Alle afleveringen
1.105 afleveringen, van nieuw naar oud
-
How To Get a Fluffy Hippocampus with Wendy Suzuki | Get Fit Sanely Listener Picks
6 juni 2025 · 14 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 Cynthia who had a vivid takeaway from our episode on exercise and the brain with neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. 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.
Related Episodes:
The Neuroscience of Exercise | Wendy Suzuki
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris
-
Easy, Evidence-Based Hacks for Fitness | Marielle Segarra
4 juni 2025 · 59 min
Including: "exercise snacking," prioritizing play, and overcoming "revenge bedtime procrastination." Lees meer
Marielle Segarra is a reporter and the host of NPR's Life Kit, the award-winning podcast and radio show that shares trustworthy, nonjudgmental tips that help listeners navigate their lives.
In this episode we talk about:
How and why Marielle got interested in this stuff
Exercise and sleep tips that Marielle has incorporated into her own life.
Something called, "revenge bedtime procrastination" – and how to work with it
Some key learnings from Marielle's experience with cancer
The link between fitness and play—and why play is so important for human flourishing
How to assess how much play you're getting and tips for getting more of it
The very subtle but important question of letting go of outcomes—in other words, not pursuing all of this stuff with so much of an agenda— and actually enjoying the process
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:
How to Change Your Habits | Katy Milkman
LifeKit's A behavioral scientist's advice for changing your life
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris
-
Peak Performance at Any Age | Christiane Wolf (Dharma Teacher/Doctor/Ultramarathoner)
2 juni 2025 · 1 uur 16 min
Beyond the cliché: listening to your body. Lees meer
Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD is a former physician and internationally known mindfulness and Insight (Vipassana) meditation teacher. She is the author of "Outsmart Your Pain" and the coauthor of "A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness". She is also a senior teacher at InsightLA in Los Angeles. And in her spare time, she runs ultramarathons.
In this episode we talk about:
How to develop and hone interoception
How to do practices like a body scan — and how helpful it can be for all aspects of life
How to shift how we relate to our body
The four foundations of mindfulness — one of the crucial discourses of the Buddha
What a healthy relationship to the body looks like
Translating monastic practices to our modern day lives
How to reduce stress and suffering in the body
Indifference vs equanimity / serenity
Helpful questions to ask yourself in cultivating a new relationship with your body
The four sources of reluctance or resistance to exercise
Discipline vs self-compassion
Unpacking the dysfunction among people who overexercise
What we can learn from injury
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:
How To Outsmart Your Pain | Christiane Wolf
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
Get Fit Sanely: the podcast playlist
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris
-
How To Take Care of Your Body Without Losing Your Mind
30 mei 2025 · 47 min
Editor's Note (March 2026): This episode contains a brief reference to Peter Attia. Since this episode was published, documents released by the Department of Justice have revealed Peter Attia's connection to Jeffrey Epstein. We find these revelations deeply troubling and do not condone any association with Epstein or his activities. Please know that we have removed our interviews with Peter Attia from our library. Lees meer
---
Behind the scenes of this year's Get Fit Sanely series with ace producers Eleanor Vassili and Marissa Schneiderman.
Today we're kicking off the third annual iteration of a very popular series we do, called Get Fit Sanely. It's all about how to take care of your body without losing your mind. This is a dynamic tension many of us struggle to manage.
This is our most ambitious version of Get Fit Sanely. We're dedicating the whole month of June to the topic, with an incredible array of guests, on everything from gut health to importance of rest to how to operationalize the old cliché around listening to your body.
In this episode we talk about:
Selecting guests and topics for this year's iteration of the series
How our producers let curiosity guide their thinking
How this year's episodes build on what we've covered in the past
Where our producers' personal stories come into play
And an exciting new component we're finally able to offer (hint: it's guided meditations)
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 Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole
Can You Get Fit Without Self-Loathing? | Cara Lai
How To Outsmart Your Pain | Christiane Wolf
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subs…
-
Sebene Selassie & Jeff Warren On: How Friendship Helps Your Meditation; Vulnerability vs Oversharing; And Advice for People Pleasers
28 mei 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
An often overlooked secret to improving your meditation practice. Lees meer
Sebene Selassie, 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 also an author and meditation teacher. He writes the popular Substack newsletter Home Base and is the coauthor, along with me, of a book called Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics. And he is the co-host of the mind/bod adventure pod.
