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Coach Dan Quinn Got Fired, So He Changed His Life.
7 september 2025 · 29 min
Then he got put in charge of a losing team, and he turned them into winners. Lees meer
Dan Quinn is Head Coach of the Washington Commanders. He was fired from the Atlanta Falcons back in 2020, then signed up for a "360 review" where he solicited feedback from former players, peers, and bosses. He then brought all those learnings to his new job at the Commanders, where last year (his first year with the team), he created a very interesting culture. They had a surprisingly great, headline-making season last year, and their opening game of this season is today, September 7.
In this episode we talk about:
How to solicit and handle tough feedback
How to give clear feedback without being a jerk
Secrets for getting the best out of people
Strategies for recovering from defeat and other varieties of setbacks
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How To Stop Worrying About What People Think Of You | Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais, Sports Psychologist
The "Performance Whisperer" George Mumford Has Deep Strategies for Flow and Success
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On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here!
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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How To Regulate Your Nervous System For Stress, Anxiety, And Trauma | Peter Levine
5 september 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
The creator of somatic experiencing shows Dan how to heal trauma through the body. Lees meer
Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., has spent the past 50 years developing Somatic Experiencing. He holds a doctorate in Biophysics from UC Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. His work has been taught to over 30,000 therapists in over 42 countries. He is the author of the new book, An Autobiography of Trauma.
Content warning: This episode includes discussions of rape and violence.
In this episode we talk about:
How to do somatic experiencing. You'll see Dan play the role of guinea pig + make weird sounds
The difference between somatic experiencing and talk therapy
Somatic experiencing practices we can implement into our lives
Why some people feel horror/terror at the thought of re-occupying the body and how to overcome those fears
What the research says – and how these practices around body awareness have gone from the fringes to entering the scientific mainstream
And how to move through ancient wounds – and enrich our lives (whether we have trauma or not)
Practices to fortify us in times of difficulty
Facing mortality
This episode was first published in April 2024.
Related Episodes:
Become An Active Operator Of Your Nervous System | Deb Dana
What Science and Buddhism Say About How to Regulate Your Own Nervous System | Deb Dana & Kaira Jewel Lingo
How to Live with the Worst Things That Ever Happened to You | Stephanie Foo
An Ace Therapist Gives Dan A Run For His Money | Dr. Jacob Ham
How to Get Out of Your Head | Willa Blythe Baker
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Reset Your Nervous System: Actionable Advice for Stress, Burnout, and Trauma | Linda Thai
3 september 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
An expert trauma therapist offers a master class in resilience. Lees meer
Linda Thai LMSW is a trauma therapist specializing in cutting-edge brain-and body-based modalities for complex developmental trauma. As an educator, she adeptly communicates on trauma, attachment, and the impact of oppressive systems. Passionate about healing trauma, Linda is redefining what it means to be wounded and whole and a healer.
In this episode we talk about:
A primer on your nervous system
Stress, distress, traumatic stress and burnout
The relationship between stress and digestion
How to figure out if you're stressed, burned out or traumatized
Practical tools for resetting your nervous system
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The Art and Science of the World's Gooiest Cliche | Barbara Fredrickson
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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Chronic Stress Ages You. Here's How To De-Stress for Longevity. | Elissa Epel
1 september 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
How to reduce negative thoughts, get deep rest, and improve cellular health. Lees meer
Elissa Epel, Ph.D., is an international expert on stress, well-being, and optimal aging and a best-selling author of The Telomere Effect, and The Stress Prescription. She is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is Vice Chair of Psychology and directs the Aging Metabolism Emotions Center.
In this episode we talk about:
What telomeres are
Why chronic stress accelerates our rate of aging – and how to reverse it
How we have way more control over aging than we think
Small, consistent lifestyle changes we can make to promote longer telomeres
The role of existential stress
Meditation retreats as a reset for the nervous system
How even 5-minutes of daily meditation can help
Breathing practices that increase vagal tone
Deep rest, and other states of mind that are crucial for cellular repair and growth
How to counteract the impacts of stress eating
How to reframe stress as a challenge
And much more
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Become an Active Operator of Your Nervous System | Deb Dana
What Science and Buddhism Say About How to Regulate Your Own Nervous System | Deb Dana & Kaira Jewel Lingo
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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You Can't Hate Yourself Into Becoming a Better Person | Vinny Ferraro
31 augustus 2025 · 38 min
We're in the midst of an exciting evolution of the overall 10% Happier project. In our quest to make this podcast more actionable – to help you operationalize all the game-changing ideas you encounter on this pod – we're now offering guided meditations to accompany each full episode of the show, available to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. For the month of September, those meditations will come from Vinny Ferraro, a Buddhist teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition. Lees meer
In this bonus episode, you'll hear our head of content, DJ Cashmere, in conversation with Vinny, who shares his backstory: a tough kid from Brooklyn who found the Buddhist tradition to be the most helpful thing in his life.
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A Radical Buddhist Approach To Making This The Best Year Of Your Life | Vinny Ferraro
Three Buddhist Practices For Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny Ferraro
On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here!
