On Purpose with Jay Shetty

Dr. Maya Shankar: Does Change Make You Feel Lost Or Uncertain? (Use THIS Framework To Find Direction Again and Use Change to Upgrade Your Life!)

February 11, 2026·48 min·7-min readinterviewself improvement
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Change is deeply unsettling because it threatens our self-identity, but anchoring to our deeper 'why'—the core values behind what we do—can provide stability when external roles or dreams collapse. By reframing change not as a personal apocalypse but as a revelation, we can grow into more

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Maya Shanka

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Maya ShankaJay ShettyItzhak PerlmanMichael LewisChris Hemsworth

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The Other Side of Changeby Maya Shanka

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Career DevelopmentHabitsMental HealthPersonal FinanceSelf Improvement

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