Maya Shankar
speaker
1,518 appearances
8 recordings
7 series
first heard Oct 2025
last heard 5 Jul
Maya Shankar’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Growing up, she went to a wealthy private school.
Her parents were very middle class.
She never really fit in.
She was bullied a lot.
And she never felt like she had her boyfriend's family's approval.
And when she comes in, she has to confront for the first time that she cannot curate a version of herself for these people in order to gain their approval.
And by the way, like Olivia's story is extreme, but most of us can resonate with this, right?
Most of us want to create a version of ourselves for other people that is palatable, that is lovable, that is likable, that wins us favor, right?
With other human beings.
And almost by brute force, Olivia, because she cannot curate an image of her, she has a ventilator strapped to her face.
She can't be poised.
She can't be charming.
She can't make funny jokes.
She has to confront...
the version of herself that is the most raw and authentic and vulnerable version of her in this new state.
And the details are what obviously make her story so incredible.
But over time, as she witnesses her care team fall in love with her for who she really is,
She has to engage in a kind of self-acceptance that she never thought was possible and to start to love herself.
And what I find so heartening about Olivia's story is that at the outset of her change, she was absolutely resolute that the only way she would ever feel happy and peaceful and worthy in this world is if she made a full and complete recovery.
And while her recovery was astounding, it was not full.
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