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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Professional Setbacks Happen to All of Us. Here Are Some Lessons From Resetting My Career. | Dan Harris & Toni Magyar
29 augustus 2025 · 53 min
Practical learnings from Dan and his CEO on: focus, feedback, self-talk, and expecting adversity. Lees meer
10% Media head honcho Toni Magyar joins Dan for a candid conversation about how to reset after a professional setback, navigating some tricky transitions, and how self-compassion and clear communication can make it all a bit easier.
In this episode we talk about:
Celebrating the one-year anniversary of our new business, independent of the app company that Dan co-founded
How acknowledging that change is constant helps us live with uncertainty
What it means to operate with self-compassion and why that's different from lowering your standards
Some of our big plans for the next year, including more live meditation and Q&As with Dan and the Teachers of the Month
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I Just Went Through A Career Earthquake. Here's What I Learned About Anger, Insomnia, and Bouncing Back | Dan Harris
On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here!
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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How To Handle Toxic Thoughts | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren
27 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
What to do when the voice in your head is an asshole. Lees meer
Sebene Selassie is an author and meditation teacher. She writes the popular newsletter remind me to love and her first book is called, You Belong.
Jeff Warren is an author and meditation teacher. He writes the popular newsletter Home Base and is the coauthor, along with Dan, of a book called Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. And he is the co-host of the mind/bod adventure pod.
Aaron Schultz aka DJ DRM has crisscrossed the globe for decades playing his own unique brand of dance music. Aaron is also a longtime meditator and Dharma practitioner in the Dharma Drum lineage of Chan Buddhism, and is a passionate devotee of GuanYin Bodhisattva.
In this episode we talk about:
How to relate to sticky stories and emotions
How to face unpleasant feelings
The 5 hindrances (that's a Buddhist list of the main problems that arise in meditation) and how sneaky they can be
The potential pitfalls of a "good sit"
The role of right effort in meditation
How expectations make us suffer
Neurodivergence
Working with shame (and how it differs from wise remorse)
The connection between dancing and the Dharma (and why Dan is too self-conscious to dance)
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On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here!
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025.
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The Science of Conversation: How To Say What You Mean, Be Heard, and Stop People-Pleasing | Alison Wood Brooks
25 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
You talk all day. Here's how to do it better, according to a professor from Harvard Business School. Lees meer
Alison Wood Brooks comes from the Harvard Business School, where she teaches a course called "TALK: How to Talk Gooder in Business and Life," which she has now turned into a book, called TALK: The Science of Conversation and the Art of Being Ourselves.
In this episode we talk about:
The evolution of conversation
Why conversation is a skill — not just a natural talent
How to develop conversational skills, including common conversational pitfalls to avoid
Granular, tactical pieces of advice on how to have a conversation
The science behind conversation that may surprise you
Listening tips
Conversational repair strategies
How kindness can go pear shaped
How to handle difficult moments in conversation
The difference between focusing on other people and people pleasing
How to integrate these incredible learnings into your life
How soft skills are becoming increasingly more valuable with the rise of AI
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025.
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How To Meditate When You're Freaking Out | Kaira Jewel Lingo
24 augustus 2025 · 18 min
What to do when you're in the grip of grief, anxiety, or overwhelm. Our Teacher of the Month, Kaira Jewel Lingo, has some suggestions for finding your way through. Lees meer
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025.
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How To Handle Your Demons | Vinny Ferraro
22 augustus 2025 · 20 min
We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from dharma teacher Vinny Ferraro, as chosen by our producer Eleanor Vasilli. Vinny explores the concept of "alignment" and how you can actually choose your own attitude – and choose your own adventure. Lees meer
Full Episode:
Three Buddhist Practices for Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny FerraroJoin Dan's online community here
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025.
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Next Time You're Suffering, Ask Yourself This Question | Caverly Morgan
20 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
The highest form of self compassion (is seeing there's no self in the first place). Lees meer
Caverly Morgan is a meditation teacher who blends the original spirit of Zen with a modern nondual approach, drawing from her eight years of training in a silent Zen monastery. She's authored two books—The Heart of Who We Are: Realizing Freedom Together and A Kids Book About Mindfulness. Caverly is also the Founder and Lead Contemplative of two nonprofits—Peace in Schools, creating the first U.S. semester-long credited mindfulness course in high schools, and Realizing Freedom Together, dedicated to making practices that lead to liberation for all, accessible to all. Learn more at caverlymorgan.org
In this episode we talk about:
How to move past a constricted view of the self
Relative vs absolute truth
Joseph Goldstein tips on getting a glimpse of no self
The perks of meat and potato dharma
More practices to help supercharge our practice
How love and self-compassion factor into all of this
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A Practice: Fleshing Out Our Conditioning Prompts:
In order to be loved, I need to . . .
During times of conflict, I should . . .
My parents always taught me that . . .
I deserve . . .
I'll be comfortable when . . .
I'll be happy when . . .
I know I should avoid . . .
If only . . .
Other people would be happy if I . . .
It's best not to . . .
I'm usually afraid of . . .
To feel successful I need to . . .
The thing I should most watch out for is . . .
I never seem to be able to . . .
On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up here!
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The Science of Self-Hypnosis | Dr. David Spiegel
18 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
How it can help with stress, anxiety, and panic. Lees meer
Dr. David Spiegel is Willson Professor and Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford School of Medicine. Standing on a lifetime of research and clinical experience (nearly 50 years), he is a world renowned expert on hypnosis and has treated more than 7,000 patients with it. He founded the Reveri app to make his methodology accessible to all.
