How to Regulate Your Emotions and Mental Chatter When Bad Things Happen | Maya Shankar

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<p dir="ltr">Practical techniques for dealing with all of life's curveballs.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://mayashankar.com/">Maya Shankar</a> is a cognitive scientist and creator of the podcast <a href= "https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/a-slight-change-of-plans">A Slight Change of Plans</a>, previously named "Best Show of the Year" by Apple. She served as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Obama White House and was also appointed as the first Behavioral Science Advisor to the United Nations. She is the author of <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729180/the-other-side-of-change-by-maya-shankar/"> The Other Side of Change: Who We Become When Life Makes Other Plans</a>.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The two major life events that caused her to study the topic of change</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to build a more expansive sense of self</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Practical tools for navigating change </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cognitive biases such as  "the end of history illusion"</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The utility of distraction and denial</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tools for getting unstuck from rumination</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">And much more</li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Related Episodes:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-of-handling-uncertainty-maya-shankar/id1087147821?i=1000666264365">  The Science of Handling Uncertainty | Maya Shankar</a></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Get the 10% with Dan Harris app <a href= "https://app.danharris.com/membership">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for Dan's free newsletter <a href= "http://www.danharris.com/">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong id= "docs-internal-guid-7c7cef15-7fff-efd9-12a9-3bdb5d4d1a09"><br /> <br /> <br /> To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a></strong></p>