Maya Shankar @ A Slight Change of Plans
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A @pushkinpods podcast about change. Cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar is the Creator, Exec. Producer & Host. 🌊 Preorder "The Other Side of Change" today!
Joined May 2021
Exciting news: I've written a book – and it's available for pre-order today! Visit https://t.co/5YD9PIgKXV to pre-order. “The Other Side of Change” is a deep dive into how we find meaning and opportunity in the tumult of change. https://t.co/5YD9PIgKXV
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So many of us move through life following invisible scripts shaped by culture, family, and trauma. What happens when we finally get the space to ask: Who am I? @Malala shares her own journey of self-discovery on A Slight Change of Plans: https://t.co/WvmTpFWel9
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On this week's episode, I sat down with @Malala to talk about her new memoir, Finding My Way, and the quiet, often complicated process of becoming our truest selves. It’s a conversation full of honesty, reflection, and quiet strength. I hope you listen❤️: https://t.co/WvmTpFWMaH
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We don’t need to overhaul our lives to build deeper connections. My friend and former U.S. Surgeon General @vivek_murthy shares easy, practical steps for building community on A Slight Change of Plans! 🎧❤️: https://t.co/zWRnKJSvw4
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Messy houses for the win! 👏🏾 Former U.S. Surgeon General @vivek_murthy shares practical steps we can take to nurture more meaningful relationships—and why making small changes (like not cleaning before guests come over) can help us feel more connected🧹👀 https://t.co/zWRnKJT3lC
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Sometimes we convince ourselves that caring for others means forgetting ourselves, but that kind of self-sacrifice can quietly wear us down. Dr. Felicia Hsu and I explore this deeply human, and often harmful, mindset on #ASlightChangeOfPlans: https://t.co/dQMlsoe71m
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On A Slight Change of Plans 🎧 Felicia Hsu grew up dreaming of becoming a doctor. Years of relentless dedication brought that dream within reach, but the toll it took left her wondering whether it was finally time to let it go...: https://t.co/dQMlsoe71m
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On A Slight Change of Plans, I spoke with Anna Sale, who’s built a career around navigating tough conversations on the @deathsexmoney podcast. We talked about what it means to hold space for hard emotions... especially when the stakes feel personal🎧 https://t.co/FLqpgGHzKB
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Anna Sale is what you might call a professional “haver of hard conversations”. As the creator of the @deathsexmoney podcast, she’s spent years exploring the taboo topics people tend to shy away from. Hear what she's learned on #ASlightChangeOfPlans: https://t.co/FLqpgGI7A9
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LOVE these illustrations for the latest A Slight Change of Plans episode!
My recent conversation with @SahilBloom for A Slight Change of Plans served as a powerful reminder for me that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is pause, and ask ourselves if the life we’re building is the one we truly want.. 🎧Listen now!: https://t.co/yfJX3tQFP0
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"I feel so wildly lucky to like myself" On the "Slight Change of Plans" @pushkinpods podcast, @slightchangepod, Maya Shankar interviews journalist Jessica Slice, author of #UnfitParent from @BeaconPressBks on letting go of society's standards of goodness.
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Podcast Episode · A Slight Change of Plans · 08/04/2025 · 43m
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Jessica Slice spent years working towards trying to like herself, but after experiencing a sudden health crisis, she was forced to put that work on indefinite pause. On today’s episode: who we can become when we let go of society’s standards of goodness🎧 https://t.co/IVviR3ShDS
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Reflecting on my conversation with @DrJudithJoseph and the idea of "pathological productivity." I always optimize my time in an effort to be as productive as possible. And yet…it never feels like I’m getting enough done. Can anyone else relate?
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Turns out, putting our phones down and eating our lunch in peace actually makes us happier. Who knew?😅 🎧 Hear more in my conversation with @DrJudithJoseph about reclaiming joy, on the latest episode of A Slight Change of Plans: https://t.co/NajSUjD6Mp
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On today’s A Slight Change of Plans episode: the masks we wear to hide how we feel inside. Hear more of my conversation with psychiatrist @drjudithjoseph wherever you get your podcasts🎧 https://t.co/NajSUjD6Mp
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🎧 For more stories about navigating change, listen to 𝘈 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘴 — free wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year 2021 Editor's Note: Maya Shankar blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behavior to help us understand who we are and who we become in the...
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When I suddenly couldn’t play the violin anymore, I felt stuck. The violin had defined me for so long – without it, who was I? This is known as “identity paralysis.” It happens to a lot of us when we face the unexpected and are forced to rethink who we are.
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Illustrations credit🎨: Sandrine Martin
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My recent conversation with @SahilBloom for A Slight Change of Plans served as a powerful reminder for me that sometimes the bravest thing we can do is pause, and ask ourselves if the life we’re building is the one we truly want.. 🎧Listen now!: https://t.co/yfJX3tQFP0
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This might be one of the most important questions we can ask ourselves. “What’s the difference between what I 𝘴𝘢𝘺 my priorities are, and what my daily actions 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 reflect?” 🎧 Catch the full convo w/ @SahilBloom: https://t.co/yfJX3tQFP0
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📈 @SahilBloom found career success after spending years in the financial industry, but was the life he was building actually what he wanted? Today on the show, Sahil talks hitting pause on the rat race and defining success on your own terms: https://t.co/yfJX3tQFP0
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