In this episode we talk about:
What hypnosis actually is — and how it does or doesn't differ from the mainstream conceptions (ie stage hypnotists)
The types of people who are — and aren't — hypnotizable. And why.
We go over the steps of self-hypnosis, so you can do it at home
We talk about the differences between hypnosis and a flow state
The difference between hypnosis and meditation
What happens in the brain during the hypnosis
And what hypnosis is helpful for, including stress, anxiety, and panic (sidenote: Dan agreed to do the interview because he really wanted to see if hypnosis could help him with his ongoing claustrophobia on airplanes and elevators. You'll get to hear him try…)
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How to Handle Discomfort, Uncertainty, and Overwhelm | Meditation with Kaira Jewel Lingo
17 augustus 2025 · 15 min
All this month, we're sharing custom guided meditations from our teacher of the month, Kaira Jewel Lingo, exclusively available at DanHarris.com. Like any good drug dealer, the first taste is free – so today, we're giving you a sample of what you can expect for the rest of the month. This meditation is about learning to sit with discomfort. Lees meer
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Are You Overcomplicating Your Life? Meet August's Teacher of the Month, Kaira Jewel Lingo
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How To Repair the Damage After An Argument | Dr. Becky Kennedy
15 augustus 2025 · 32 min
It's good to apologize when you've hurt someone's feelings, but there's more to "making up" than simply an apology. We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff, and this week we're hearing from parenting expert and psychologist Dr. Becky Kennedy about taking the next step when you've made a mistake. Lees meer
Full Episode:
How to Repair the Damage After a Fight | Dr. Becky Kennedy
The Single Most Important Parenting Strategy | Becky Kennedy | TED
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Think You Suck at Meditation? This Conversation Could Help. | Ofosu Jones-Quartey
13 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
How to (constructively) lower the bar on your meditation practice. Lees meer
Ofosu Jones-Quartey is a meditation teacher, hip-hop artist, and author based in the DC area. He's a certified teacher with over 20 years of experience bringing mindfulness, self-compassion, and creativity to people of all ages. His stage name is "Born I,", and his new book is called Lyrical Dharma: Hip-Hop as Mindfulness.
In this episode we talk about:
The definition of open-awareness meditation
How it differs from classical concentration practices (such as focusing on your breath, or loving kindness phrases)
Why Ofosu chose open-awareness meditation (in direct response to his struggles with OCD)
How you can practice open-awareness meditation
The benefits of a technique called "mental noting"
The "practice self-assessment tapes" that we run in our mind
Self-compassion and "lowering the bar" in your meditation practice
The relationship between neurodiversity and meditation in general
How to depersonalize the experience of suffering
And we hear some of Ofosu's music and the life experiences that inspired it
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How to Become a Regular Meditator (and More) | Alexis Santos
A More Relaxed Way to Meditate | Alexis Santos
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Additional Resources:
Lyrical Dharma Music Playlist
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Let's Normalize Failure (The Right Kind) | Manu Kapur
11 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
An expert in failure shows us how to find success in the most counterintuitive way. Lees meer
Manu Kapur is currently the Director of the Singapore-ETH Center, and Professor for Learning Sciences and Higher Education at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, where he also directs The Future Learning Initiative (FLI). Manu is also the Founding Chair of the ETH Zurich – EPFL Joint Doctoral Program in the Learning Sciences.
In this episode we talk about:
The definition of Productive Failure (a concept Manu developed that allows you to design for and harness failure for deeper learning)
Why we learn more from failing than from succeeding
The difference between desirable and undesirable failure
The neuroscience of curiosity
Practical ways to incorporate productive failure into your daily life
How to get into your "failure zone"
Cool concepts like the looking back and moving the Gold posts
How to normalize failure and create environments in which other people feel safe to fail
The role of psychological safety and a growth mindset
And much more
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Pods We Love: Happier with Gretchen Rubin
10 augustus 2025 · 33 min
Sharing an episode today from our friend Gretchen Rubin's podcast, Happier. Gretchen and her sister Elizabeth Craft discuss the idea of the "familect" and why it might be fun to create a dictionary for our own familect. They also talk about a hack that makes it easier to use a smartphone, and they share dozens of listeners' thought-provoking "Secrets of Adulthood." Lees meer
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A Surprisingly Effective Way to Deal With Your Inner Critic
8 augustus 2025 · 29 min
We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from therapist Dick Schwartz, as chosen by Mani Chandy from our Substack team. Schwartz is the founder of Internal Family Systems, a way of looking at all of the various "parts" that we have inside ourselves, and how they can work together or make things harder for us. Lees meer
Full Episodes:
How to Handle Your Demons | Richard Schwartz
How (and Why) To Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard SchwartzGet ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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How To Handle Dilemmas, Drift, Indecision, and Difficult People | Gretchen Rubin
6 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
An avalanche of practical advice and brief (but powerful) life lessons. Lees meer
Gretchen Rubin is a New York Times bestselling author and happiness expert who explores human nature and habits. She's a highly acclaimed writer, host of the podcast Happier with Gretchen Rubin and the founder of the award-winning Happier app.
