Hey there, I'm Dr. Maya Shunker, and I'm a scientist who studies human behavior.

Many of us have experienced a moment in our lives that changes everything that instantly divides our life

into a before and an after.

On my podcast, a slight change of plans,

I talk to people about navigating these moments.

Their stories are full of candor and hard-won wisdom.

And you'll hear from scientists who teach us how we can be more resilient in the face of change.

Listen on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Pushkin.

The world is certainly facing a ton of happiness challenges, but whenever I feel down-hearted at the sheer scale of the problems we need to tackle, I remember all the people working hard to put things right.

These days, there are so many people

in government, in medicine, in academia, and in the media trying to draw attention

to the importance of well-being that they can easily fill a whole conference center.

The World Happiness Summit, Waha Su for short,

has been bringing experts together since 2016

to meet swap ideas and give talks to the public.

This year's summit was in London, and I wasn't swap ideas and give talks to the public.

This year's summit was in London,

and I went along so I could record a live episode of this show

with a total rock star of the British happiness community.

Welcome to the Wahasu live version of the happiness lab.

I am super excited to introduce my guest,

Dr. Rungen Chattergy.

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