Register for Meditation Party at the Omega Institute, Oct 24–26, 2025.
In this episode we talk about:
The perks of meditating with friends
The importance of friendship in chaotic times
How to have difficult conversations
Authenticity vs wanton oversharing
Working with the thorny stuff that can come up in relationships
Advice for people pleasers
Building meaningful relationships in the age of social media
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris
-
What Distraction Does to Your Brain—and How To Regain Cognitive Control | Adam Gazzaley
26 mei 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
Distraction is making you anxious and sleepless. Here's how to fix it. Lees meer
Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D. is the David Dolby Distinguished Professor of Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry, and Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape at UCSF. He co-authored the 2016 book "The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World".
In this episode we talk about:
The impact of multitasking on our attention, relationships, emotions, anxiety, and memory
The difference between top-down and bottom-up attention
What it means to have cognitive control—and some practical tools for restoring your own cognitive control.
Controversial technologies that could eventually help us have a stronger brain
The impact of music and rhythm on the mind
And how to use technology for your brain's benefit
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
A Simple Guided Meditation from Dan | Live from the Renegade Sangha
23 mei 2025 · 13 min
We asked not too long ago in the chat on our Substack community – which you can find at DanHarris.com – about what kinds of things you'd find useful as Friday bonus episodes, and one of the things we heard was: more guided meditations, please. So today, we are happy to oblige with this short meditation that I led, as part of our semi-regular live gatherings of the Renegade Sangha on Substack. Twice a month, paid subscribers are invited to join me, live, for a little guided meditation, then I take your questions. It's been so much fun to hear from you, and to help you hear from each other. Lees meer
Today's guided meditation is taken from our sangha gathering on April 23. It's super simple and good for both beginners and experienced meditators alike.
If you enjoyed that and would like more opportunities to meditate together, here's what we've got coming up for you in June:
on the podcast, we're bringing back our series Get Fit Sanely, where we talk about how to take care of your body without losing your mind – you'll hear about nutrition, exercise, rest, and more, all with a lens of self-compassion
and we're super excited about this: friend of the pod and ace meditation teacher Cara Lai will be creating a month of bespoke meditations, each one tailored to an episode of the podcast, exclusively for paid subscribers at DanHarris.com. This is something we've been wanting to offer for a long time and I'm thrilled that we're finally doing it.
Visit DanHarris.com for all the details
-
Why Self-Hatred Makes No Sense | Matthew Brensilver
21 mei 2025 · 1 uur 4 min
This episode explores a compelling Buddhist question: does self-hatred, or self-love, make sense if the self is an illusion? Matthew Brensilver, PhD, is a clinical social worker and experienced teacher of meditation retreats. He also worked at an organization called Mindful Schools, which teaches teachers how to teach meditation. Lees meer
This episode also explores:
How and why to view your anger with skepticism
The relationship between self-love and personal ethics
What to do if you think you're a good person but have no interest in changing your behavior to get better
How to handle a nagging sense of moral un-justifiability
And how Matthew has arrived at a place of relative peace with his own mortality.
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
That Feeling of "Always-Behind and Never-Enough"—Here's the Antidote | Ellen Hendriksen
19 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
How to beat perfectionism without lowering your standards. Lees meer
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen is a clinical psychologist who will help you calm your anxiety and be your authentic self. She serves on the faculty at Boston University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD) and is the author of HOW TO BE ENOUGH: Self-Acceptance for Self-Critics and Perfectionists and HOW TO BE YOURSELF: Quiet Your Inner Critic and Rise Above Social Anxiety.
