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The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

Dr. Maya Shankar explains that writing The Other Side of Change helped her feel more hopeful about navigating life’s unexpected challenges. Although she personally struggles with change, her research and interviews with others showed her that difficult transitions can lead to growth and new possibilities. Through the stories and strategies in her book, she hopes to help readers cope with uncertainty and find strength during times when life doesn’t go as planned. She also encourages listeners to explore her book and podcast and share the episode with others who might benefit.

 

See her book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729180/the-other-side-of-change-by-maya-shankar/

 

Website: https://mayashankar.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmayashankar/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drmayashankar/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-shankar-8b380350

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MayaUmaShankar

 

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The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans
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Dr. Maya Shankar

Maya Shankar is a cognitive scientist and creator of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, previously named “Best Show of the Year” by Apple. She served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Obama White House where she founded and chaired the Social and Behavioral Sciences Team, which President Obama formalized by Executive Order in 2015. She was also appointed as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations. Maya has a B.A. from Yale and a doctorate from Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience at Stanford. She has been profiled by The New Yorker, has been a guest on NPR, CBS Mornings, and The Today Show, and was featured as a neuroscience expert on National Geographic’s Limitless with Chris Hemsworth. She is a former violin student of Itzhak Perlman at Juilliard, and is the author of the forthcoming book with Penguin Random House, The Other Side of Change.

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