In this episode we talk about:
What aphorisms are, and why they're useful
How to make decisions that lead to a "bigger life"
Why you should pay special attention to anything you lie about or hide
The argument against task-sharing
The dangers of being indecisive
Why offering emotional validation can often be more powerful than offering solutions
Why you should pay close attention when people repeat themselves over and over
And much more
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The Happiness Project: Revisited
How To Use Your Five Senses To Reduce Anxiety, Increase Creativity, and Improve Your Relationships
Small Ways to Improve Your Everyday Life Right Now
Outer Order, Inner Calm
'The Four Tendencies'
Gretchen Rubin (Our Long-Lost Pilot Episode)
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Gretchen's books
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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here.
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Why You Say Yes When You Shouldn't — And How To Say No When It Matters Most | Dr. Sunita Sah
4 augustus 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
A conversation with a Cornell professor who is attempting to rebrand the concept of defiance. Lees meer
Dr. Sunita Sah started her career as a physician but then switched over to organizational psychology. At Cornell, she conducts research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. She is the author of Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes.
In this episode we talk about:
How Dr. Sah defines defiance
The costs of compliance
The five stages of defiance
How to make defiance a practice
The upside of tension
The importance of knowing your values — how to articulate them, and how this relates to our biology, specifically our hormones
The gender components of defiance
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Are You Overcomplicating Your Life? | Kaira Jewel Lingo
3 augustus 2025 · 26 min
We're in the midst of an exciting evolution of the overall 10% Happier project. In our quest to make this podcast more actionable – to help you operationalize all the game-changing ideas you encounter on this pod – we're now offering guided meditations to accompany each full episode of the show, available to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. For the month of August, those meditations will come from Kaira Jewel Lingo, a Buddhist teacher who spent 15 years as a monastic in the Plum Village tradition. Lees meer
In this bonus episode, you'll hear our head of content, DJ Cashmere, in conversation with Kaira Jewel, sharing some of her fascinating backstory. From a communal Christian community in Chicago, to a Zen monastery in the south of France, to making her life as an independent teacher in New York, you'll hear how the thread of "voluntary simplicity" runs through all of it.
Related Episodes:
How To Keep Your Relationships On the Rails | Kaira Jewel Lingo
A Buddhist Recipe for Handling Turmoil | Kaira Jewel Lingo
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!
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How To Find Joy In an Anxious World | Sara Bareilles and Dacher Keltner
1 augustus 2025 · 34 min
A conversation with singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles and psychologist Dacher Keltner, recorded at the New York Times Well Festival, moderated by Dan. All three of them have dealt with anxiety and continue to work with it, and they discuss the ways they look for joy and sustainable wellness. Lees meer
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The Evolutionary Case for Kindness | Dacher Keltner
This Scientist Says One Emotion May Be the Key to Happiness. Can You Guess What It Is? | Dacher Keltner
Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more at eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025.
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Anxious? Confused? Powerless? A Four-Part Recipe for Staying Centered From a Buddhist Nun. | Ayya Anandabodhi
30 juli 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Reclaim your power from the news, booze, shopping, or denial. Lees meer
Ayya Anandabodhi is the spiritual director of Pārāyana Vihāra, a monastic residence in Port Townsend, WA. She was raised in Wales, in the UK, and first encountered Buddhism in her early teens and began training as a nun at age 24. You can listen to some of her Dharma talks, here.
In this episode we talk about:
What centering means – and how to do it in the midst of chaos or calamity (Including some very practical tips)
The difference between centering vs equanimity
How to break out of old patterns
The power of pausing
How anger is justified, but it doesn't help
A quick but deep dive into the Four Noble truths, a foundational Buddhist list
We tackle the tricky topic of "true nature"
We talk about the vital role of that treacly and often misunderstood term, compassion
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Stop Caring What Other People Think About You | Bruce Hood
28 juli 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
A happiness expert explains how to alter your ego, reduce self-consciousness, and boost "okayness". Lees meer
Bruce Hood has been a Professor of Developmental Psychology in Society at Bristol University since 1999, and for the past 5 years he has been concentrating on how to make students happier. He undertook his Ph.D. in neuroscience at Cambridge followed by appointments at University College London, MIT and a faculty professorship at Harvard.
In this episode we talk about:
How to define happiness
How to be happy in the midst of a shitshow
How to shift from being egocentric (self-focused) to allocentric (interconnected)
The impacts of social isolation (and how to avoid it)
The challenge of optimism (and how to overcome it)
Finding a "flow state" through meditation
How to enhance your social connections
Where "true, authentic happiness" comes from
Controlling attention and rejecting negative comparisons
The role of nature
And much more
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The Science of Happiness: Seven Lessons for Living Well
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Mayim Bialik on: Anxiety, Imagination, Manifestation, Faith, and the Best Time of Day to Meditate
27 juli 2025 · 50 min
Dan welcomed his friend, the actor, neuroscientist and podcaster Mayim Bialik, and her co-host Jonathan Cohen to Substack with a live conversation. They talked about anxiety – one of many things they have in common – along with faith, imagination, manifestation (not in the way you might think), and what's the best time of day to meditate. Lees meer
Find Mayim Bialik's Breakdown wherever you get your podcasts, and they're also on Substack.