In this episode we talk about:
The relationship between perfectionism and anxiety
The definition of perfectionism–and why the word is actually a misnomer
Dr. Hendriksen's own struggles with perfectionism, and how they manifested physically
The difference between healthy perfectionism and unhealthy perfectionism
Changing your relationship with your inner critic
Shifting from rigid rules to flexibility
Keeping high standards while making room for mistakes
Overcoming procrastination
Navigating social comparison
And much more
Related Episodes:
Strategies for Social Anxiety | Ellen Hendriksen
Ellen Hendriksen, Rising Above Social Anxiety
The Voice in Your Head | Ethan Kross
How To Move Into The Future With Optimism Instead Of Anxiety | Frederik Pferdt
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
Ellen Hendriksen on Substack
-
From Proxy: Mic Chooses the Wrong Life
18 mei 2025 · 51 min
We're excited to share with you an episode of the new podcast Proxy, produced by Yowei Shaw. Today: the case of Mic, who feels like he defied his fate and now has no purpose in life. For her new podcast Proxy, Yowei Shaw finds someone uniquely able to help Mic break out of his regret loop. Proxy is a show that investigates niche emotional conundrums through conversations with strangers who have relevant experience. New cases every other Tuesday. You can binge episodes now in the Proxy feed. Lees meer
-
If You're Freaking Out About Politics | Bonus Episode with Dan
16 mei 2025 · 11 min
A few ideas for staying sane in insane times, regardless of your political leanings or who you voted for. Lees meer
Related episode:
Joseph Goldstein On: Impermanence, Impersonality, And How To Use Mindfulness To Be More CreativeJoseph Goldstein's book of poetry: Dreamscapes of the Mind
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
How To Improve Critical Thinking, Embrace Uncertainty, and Stop Self-Censoring | Jenara Nerenberg
14 mei 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Plus how to speak up and challenge your own tribe, how to successfully engage with people you disagree with, and more. Lees meer
Jenara Nerenberg is a journalist and author. Her latest book is called Trust Your Mind: Embracing Nuance in a World of Self-Silencing. She holds degrees from the Harvard School of Public Health and UC Berkeley. She lectures widely on rhetoric, psychology, neurodiversity, sensitivity, innovation and communication.
In this episode we talk about:
The phenomenon of groupthink—and its health implications
The health implications of self-censoring
Vulnerability in the age of social media
The role of comedy in pushing back against social norms
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
If It's Hysterical, It's Historical: The Liberating Power of Understanding Your Past | Dr. Orna Guralnik
12 mei 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
On psychoanalysis, which we haven't talked about much on this show. Lees meer
Dr. Orna Guralnik is a psychoanalyst and writer. Her writing centers on the intersection of psychoanalysis, dissociation, and cultural studies. She has completed the filming of several seasons of the docu-series Couples Therapy.
In this episode we talk about:
The relationship between happiness and truth
How to cultivate love from within
Practices to support us in being more open-minded (to avoid what she calls a "splitting" mindset)
Trans-generational history, and how it impacts our personal lives and relationships (in other words, how the ghosts of your ancestors operate in you now)
One single, powerful question to ask yourself when you get annoyed
The overlap between Buddhism and psychoanalysis
Related Episodes:
Why Your Brain Turns The Miraculous Into The Mundane—And How To Fix It | Maria Popova
George Saunders on: "Holy Befuddlement" and How to Be Less of a "Turd"
The Profound Upside of Self-Diminishment | George Saunders
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
Why Am I Like This? | Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach
9 mei 2025 · 52 min
Why even self-help authors can still be messy. Lees meer
Glennon Doyle is the CEO and Founder of Treat Media, an award-winning media company that makes art for humans who want to stay human. She is an author, podcaster, producer, and philanthropist. Her books include the #1 New York Times bestsellers Untamed and Love Warrior; the New York Times bestseller Carry On, Warrior; and Get Untamed: The Journal.
Abby Wambach is a two-time Olympic gold medalist, FIFA World Cup champion, six-time winner of the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award and one of Time's Most Influential People. She is a founder of Treat Media, and the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller Wolfpack and the New York Times bestseller Forward.
In this episode we talk about:
Significant personal struggles that happened simultaneously for Glennon, Abby, and Glennon's sister, Amanda
How that led to them writing a book about the fundamental life questions they believe everyone grapples with
Why people in the self-help world don't always have their shit together
Why trauma leads to dissociation
How to "go on" after the experience of grief
Why we are the way we are
Family roles, attachment theory, and learned behaviors
The possibility of personal change
Our thoughts on the latest season of the White Lotus
And much more
Related Episodes:
Abby Wambach On: Grief, Addiction, And Moving From External To Internal Validation
Glennon Doyle is Rethinking Her Relationship to Social Media, Hustle Culture, Intuition, Her Body, and Her Parents
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
We Can Do Hard Things Book
We Can Do Hard Things Podcast
Treat Media
Untamed
Wolfpack
Intimate Terrorism by Michael Vincent Miller
-
Conquer Your Money Neuroses | Lewis Howes
7 mei 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
Upgrade your relationship to your wallet. Lees meer
Lewis Howes is the host of the School of Greatness podcast. He has written several bestselling books. His newest is called Make Money Easy: Your Path to Peace, Freedom, and Financial Abundance.
