Dr. Maya Shankar

06/11/2025

What an absolute joy it was to be in conversation with the former New Zealand Prime Minister at ! She spoke about her memoir "A Different Kind of Power" and how she believes that there is space for empathetic, kind leadership at the highest levels of government. ✨

(PS Jacinda is incredibly down-to-earth and very, very funny IRL 🥹 + as you'll see, we bonded backstage over the challenge of putting on fake eyelashes in a video for my sister ❤️)

05/28/2025

In my latest free newsletter, I discuss happiness (with research from psychology professor Sonia Lyubomirsky) and how we can think differently about it.

✨Read the full post here: https://changewithmaya.substack.com/p/on-being-happy-with-your-life-vs

03/24/2025

You can read my post about the science of defiance here. Cheers to learning how to say NO :)

A bootcamp in Defiance 101

03/24/2025

I've launched a free newsletter and my first two posts are out! You can sign up at changewithmaya.com. I'll share the latest science on navigating the big changes in our lives, personal reflections, insights from my conversations on A Slight Change of Plans (with some BTS:)), updates on what I'm reading and watching, etc. I hope you'll sign up and that you enjoy it!