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Mayim Bialik On: Anxiety, Anger, Believing in Both Neuroscience and God, and the Pressures of Being a Teen TV Star
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A Radical, Counterintuitive Stress Reliever with Alua Arthur | Staff Picks
25 juli 2025 · 15 min
We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from death doula Alua Arthur, as chosen by our managing producer Lauren Smith. Arthur helps people with all the non-medical aspects of dying – emotional, spiritual, and practical – and she has a simple question that she says simplifies decision-making and stress. Lees meer
Full Episode:
How Thinking About Death Can Improve Your Life | Alua Arthur
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Is It Possible To Improve Your Personality? The Science Says Yes. Here's How To Do It. | Olga Khazan
23 juli 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Plus other intriguing questions answered such as: should you change your personality? What exactly is a personality anyway? Lees meer
Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic. Her new book is called Me, But Better.
In this episode we talk about:
The definition of personality
The so-called big 5 aspects of personality and Olga's attempts to work on them
How to spice up your social life
The concept of conscientiousness, and how to get better at it
An antidote to procrastination
Tips for reducing neuroticism
The role of psychedelics
Practical ways to make reasonable changes in the midst of a busy life
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An Antidote to Overwhelm and Anger | Father Gregory Boyle
21 juli 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
The attitude that can help you survive the Trump era. Lees meer
Gregory Boyle is an American Jesuit priest and the founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and reentry program in the world. He is the acclaimed author of Tattoos on the Heart, Barking to the Choir, The Whole Language, and most recently, Cherished Belonging.
In this episode we talk about:
His unique understanding of God—one that even agnostics can get behind
How to build communities that counteract polarization
The practice of affectionate awe
Father Boyle's antidotes to despair
His own daily practice
And much more
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Am I Meditating Correctly? Am I Doing the Right Kind? | FAQ With Teacher-Of-The-Month Dawn Mauricio
20 juli 2025 · 19 min
A lot of us have questions about our meditation practice, but we may not have anybody to ask. Am I doing it right? Which kind of meditation should I be doing? How do I choose? Today, our Teacher of the Month Dawn Mauricio breaks down some of those questions with some actionable suggestions you can take into your next meditation session. Lees meer
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How to Catch Unhelpful Thoughts Before They Take Over with Bhikkhu Bodhi | Staff Picks
18 juli 2025 · 22 min
We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from Buddhist scholar and teacher Bhikkhu Bodhi, as chosen by Tara Anderson, one of our podcast producers. We're getting a little meta today, as Dan and his guest talk about paying attention to what your own mind is doing. Lees meer
Full Episode:
The Mental States That Steal Your Calm | Bhikkhu Bodhi
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A Buddhist Compass To Direct You Toward Happiness | Beth Upton
16 juli 2025 · 1 uur 1 min
The happiness recipe from ancient Buddhist psychology. Lees meer
Beth Upton has been teaching meditation since 2014. Before that she spent ten years as a Buddhist nun, five of them in Burma under the guidance of Pa Auk Sayadaw. She currently leads the Sanditthika Meditation Community.
In this episode we talk about:
The Buddhist Abhidhamma, which Beth calls "particle physics for the mind"
Why she's interested in the broader teaching of Kusala (happy mind states)
Practical ways to design our lives to get more Kusala
The beautiful qualities of mind that all co-arise in a moment of Kusala
How we get tripped up in the realm of the "unwholesome"
How Beth navigates Kusala and Akusala in her day to day life
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The Profound Upsides of Mortality | Nikki Mirghafori, PhD
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Your Brain Is Suggestible. Here's How To Turn That to Your Advantage. | Dr. Amir Raz
14 juli 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
Harness the power of suggestion for well-being, pain management, and mental health. Lees meer
Dr. Amir Raz is a world-renowned expert on the science of suggestion with recent positions as Canada Research Chair, Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurosurgery, and Psychology at McGill University, and as Founding Director of The Institute for Interdisciplinary Brain and Behavioral Sciences at Chapman University. His most recent book is The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds.
In this episode we talk about:
How Dr. Raz transitioned from a career in magic to neuroscience
The science of suggestibility, how it's defined, and its relation to hypnosis
Stage hypnosis vs medical hypnosis
How the power of suggestion could be therapeutically harnessed to impact our physiology, behavior, and well-being
Practical exercises for increasing thought control
The "magical ingredient" when it comes to dealing with life's challenges
Why placebos may work even when you know you're taking them
How we protect ourselves against mis–and–disinformation
And much more
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A Circuit Breaker for Stress | Bonus Meditation with Dawn Mauricio
13 juli 2025 · 11 min
All this month, we're sharing custom guided meditations from our teacher of the month, Dawn Mauricio, exclusively available at DanHarris.com. Like any good drug dealer, the first taste is free – so today, we're giving you a sample of what you can expect for the rest of the month. This meditation can be helpful when you're spiraling and need to interrupt the momentum of chaos. Lees meer
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How Meditation Can Help You Handle Injured Feelings and Injured Muscles | Dawn Mauricio
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How To Stop Spinning Out With Bill Hader | Staff Picks
11 juli 2025 · 23 min
We're bringing you some of our favorite gems from the archives, as chosen by our staff. This week, we're hearing from comedian and actor Bill Hader, as chosen by our digital media manager, Hayden Broom. Hader was part of our "Non-Negotiables" series, and he told Dan, with some disappointment, that "the hippies were right." Lees meer
Full Episode:
Bill Hader on Anxiety, Imposter Syndrome, and Leaning Into Discomfort
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The Science Of Manifestation: Can This Stanford Neuroscientist Convince A Skeptical Dan To Give It A Shot? | Dr. James R. Doty
9 juli 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Six practical steps to harness the full power of your mind. Lees meer
Our guest today is James R. Doty, a neurosurgeon who has just written a whole book about the science of manifestation – although, as you'll hear him admit, there's very little 'magic' involved in his process.