In this episode we talk about:
Overcoming setbacks
The evolution of podcasting
Developing a personal mission to help you persist through challenges
Habits and mindset shifts to make money easier
Figuring out your money story and money style…and how this can lead to a money strategy
How to continually evolve your relationship to money
How to handle money in romantic relationships
The art of clearing unnecessary things off your plate so you can grow
The value of generosity
Related Episodes:
Lewis Howes, Former Pro-Athlete on Removing 'Mask of Masculinity'
What Is Holding You Back From Greatness? | Lewis Howes
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
Alchemize Your Anger and Anxiety | Suleika Jaouad
5 mei 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
How journaling can transform negative emotions into meaning and agency. Lees meer
Suleika Jaouad is the author of the instant New York Times bestselling memoir, Between Two Kingdoms, which has been translated into over twenty languages, and her highly anticipated new book, The Book of Alchemy, forthcoming in April 2025. She writes the popular weekly newsletter, the Isolation Journals.
In this episode we talk about:
Suleika's new book, The Book of Alchemy
On working with fear and vulnerability
Journaling prompts from The Book of Alchemy
Why Journaling is a team sport
Related Episodes:
The Science Of Journaling: How Writing Reduces Overthinking, Rumination, And Anxiety | Dr. James Pennebaker (Co-Interviewed By Dr. Bianca Harris)
Life, Interrupted | Suleika Jaouad
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Buy the Dump It Here journal
-
Distraction, Vulnerability, and A Phrase To End Sh*t-Talking | Three Listener Questions
2 mei 2025 · 12 min
Dan's best attempts to answer some listener questions from our Substack community. These questions came from our live Renegade Sangha session on April 8, and all of these sessions are open to paid subscribers. Check out how to join the party at DanHarris.com. Lees meer
-
How a Buddhist Monk Deals With Anxiety | Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
30 april 2025 · 55 min
Anxiety has long been a massive societal issue that spiked during the pandemic, and many of us are still feeling it in 2025. Lees meer
In this episode, renowned Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche talks in detail about how he personally works with anxiety and panic and the practices he draws upon when dealing with these states.
Mingyur began doing long retreats in his teens and now teaches all over the world. He's written the books The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness and In Love with the World: A Monk's Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying. He also oversees the Tergar Meditation Community, a global network of Buddhist meditation centers.
This episode was originally published in July 2022.
In this episode we talk about:
Working with strong emotions using sound and the breath
Deconstructing your reality to make it workable
Understanding what awareness is in a Buddhist sense
How to make meditation free-range and available to you all times
The simple but also tricky advice of, "stop doing and just be"
When to take a step back or even take a break from meditation
What Mingyur Rinpoche says is the true purpose of the practice.
This interview was recorded in person at the TED conference in April of 2022, where both Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche and Dan Harris spoke.
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
Never Worry Alone | Dr. Robert Waldinger
28 april 2025 · 1 uur 3 min
Dr. Robert Waldinger talks about his new book The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, which explores lessons from the longest scientific study of happiness. Lees meer
Dr. Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and co-founder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. He is also a Zen master and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. His TED Talk is one of the most viewed of all time, with over 43 million views. He's the co-author, along with Dr. Marc Schulz, of The Good Life.
In this episode we talk about:
What the Harvard Study of Adult Development is and how it got started
How much of our happiness is really under our control
Why you can't you be happy all the time
The concept of "social fitness"
Why you should "never worry alone"
How having best friends at work can make you more productive
And why, in his words, it's never too late to be happy
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
Meditate on the Breath (Without Driving Yourself Nuts) | Bonus Meditation with Joseph Goldstein
25 april 2025 · 13 min
You don't have to focus too maniacally on your breath; your body is part of the process, too. Our good buddy Joseph Goldstein shows you how to balance. Lees meer
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books including, most recently, Dreamscapes of the Mind.
