Grover’s Super Solution to Self-Talk

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Pushkin Industries

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 14.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

It's not always easy being a podcast host. Dr Laurie is stressed, making mistakes and blaming herself. When things go wrong, we're often our own harshest critics. So how can we tame this type of unkind self-talk?

Luckily for Dr Laurie, Super Grover comes to the rescue - with tips on how she can talk to herself in kind and compassionate ways that will help her manage her feelings, perform better, and feel happier.

(Sesame Workshop is a non-profit organization with a mission to help kids grow smarter, stronger, and kinder. The work they do is funded by donations big and small - so if you want to become a part of their important work to improve children’s emotional well-being, then visit: sesameworkshop.org/support-us/)

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by The Letter S, because today we're talking about...
0:27.4	Self-talk is a powerful way to coach ourselves through stressful situations,
0:51.2	and it works for people of all ages, whether you're an adult,
0:54.1	a kid, a furry blue monster, or a podcast host like me who just happens to be having a pretty bad day.
1:02.7	Our minds are constantly telling us what to do to be happy,
1:05.3	but what if our minds are wrong? What if our minds are lying to us,
1:08.8	leading us away from what we'll really make us happy? The good news is that understanding
1:12.8	the science of the mind can point us all back in the right direction. You're listening to the
1:17.0	happiness lab with me, Dr. Laurie Santos, and one of my new friends from Sesame Street, Grover.
1:24.1	Listen up, everybody!
1:30.4	Hello, everybody! Grover, I am so glad you're here today because I could really use a lift.
1:36.7	Oh, well, I am fantastic at lifting. Wait, furniture, you name it, I can lift it.
1:42.2	It's not exactly the lifting I was talking about. See, I'm feeling kind of overwhelmed today.
1:46.5	There's so much to do at work, and at home, and on this podcast, it's a lot for just one me.
1:51.6	You know what? I hear you, Dr. Laurie. I have got a lot on my plate too, and I am just one Grover!
1:58.0	I work three to four jobs a day, you know. Sometimes I am a dog walker, other times I waiter,
2:03.8	or a delivery monster. Once, I was even an engineer. You were? What did you build?
2:08.8	Oh, a very impressive tower. 24 stories tall!
2:12.8	24 stories? That is really tall.
2:15.1	Yes, it was built with the finest books the library had to offer, starting with the three little
2:21.3	pigs at the bottom and ending way up at the top with my favorite story, Little Red Riding Hood.
2:27.2	Wow, you can really do it all. Hey, have you ever run a podcast because I could use the help?
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