Speaker 1: Hurt Psychologist Kristin Nephini. Thus some myths about self compassion,
Speaker 1: like the idea that self criticism is more motivating.
Speaker 4: Our sense of self kind of gets absorbed by the shame.
Speaker 4: It's like we disappear self. Compassion is actually what motivates
Speaker 4: you to try to correct the behavior.
Speaker 5: And then we'll hear from a pioneer in meditation research,
Speaker 5: doctor Richie Davidson, who explains how the practice can change
Speaker 5: our brains and why It doesn't require a special cushion
Speaker 5: or dedicated time.
Speaker 2: Here's the thing. You don't need to take any time
Speaker 2: out of your day. You can do this while you're
Speaker 2: engaged in other activities of daily living, like taking out
Speaker 2: the garbage or doing your dishes, or commuting or whatever.
Speaker 3: It is.
Speaker 1: Okay, that is the most compelling pitch I've ever heard,
Speaker 1: so thank you, and this is a fun one. You'll
Speaker 1: also hear a story from someone who makes his living
Speaker 1: as a professional pizza enthusiast. He tells me how he
Speaker 1: got his start.
Speaker 6: When you're going to pitch a business to somebody, you
Speaker 6: clean up and dress nice. I was not in that mode.
Speaker 6: I was living on a boat. I probably hadn't showered.
Speaker 6: I'm sure I was wearing a sweater with holes in it.
Speaker 6: I never would have said yes to myself.
Speaker 1: I can't wait to share these conversations with you. In
Speaker 1: the meantime, you can follow me on Instagram at doctor
Speaker 1: Maya Schunker for a behind the scenes look at the show.
Speaker 1: See you next week.