This meditation is part of a new series on the Eightfold Path. The rest of the series is available on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
Status: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How To Get It Without Driving Yourself Crazy | Will Storr
23 april 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
Plus more surprising information on this fundamental human drive. Lees meer
Will Storr is a multi award-winning writer and Sunday Times bestselling author. His latest book is A Story is a Deal: How to use the science of storytelling to lead, motivate and persuade.
Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
The key elements of a properly deployed story
The different ways to measure status
The three main ways humans compete for status
The benefits of altruism as a source of status
The balance between self interest and altruism
How mindfulness factors into the status drive
Managing our relationships with social media
Related Episodes:
Why You Can't Pay Attention - And How to Think Deeply Again | Johann Hari
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
Stoic Advice for Handling Setbacks, Insults, and Death | William Irvine
21 april 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
How to boost your psychological immune system, the stoic way. Lees meer
William "Bill" Irvine is the emeritus professor of philosophy at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He is the author of eight books that have been translated into more than twenty languages, including Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy and Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient.
Bill is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
How Bill was first introduced to Stoicism (the story involves a midlife crisis and a banjo.)
The comparison between Stoicism and Buddhism
Psychological strategies for attaining equanimity
The practice of negative visualization
Stoic approaches to handling anger and insults
How to reframe setbacks as tests
Stoicism VS emotional suppression
Tools for navigating the challenges of our digital age
What Stoics say about pursuing fame and status
And why death is the "ultimate exam"
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
Links to Bill's Waking Up content
Links to Bill's books
-
Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home
18 april 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
From punk rock to broadcast journalism. A veteran journalist shares her story. Lees meer
Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning journalist and author. She recently wrote the memoir, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home.
In this episode we talk about:
Our mutual dislike of covering breaking news
How her turbulent teenage years helped her prepare for life's chaos
What "home" actually means
How her childhood informed her own parenting style
The delicate balance between giving your children too little or too much freedom
What it means for a journalist to center themself in a story
Surviving the news
Coping with anxiety and media consumption
And much more
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
Alisyn Camerota on Substack
Sanity Podcast
-
How To Deal With Difficult Emotions, Difficult Feedback, and Difficult Parts of Your Own Mind | Diane Musho Hamilton
16 april 2025 · 1 uur 8 min
Cross-training for your mind. Lees meer
Diane Musho Hamilton is an author, award-winning mediator, and teacher of Zen. She is the author of three books on conflict resolution, relationships, and communication. Her latest book is Waking Up and Growing Up: Spiritual Cross-training for an Evolving World, co-authored with Gabriel Wilson.
Diane is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
What Diane means by spiritual cross training and waking up
Cultivating emotional maturity
Foundations of Zen practice
Integrating shadow and psyche
The key aspects of living with purpose
The value of intention setting
Ethical action and community
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Dan's panic attack on live TV
-
Sam Harris On: Equanimity in Turbulent Times; Compassion for Difficult People; And Dualistic vs Non-dualistic Mindfulness
14 april 2025 · 1 uur 32 min
An old friend (and my spiritual brother) discusses some of the most important things he's ever learned. Lees meer
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
How to maintain equanimity in shitty situations
How to have compassion – or at least non-hatred – for people you disagree with politically
The illusion of free will and its relationship with compassion
The difference between dualistic and non-dualistic mindfulness
The concept of having no head
Why meditating with your eyes open can be super helpful
And much more
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
On Having No Head
-
Can You Be Kind Without Becoming Boring And/Or Weak? | A Question From "Mean Aunt Kate"
11 april 2025 · 9 min
We're going to give you a taste of the so-called "renegade sangha" sessions on DanHarris.com, which is powered by Substack. In those sessions, Dan usually guides a meditation and then takes questions. Lees meer
In this brief episode, you're going to hear one of the best, funniest, most relatable questions we have received to date.
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
Buddhist Themes in The White Lotus, Explained | Josh Bearman
10 april 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
Dan deconstructs the Dharmic elements of the popular HBO show, with the co-host of The White Lotus Official Season 3 companion podcast. Lees meer
Joshuah Bearman is a writer and film producer in Los Angeles. He has written for Wired, GQ, Harper's, Rolling Stone, and contributed to This American Life. Along with Jia Tolentino, Josh is the co-host of the The White Lotus Official Podcast.
