From the time she was a little girl, Elna Baker had dreamed of being thin. And she did become thin. She lost close to 100 pounds in five months. For a while Elna thought she was living her dream life, until she realized that she had lost herself in the process.

You can follow Maya @DrMayaShankar on Instagram.

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From the time she was a little girl, Elna Baker had dreamed of being thin. And she did become thin. She lost close to 100 pounds in five months. For a while Elna thought she was living her dream life, until she realized that she had lost herself in the process.You can follow Maya @DrMayaShankar on Instagram. Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we experience change and strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval.

Maya’s life took a dramatic turn when an injury ended her career as a violinist and inspired her to study the science of change.

Named Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year, A Slight Change of Plans features deeply personal stories and scientific insights about who we are and who we become in the face of a big change.

Past guests include Kacey Musgraves, Brené Brown, Ruby Bridges, Amanda Knox, Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth and more.

Whether it’s a sudden pivot or a slow transformation, each episode reveals how change can give us an opportunity to reimagine who we are and unlock greater possibility.

You can follow Maya on instagram @DrMayaShankar and read her free newsletter at changewithmaya.com.

 

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What happens when life doesn&rsquo;t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we experience change and strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval.
Maya&rsquo;s life took a dramatic turn when an injury ended her career as a violinist and inspired her to study the science of change.
Named Apple Podcasts&rsquo; Best Show of the Year, A Slight Change of Plans features deeply personal stories and scientific insights about who we are and who we become in the face of a big change.
Past guests include Kacey Musgraves, Bren&eacute; Brown, Ruby Bridges, Amanda Knox, Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth and more.
Whether it&rsquo;s a sudden pivot or a slow transformation, each episode reveals how change can give us an opportunity to reimagine who we are and unlock greater possibility.
You can follow Maya on instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drmayashankar/?hl=en">@DrMayaShankar</a> and read her free newsletter at&nbsp;<a href="http://changewithmaya.com/" data-stringify-link="http://changewithmaya.com" data-sk="tooltip_parent">changewithmaya.com</a>.
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A Slight Change of Plans

The Girl in the Mirror

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How can we find resilience, growth, and new possibilities within life’s more unpredictable moments? In this special episode from the podcast, TED Talks Daily, Maya joins journalist and author Simone Stolzoff to talk about how they’ve each explored uncertainty and change from different perspectives. Listen as they draw from their new books, Simone's “How to Not Know” and Maya's “The Other Side of Change,” to discuss why our discomfort with not having the answers might be holding us back, and how to find resilience in the face of change.

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How can we find resilience, growth, and new possibilities within life&rsquo;s more unpredictable moments? In this special episode from the podcast, TED Talks Daily, Maya joins journalist and author Simone Stolzoff to talk about how they&rsquo;ve each explored uncertainty and change from different perspectives. Listen as they draw from their new books, Simone's &ldquo;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/how-to-not-know-the-value-of-uncertainty-in-a-world-that-demands-answers-simone-stolzoff/f8396b87af41ef9f?">How to Not Know</a>&rdquo; and Maya's &ldquo;<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-other-side-of-change-who-we-become-when-life-makes-other-plans-maya-shankar/0effd3dca031b120?ean=9780593713686&amp;next=t&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=dsa_nonbrand&amp;utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D&amp;utm_term=dsa-19959388920&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=12440232635&amp;gbraid=0AAAAACfld40_75ePND5m46V9vmwH23MYF&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw-MDTBhCgARIsAKAkdlRzYiiA81iwNsm4HP_-huhfbENMJVvkAryCc5qfy8iqOkL42egQByAaAlWwEALw_wcB">The Other Side of Change</a>,&rdquo; to discuss why our discomfort with not having the answers might be holding us back, and how to find resilience in the face of change.
Find TED Talks Daily wherever you listen to podcasts or here: <a href="https://link.mgln.ai/kMxu6e">https://link.mgln.ai/kMxu6e</a>

Can Uncertainty Be a Gift?

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While deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force in 2014, psychologist Michael Valdovinos had an unexpected emotional breakdown. None of the diagnoses he knew best–like PTSD or depression–fit the crisis of conscience he was experiencing. Then he came across the concept of moral injury. 

On today’s episode, Michael and Maya explore what happens when our deepest values are violated, the different ways it can occur in everyday life, and how we can start to heal.

Check out Michael’s book, “Moral Injuries: When Good Conscience Suffers in a World of Hurt.”

If you enjoyed our conversation with Michael and want to hear more from A Slight Change of Plans, we recommend our episode “A Theranos Whistleblower” with Erika Cheung.

While deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Air Force in 2014, psychologist Michael Valdovinos had an unexpected emotional breakdown. None of the diagnoses he knew best&ndash;like PTSD or depression&ndash;fit the crisis of conscience he was experiencing. Then he came across the concept of moral injury.&nbsp;
On today&rsquo;s episode, Michael and Maya explore what happens when our deepest values are violated, the different ways it can occur in everyday life, and how we can start to heal.
Check out Michael&rsquo;s book, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/moral-injuries-michael-valdovinos?variant=43947396235298" data-airgap-id="11">Moral Injuries: When Good Conscience Suffers in a World of Hurt.</a>&rdquo;
If you enjoyed our conversation with Michael and want to hear more from A Slight Change of Plans, we recommend our episode &ldquo;<a href="https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/a-slight-change-of-plans/a-theranos-whistleblower" data-airgap-id="12">A Theranos Whistleblower</a>&rdquo; with Erika Cheung.

The Hidden Wounds of Moral Injury

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As the great Rocky Balboa once said about life: Iit will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.” But in this week’s episode from our friends at The Story Collider, two storytellers share stories of their strength of will and persistence to keep going despite the scientific challenges.

Part 1: Coral reef conservationist Emily Darling is at loss when a journalist asks her if she still has hope for coral reefs. Dr Emily Darling is a coral reef scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research has won international awards and been featured on National Geographic, Forbes International, CNN, and PBS Nature. She is passionate about the importance of underwater science and works closely with scientists around the world to measure the impact of coral reef conservation. In her spare time, she is (still) learning to sail.

Part 2: James Gordon readies himself for another one of his daughter’s heart surgeries. James Gordon is an international award winning author and poet, champion storyteller, and acclaimed actor. James can be seen on Chicago Med as Kent Taylor, Detective Smiley on Amazon's The G, and PA Flanders in Background Extras.

Find The Story Collider wherever you get your podcasts.

As the great Rocky Balboa once said about life: Iit will beat you to your knees and keep you&nbsp;there permanently if you let it.&rdquo; But in this week&rsquo;s episode from our friends at The Story Collider, two storytellers share stories of their strength of will and persistence to keep going despite the scientific challenges.
Part 1: Coral reef conservationist Emily Darling is at loss when a journalist asks her if she still has hope for coral reefs. Dr Emily Darling is a coral reef scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research has won international awards and been featured on National Geographic, Forbes International, CNN, and PBS Nature. She is passionate about the importance of underwater science and works closely with scientists around the world to measure the impact of coral reef conservation. In her spare time, she is (still) learning to sail.
Part 2: James Gordon readies himself for another one of his daughter&rsquo;s heart surgeries.&nbsp;James Gordon is an international award winning author and poet, champion storyteller, and&nbsp;acclaimed actor. James can be seen on Chicago Med as Kent Taylor, Detective Smiley on&nbsp;Amazon's The G, and PA Flanders in Background Extras.
<a href="https://bio.site/storycollider">Find The Story Collider wherever you get your podcasts.</a>

Tenacity: Stories about perseverance | From The Story Collider

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