James R. Doty, M.D. is a Stanford neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, compassion researcher, inventor, entrepreneur, author and philanthropist. He's the founder and director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) at Stanford University.
In this episode we talk about:
Doty's six steps to manifest
His very interesting backstory
The art and science of intention setting and the role of our neural pathways.
How caring can ignite our parasympathetic nervous system, which in turn can help us manifest better
Practical tips for embedding an intention into our subconscious
The keys to understanding what we want vs. what we need
And how to 'alert the bloodhound' to harness the full power of your mind
We originally aired this episode in July 2024.
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#388. The Science of Training Your Attention | Dr. Amishi Jha
The Art and Science of Compassion: Thupten Jinpa
#425. Compassion Is the Ultimate Tool for the Truly Ambitious | Paul Gilbert
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Ezra Klein On: Sane News Consumption; The Power of Meditation; The Future of the Species; And the Message of His Tattoo
7 juli 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
On maintaining sanity in insane times. Lees meer
Ezra Klein is an opinion columnist and host of the award-winning Ezra Klein Show podcast at The New York Times. His latest book is Abundance, co-authored with Derek Thompson. He is also the author of Why We're Polarized, an instant New York Times bestseller, named one of Barack Obama's top books of 2022. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
In this episode we talk about:
How Ezra maintains some degree of equanimity
Digital hygiene
Ezra's meditation practice
Ezra's tattoo, which is a reminder to maintain intellectual humility
Ezra's new end of the day ritual
The future of the species at what appears to be a pivotal moment.
Related Episodes:
How to Be a Good and Sane Citizen in Ugly Times | Ezra Klein
Ezra Klein, How We Interact with Politics Matters
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How Meditation Can Help You Handle Injured Feelings and Injured Muscles | Dawn Mauricio
6 juli 2025 · 25 min
Plus: How to build a meditation practice you keep coming back to. Lees meer
We're in the midst of an exciting evolution of the overall 10% Happier project. In our quest to make this podcast more actionable – to help you operationalize all the game-changing ideas you encounter on this pod – we're now offering guided meditations to accompany each full episode of the show, available to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. For the month of July, those meditations will come from Dawn Mauricio, a teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition whom we love.
In this kickoff episode, you'll hear our head of content, DJ Cashmere, in conversation with Dawn, who shares a little of her backstory and her journey to become a teacher. You'll learn about the hardest thing she's ever done in her life, how she describes herself as a meditation teacher, and how an injury she's currently dealing with has turned out to have some genuine upsides.
Related Episodes:
How To Handle Difficult People | Dawn Mauricio
What "Getting Out of Your Head" Actually Means | Dawn Mauricio
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Allison Williams On: Perfectionism, Defensiveness, and the Horror Movies We All Make in Our Minds
4 juli 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
A scream-queen (and Dan's old friend) talks control, insecurity, friendship, and parenthood. Lees meer
Allison Williams is an actress, producer, and singer best known for her breakout role on HBO's award winning TV series GIRLS, the blockbuster film GET OUT, the science fiction horror film M3GAN, and now its sequel, M3GAN 2.0.
In this episode we talk about:
Self-improvement versus self-acceptance
The "friendship recession" among men
Aging authentically and "caring less"
Catastrophizing in parenthood
How to avoid passing your anxieties onto your children
The making of her latest flick, M3GAN 2.0
And much more
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Alexander Dreymon (Star of Netflix's "The Last Kingdom") on: Therapy, Marriage, Anger, Masculinity, Meditation, and Being Nice (Even If You're a Viking)
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Listen to Allison's new podcast, Landlines. New episodes drop every Monday.
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Buddhist Practices for Busyness, Overwhelm, and Burnout | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu
2 juli 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
The Zen monk who burned out. How he fixed it. And how you can, too. Lees meer
Brother Chân Pháp Hữu began training at the age of 13 with the legendary Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh — who was an author, activist, and founder of the Plum Village tradition. Today Brother Pháp Hữu is the abbot of Plum Village's Upper Hamlet and the co-host of the Plum Village podcast The Way Out Is In. He also recently co-authored a book, called Being with Busyness: Zen Ways to Transform Overwhelm and Burnout.