In this episode we talk about:
How Josh became interested in Buddhism
How Mike White, the writer and creator of The White Lotus, became interested in Buddhism
Buddhist concepts and themes all three seasons of The White Lotus
Buddhist notions of self and identity
Some paradoxes and pitfalls of Buddhism
The perils of pleasure seeking
Craving certainty as a bulwark against anxiety
The importance of repetition of simple Buddhist ideas that we are programmed to forget
The Buddhist concept of attachment
The three jewels of Buddhism and the importance of relationships
Related Episodes:
Natasha Rothwell (White Lotus, How To Die Alone) On: Loneliness, Envy, People Pleasing, And Finding Your "Hell Yes"
Michael Imperioli (From The Sopranos and White Lotus) Knows a Shitload About Buddhist Meditation
Holding it Together When Things Fall Apart | Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön, Renowned Buddhist Nun, On Her One Non-Negotiable Happiness Strategy
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Additional Resources:
The White Lotus Official Podcast
-
I Want an Awakening Experience. How Do I Get It? | Henry Shukman
9 april 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
They say enlightenment is always an accident. Here's how to make yourself more accident-prone. Lees meer
Henry Shukman is a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center and co-founder of the single-path meditation app The Way. His most recent books are Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass.
In this episode we talk about:
Henry's awakening moment
The meaning of the term "inn"
We walk through the four inns
We talk about loving your obstacles
Whether finding a meditation teacher matters
What koans are, and how they can enhance your practice
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Henry's meditation app, The Way
Henry's latest book, Original Love
Henry's website
-
How To Be Sanely Productive | Oliver Burkeman
7 april 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
The liberation that comes from realizing that you're never going to get everything done. Lees meer
Oliver Burkeman is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Four Thousand Weeks, The Antidote, and most recently, Meditations for Mortals. His work has also appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Psychologies and New Philosopher. He has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality, the power of limits, and building a meaningful life in an age of bewilderment.
Oliver is one of many great teachers featured on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
What the term "imperfectionism" means
The illusion of reaching a point where "everything's done"
Why there's liberation in seeing how finite we are
Why small, imperfect actions are more valuable than perfect plans
Why overplanning is a kind of avoidance
How to make decisions
The importance of finishing things
Who you should develop a taste for problems
Why effort doesn't always equal value
Why we need to stop protecting other people's feelings
And the paradox of mattering immensely and not at all
Related Episodes:
The Power of Negative Thinking
Time Management for Mortals
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
Are You Letting Politics Make You Bitter Or Better? A Psychological Survival Conversation With CNN's Van Jones
4 april 2025 · 21 min
Recorded in January 2025 during the week of the Presidential inauguration, this conversation with CNN commentator Van Jones is less about politics and more about how we react to politics. You'll hear the questions that Van always asks himself before he goes on air, what he considers to be his purpose on earth, and how he thinks about the future. Lees meer
This conversation was part of a special Inauguration Week series which featured daily gatherings of the "Renegade Sangha," as Dan calls it, including guided meditations led by Dan, and interviews with thinkers to help us make sense of the moment. To join future live sessions, become a paid subscriber at DanHarris.com. You'll also get cheatsheets and transcripts for every episode, plus access to a community of other folks who take this stuff seriously.
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
How To Suffer Less: Joseph Goldstein, Sam Harris, and Dan Harris on the Buddha's Eightfold Path
2 april 2025 · 1 uur 56 min
One of the foundational Buddhist lists—a kind of GPS for enlightenment. Lees meer
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of many books including, most recently, Dreamscapes of the Mind.
Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, author, podcaster and the proprietor of the Waking Up app.
This episode is the first installment of a new series on the Eightfold Path. The rest of the series is available on Waking Up, a top-notch meditation app with amazing teachers and a ton of courses for all levels. If you subscribe via this link: wakingup.com/tenpercent, you'll get a 30-day free trial—and you'll be supporting the 10% Happier team, too. Full and partial scholarships are available.
In this episode we talk about:
The Eightfold Path, your GPS to enlightenment
Generosity
The importance of faith
The wisdom of "I don't know" mind
Various kinds of right view
Unpacking right view on the Buddhist path
Practical tips for cultivating right view
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
How To Handle Your Demons | Richard Schwartz
31 maart 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
Make peace with the difficult parts of your personality. Lees meer
Dr. Richard Schwartz is a contemporary psychotherapist, PhD in marriage and family therapy. He founded the Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) therapy system and has authored many books, most recently: The Internal Family Systems Workbook.
