

A Slight Change of Plans
Pushkin Industries
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.
Get early, ad-free access to episodes of A Slight Change of Plans by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows.
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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.
Get early, ad-free access to episodes of A Slight Change of Plans by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows.
Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkinSubscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plus
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the A Slight Change of Plans podcast:

#1 Mentioned in 3 episodes
The Other Side of Change
Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans

#2 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The middle place

#3 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Love Warrior

#4 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Let Them Theory
A Life-Changing Tool That Millions of People Can't Stop Talking About

#5 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Braving the wilderness
The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone

#6 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Hope for Cynics
The Surprising Science of Human Goodness

#7 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Untamed

#8 Mentioned in 1 episodes
We Can Do Hard Things

#9 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Self-Compassion
The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Blind Side
Evolution of a Game

#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Ambition Monster
A Memoir

#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Supercommunicators
How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lift

#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
How to Change
The Science of Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The tiger
A True Story of Vengeance and Survival

#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The big short
Inside the Doomsday Machine

#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Waiting to be heard
A Memoir

#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The push

#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Atlas of the heart

#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Moneyball
The Art of Winning an Unfair Game