In this episode we talk about:
Why humans today are busier and more overwhelmed than ever before
Why monastics aren't immune to burnout
How busyness is thrust upon us by the world, but it's also the result of us running from the shit we don't wanna face
Practical tools for addressing busyness and burnout
Why doing nothing is an art
The role of perspective—and how contemplating your own death can be a huge source of perspective
The practice of total relaxation
How to have healthy boundaries without armoring up
How to say no without pissing people off
How to protect ourselves in toxic environments
And much more
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The Buddhist Case For Laziness (And How It Can Make You More Productive) | Brother Chân Pháp Hữu
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Can a Psychic Medium Improve Your Life? Wrestling With the Balance Between Open-Mindedness and Skepticism
30 juni 2025 · 54 min
Why are many of Dan's favorite meditation teachers consulting a clairvoyant? A special collaboration with Search Engine. Lees meer
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The Science of Training Your Attention | Dr. Amishi Jha
The Art and Science of Compassion: Thupten Jinpa
Compassion Is the Ultimate Tool for the Truly Ambitious | Paul Gilbert
The Science Of Manifestation: Can This Stanford Neuroscientist Convince A Skeptical Dan To Give It A Shot? | Dr. James R. Doty
The Zen of Therapy | Dr. Mark Epstein
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Search Engine podcast
Starter playlist of Search Engine favorite episodes
Psychic medium Laura Lynne Jackson
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The Antidote to Mindless Eating with Br. Chan Pháp Lưu | Get Fit Sanely Listener Picks
27 juni 2025 · 20 min
We asked listeners to tell us about some of their favorite episodes from our Get Fit Sanely series, and we'll be bringing you some excerpts of those episodes on Fridays this month. Today, we're hearing from listener Shannon who made a change in her eating routine after hearing our episode with Br. Chan Pháp Lưu from Plum Village. Lees meer
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Rewire Your Relationship To Food | Brother Pháp Lưu
How to Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
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The Science Of Motivation: How To Make Habits That Actually Stick | T. Morgan Dixon and Dr. Gary Bennett
25 juni 2025 · 1 uur 2 min
How to overcome inertia and research-backed plans that actually work. Lees meer
Dr. Gary G. Bennett is Dean of the Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University. He is also a professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, medicine, and nursing, and is the founding director of the Duke Digital Health Science Center.
T. Morgan Dixon is the founder and CEO of Girl Trek, the largest health movement in America for Black women– with over one million members.
This episode originally aired in June 2024 – and it's part of our Get Fit Sanely series.
In this episode we talk about:
The two important questions to ask yourself in order to get out of bed in the morning
Techniques to help you find your "why"
Ways to combat the "three deadly i"s
The power of community – and how to find one
How to track your fitness and wellbeing
And much more
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
Related Episodes:
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
The Dharma of Harriett Tubman | Spring Washam
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System Catalysts episode with Morgan and Dr. Bennett
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How Modern Life Makes You Sick – And How To Fix It | Jeff Krasno
23 juni 2025 · 1 uur 29 min
You're getting the wrong kind of stress. Here's how to change that. Lees meer
Jeff Krasno is the co-founder and CEO of Commune, a masterclass platform for personal and societal well-being, and co-creator of Wanderlust, a global series of wellness events. He hosts the Commune podcast and his new book is called Good Stress: The Benefits of Doing Hard Things.
In this episode we talk about:
Practical strategies for bringing "good stress" into your life
Fasting
Communication techniques
And much more
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
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How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
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How To Learn From Your Ancestors | Spring Washam
22 juni 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Our guest argues that looking back on those who came before us can help us understand who we are and why we do the things we do. Plus, a very special request from Dan. Lees meer
Spring Washam is a well-known teacher, author, and visionary leader based in Oakland, California. She is the author of A Fierce Heart: Finding Strength, Courage and Wisdom in Any Moment and her newest book, The Spirit of Harriet Tubman: Awakening from the Underground. Spring is considered a pioneer in bringing mindfulness-based meditation practices to diverse communities. She is one of the founding teachers at the East Bay Meditation Center, located in downtown Oakland, CA and has practiced and studied Buddhist philosophy in both the Theravada and Tibetan schools of Buddhism since 1999.
In this episode we talk about:
How Spring came to write about Harriet Tubman's life
Her work with plant medicine and the shamanic tradition
The dream and the "conversations" Spring had with Tubman
Why we are all so interested in ancestry
How we can deepen our relationship with our ancestors
Family Constellation Therapy as a modality for doing ancestry work
Spring's own family history
Why she is still processing the experience of writing her book about Harriet Tubman
What she means by the "inner underground railroad" and how it is alive today
And, how, in the inner underground railroad, freedom equates to nirvana
Content Warning: mentions of suicide
This episode originally aired in February 2023, and we're re-airing it today for two reasons: first, because it's awesome; and second, because Spring needs help. A few months ago, Spring was hit by a delivery truck while crossing the street in Atlanta. She suffered extensive injuries and has been largely unable to work since then. As a result, she's been experiencing some financial distress between her mounting medical bills and her inability to be fully employed.
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If You Care About Fitness, You Should Work On Your Mobility | Get Fit Sanely Listener Picks: Kelly and Juliet Starrett
20 juni 2025 · 16 min
We asked listeners to tell us about some of their favorite episodes from our Get Fit Sanely series, and we'll be bringing you some excerpts of those episodes on Fridays this month. Today, we're hearing from listener Abby, who experienced a game-changing moment in our episode on mobility with Kelly and Juliet Starrett. Lees meer
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
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An Owner's Manual for Your Body | Juliet and Kelly Starrett
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
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On Muscle and Mind: How Strength Training Changes Your Brain, Improves Your Mental Health, and Lengthens Your Life | Bonnie Tsui
18 juni 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
What muscles are for, how to get them, and why it's never too late to start building them. Lees meer
Bonnie Tsui is a longtime contributor to The New York Times and the bestselling author of Why We Swim, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice and a Time magazine and NPR Best Book of the Year. Her work has been recognized and supported by Harvard University, the National Press Foundation, the Mesa Refuge, and the Best American Essays series. Her newest book is called On Muscle.
