Hey listeners, if you come to the moth for heartfelt,
interesting stories that you can really sit with and learn from,
this episode from our friends at a slight change of plans will feel familiar.
At age nine,
poet Javier Zamora began a harrowing 3,000 mile journey from El Salvador to the United States.
More than 20 years later, he shared his story, one of loneliness, anxiety, and resilience,
revisiting what it took to survive such difficult circumstances and the struggles he still grapples with today.
with the same heart and vulnerability that moth listeners love, Zamora revisits fear,
endurance, and the quiet courage of a child, navigating an unimaginable change.
Like the moth, a slight change of plans is all about our shared experiences and how they shape us.
It's hosted by Dr.
Maya Schunker, a cognitive behavioral scientist and best-selling author,
who explores who we become in the face of change,
how we can better navigate moments of upheaval,
and why change might just give us an opportunity to unlock great possibilities.
Enjoy this episode.
If you like what you hear, find a slight change of plans wherever you get your podcasts.
act in a way I know to grow up and I know how to make myself small so these individuals won't think of me as an annoying little kid and so that they would love me and take care of me like oh my god please please love me and please like me and please take care of me
because if you don't then I don't know what I'm gonna have to do That's Javier Zamora,
who at age nine left his childhood home in El Salvador to reunite with his parents in the U.S.