Dr. Maya Shankar

And then you will feel less ill-equipped, less unprepared for this new moment.

You actually have so many more capabilities than you might've thought that are gonna help you kick ass at this new venture.

One of my favorite insights from the research, because it's so heartening, is that helping others is one of the best ways to boost our own well-being.

And I had this conversation with the former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy on my podcast, A Slight Change of Plans.

And he was telling me that in the face of the loneliness epidemic, one of the best antidotes is not necessarily self-care.

It is actually just going out into the community and doing something to make other people's lives better.

And it doesn't have to involve starting some epic nonprofit.

It can be as small as helping someone cross the street or smiling at a stranger or you notice someone in a challenging situation and you just stop by and see if you can help them.

These small moments have absolutely...

outsized positive impacts on our mental health and our sense of wellbeing and our self-compassion because we see ourselves being valuable in the world around us.

And so I try to practice that as much as I can in my daily life.

And I would encourage everyone listening to do that too because it'll just make the world a better place.

So the first thing folks can do is to pre-order a copy of my book, The Other Side of Change.

As a first-time author, I would really appreciate this.

And pre-orders really, really help signal to bookstores that there's interest in this book.

So you can find The Other Side of Change wherever you buy books.

This book was truly a passion project for me.

It features stories that folks will not have heard on my podcast.

And it's been years in the making.

So I'm just so excited to share this project with people.