This episode is part of our ongoing Get Fit Sanely series.
In this episode we talk about:
The connection between our muscles and mental health
The many benefits of strength training
How society, culture, and history have shaped the way we think about beauty standards and strength
Misconceptions about the six-pack
Running as a tool for healing
The psychological impact of realizing your own physical potential
The symbolism and science of the push-up
The connection between our muscles and our longevity
Practical advice for beginning strength training
And food habits that supports muscle growth
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
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The Science of Gut Health | Dr. Robynne Chutkan
16 juni 2025 · 1 uur 17 min
Why it matters for mental health; how to make improvements without succumbing to snake oil; and why you should be looking at your poop. Lees meer
Dr. Robynne Chutkan is a board certified gastroenterologist and the author of the four books Gutbliss, The Microbiome Solution, The Bloat Cure, and The Anti-Viral Gut. She's also the host of The Gutbliss Podcast.
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
In this episode we talk about:
The relationship between gut health and mental health
The microbiome, why it's important, and how you can view the microbiome through a Buddhist lens
A crash course on the digestive system
How to navigate the snake oil – and why some supplements you are taking could be making your gut worse
We go deep on acid reflux
The downsides of chewing gum
Distinguishing belly fat vs bloat
Why not all gas is bad
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Your Brain on Food | Dr. Uma Naidoo
The Science Of How Nature Changes Your Brain—From Sleep To Cognition To Your Nervous System | Dacher Keltner
How To Get The Physiological And Psychological Benefits Of Nature If You Don't Live Near Nature | Dacher Keltner
The Science Of Walking: The Benefits Of Walking In Nature, Walking Meetings, And Walking Meditation | Dacher Keltner
I Just Went Through A Career Earthquake. Here's What I Learned About Anger, Insomnia, And Bouncing Back | Dan Harris
Behind The Scenes Of The 10% Happier Podcast + A Sneak Preview Of Something Big
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Intuitive Eating 101 with Christy Harrison | Get Fit Sanely Listener Picks
13 juni 2025 · 16 min
We asked listeners to tell us about some of their favorite episodes from our Get Fit Sanely series, and we'll be bringing you some excerpts of those episodes on Fridays this month. Today, we're hearing from listener Traci who was introduced to the transformative concept of intuitive eating through our episode with dietician Christy Harrison. Lees meer
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
How To Embrace the Anti-Diet | Christy Harrison
The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
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If You Want To Be More Productive, You Need More Rest. Here's How To Get It. | Claudia Hammond
11 juni 2025 · 59 min
A roadmap for a more balanced life. Lees meer
Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, author, and psychology lecturer. In her work she shares the ways that psychological and medical research can help us in our everyday lives, whether through radio, TV, podcasts, public events or books.
This episode is part of our ongoing Get Fit Sanely series.
In this episode we talk about:
How to define rest
The health risks of fatigue
Why your rest is more effective if you don't feel guilty about it
Why watching TV is so restful (in moderation)
Why taking breaks shouldn't be considered a reward
How to create your own personal prescription for rest
Why a "resting state" for the brain is actually quite active
The restful act of daydreaming (when it doesn't lead to ruminating)
Heat therapies for reduced cortisol levels
Why some forms of movement and exercise can be restful
The #1 most restful activity based on her research
And practical advice for incorporating more rest into your busy life
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
Related Episodes:
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
Neuroaesthetics: How Art Can Improve and Extend Your Life | Ivy Ross and Susan Magsamen
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Additional Resources:
The Art of Rest
The Keys to Kindness
Healthcheck
All in the Mind
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Rich Roll On: How To Pursue Health Without Becoming Unhealthy; How To Establish Motivation & Momentum; And Why People Hate Vegans
9 juni 2025 · 1 uur 29 min
Simple and realistic strategies from an ultra-endurance athlete. Lees meer
Rich Roll is a vegan ultra-endurance athlete and full-time wellness & plant-based nutrition advocate, podcast host, public speaker, and inspiration to people worldwide as a transformative example of courageous and healthy living.
This episode is part of our ongoing Get Fit Sanely Series.
In this episode we talk about:
How to harness the power of momentum
The importance of intrinsic motivation
What being "in shape" actually means
Practical tips for people who aren't ultra-endurance athletes
Why so many people hate vegans and why you should eat more plants anyway
Unhealthy obsessions with being healthy and the dangers of orthorexia
Addiction, recovery, and healing childhood wounds
What Rich's exercise regime looks like now
Psychedelics and non-duality
And much more
Paid subscribers of DanHarris.com will have exclusive access to a set of all-new guided meditations, led by friend of the show Cara Lai, customized to accompany each episode of the Get Fit Sanely series. We're super excited to offer a way to help you put the ideas from the episodes into practice. Learn all about it here.
Related Episodes:
The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
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Additional Resources:
The Rich Roll Podcast
Voicing Change Media
Links to Rich's books
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