1 00:00:15,476 --> 00:00:22,716 Speaker 1: Pushkin. Hey, Happiness Lab listeners, I've been hard at work 2 00:00:22,756 --> 00:00:25,476 Speaker 1: on the next season of this podcast for months, but 3 00:00:25,516 --> 00:00:27,356 Speaker 1: it would also be fair to say that this season 4 00:00:27,436 --> 00:00:30,716 Speaker 1: has been decades in the making. You see, I've finally 5 00:00:30,756 --> 00:00:33,676 Speaker 1: taken the courage to let down my defenses and share 6 00:00:33,796 --> 00:00:36,836 Speaker 1: the story of how the happiness teacher sometimes comes in 7 00:00:36,876 --> 00:00:39,596 Speaker 1: at the bottom of the class and you give me now, Okay, 8 00:00:39,756 --> 00:00:41,796 Speaker 1: I'm going to explore topics that are dear to my 9 00:00:41,876 --> 00:00:44,316 Speaker 1: heart with people that are dear to my heart, like 10 00:00:44,356 --> 00:00:46,556 Speaker 1: my mom. Wait a minute, let me put the TV off. 11 00:00:46,836 --> 00:00:49,556 Speaker 1: I'll be finding out why I personally struggle so badly 12 00:00:49,756 --> 00:00:52,556 Speaker 1: with even simple things like sitting still and doing nothing. 13 00:00:52,916 --> 00:00:55,476 Speaker 2: This is a whole episode about boredom because I feel 14 00:00:55,476 --> 00:00:57,716 Speaker 2: like I'm pretty bad at boredom. You are, But I 15 00:00:57,716 --> 00:01:00,956 Speaker 2: feel like I'm bad at boredom because you're bad at boredom. Yeah. 16 00:01:00,996 --> 00:01:03,796 Speaker 1: No, I didn't do well with doing nothing. I'll ask 17 00:01:03,836 --> 00:01:05,556 Speaker 1: why I let stress ruin my health. 18 00:01:05,836 --> 00:01:09,356 Speaker 3: Your stress could be viewed in a debilitating way. Hard 19 00:01:09,436 --> 00:01:12,036 Speaker 3: is racing your palms or sweaty or butterflies in your stomach. 20 00:01:12,276 --> 00:01:14,676 Speaker 3: In that circumstance, it feels self evident and the stress 21 00:01:14,756 --> 00:01:17,116 Speaker 3: is bad, that it's assign your body is preparing for 22 00:01:17,196 --> 00:01:17,956 Speaker 3: damage and defeat. 23 00:01:18,196 --> 00:01:21,436 Speaker 1: Why perfectionism sometimes pushes me to the breaking point. I 24 00:01:21,476 --> 00:01:24,476 Speaker 1: was having no human contact. I didn't go outside for 25 00:01:24,556 --> 00:01:28,116 Speaker 1: ten days once before final exams. And what it is 26 00:01:28,156 --> 00:01:30,236 Speaker 1: about death that paralyzes me with fear? 27 00:01:30,516 --> 00:01:34,596 Speaker 2: This is for a whole episode about is it the nactophobia? 28 00:01:34,836 --> 00:01:37,756 Speaker 1: Is that what you see it phanatophobia? I see panatophobia 29 00:01:37,796 --> 00:01:40,956 Speaker 1: because I have really terrible of panatophobia. I'm like, really 30 00:01:40,956 --> 00:01:43,516 Speaker 1: spooked about death. And when I find out why these 31 00:01:43,516 --> 00:01:46,516 Speaker 1: things affect me so badly, I'm hoping to do something 32 00:01:46,556 --> 00:01:49,236 Speaker 1: about it. I think you're doing much much better. I mean, 33 00:01:49,316 --> 00:01:52,476 Speaker 1: I'm just glad you've kind of confronteday. So join me. 34 00:01:52,636 --> 00:01:56,356 Speaker 1: Doctor Laurie Santo's on this very personal journey, Available from 35 00:01:56,476 --> 00:01:58,596 Speaker 1: June third, wherever you get your podcasts.