In this episode we talk about:
What Internal Family Systems (IFS) is
The relationship between buddhism and IFS
How to make peace with our parts without a therapist in the room
Dan volunteers as a guinea pig to show what it's like to work with your parts
The definition of love
The link between IFS and psychedelics
Related Episodes:
How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz
How to Get Out of Your Head | Willa Blythe Baker
Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff
Self-Compassion Ain't Always Soft | Kristin Neff
The Voice in Your Head | Ethan Kross
The Science Of Burnout — And How To Recharge From Stress | Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer
The Science of Emotion Regulation: How It Impacts Health, Performance, and Relationships. | Ethan Kross
Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness | Dr. Robert Waldinger
The Art of Growing Up, Jerry Colonna
The Art and Science of the World's Gooiest Cliche | Barbara Fredrickson
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
The Internal Family Systems Workbook is part of the new Sounds True Inner Workbooks series, which currently includes The Nervous System Workbook by Deb Dana and The Healing Anxiety Workbook by Sheryl Lisa Finn, with more titles planned.
-
A Guided Meditation To Get You Out Of Your Head | Bonus Meditation with Dan
28 maart 2025 · 12 min
A 10-minute meditation that reminds you that you're not just a brain: there is also a body. Lees meer
This meditation was originally part of one of Dan's recent Ask Me Anything sessions on Substack – join us as a paid subscriber at DanHarris.com to be a part of these live online events as Dan guides a short meditation then takes your questions.
Join Dan's online community here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
-
How to Suffer Well – So You Can Suffer Less | Brother Pháp Dung
26 maart 2025 · 1 uur 6 min
Brother Pháp Dung discusses the life and teachings of Vietnamese Zen master, peace activist, poet, and author Thich Nhat Hanh. Lees meer
In January 2022, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Vietnamese Zen master, peace activist, poet, and author passed away. He was the founder of the International Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called him "an Apostle of peace and nonviolence" when nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thousands of people came out for his funeral.
Brother Pháp Dung is making his second appearance on the show to talk about Thich Nhat Hanh. If you missed it last time he was on, Brother Pháp Dung has an incredible personal story. He was born in Vietnam in 1969 and came to the US at the age of nine. He worked as an architect/designer for four years before becoming a monk. He was very close personally with Thich Nhat Hanh, who he refers to as "Thây," or teacher, and is now a Dharma teacher himself in Thich Nhat Hanh's Plum Village tradition.
This episode was first published in March 2022.
This episode explores:
The life of Thich Nhat Hanh: his path to Buddhism in the 1960's and his exile from Vietnam for opposing the war.
The meaning of "wrong view" or wrong perception.
What non-separation and inter-being is.
Thich Nhat Hanh's view that birth and death are only notions.
Grief, and why learning how to suffer will help you suffer less.
-
A Radical Question To Put Your Problems Into Perspective | Annaka Harris
24 maart 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
How to think about consciousness without breaking your brain. Lees meer
Annaka Harris is the New York Times bestselling author of CONSCIOUS: A Brief Guide to the Fundamental Mystery of the Mind and writer and producer of the audio documentary series, LIGHTS ON. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Nautilus Magazine, the Journal of Consciousness Studies, and IAI Magazine, and she is also an editor and consultant for science writers, specializing in neuroscience and physics.
In this episode we talk about:
What consciousness is—and why we should care about it
The question of whether or not consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe (so literally—is consciousness embedded in the chair I'm sitting in?)
Why thinking about this mystery can create a sense of awe (a reliable antidote to suffering)
Meditation techniques for exploring consciousness
The illusion of the self
The importance of challenging our intuitions
And much more
Related Episodes:
The Fundamental Mystery of the Mind | Annaka Harris
Susan Kaiser Greenland and Annaka Harris, Teaching Mindfulness to Kids
#469. A Mystery That Matters | Anil Seth
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist Jennifer Egan On: Panic, Awe, Fetishizing Authenticity, and Our Possible AI Futures
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
wakingup.com/tenpercent
LIGHTS ON
The Candy House
The Case Against Reality
On Having No Head: Zen and the Rediscovery of the Obvious
Ten Zen Questions: Susan Blackmore
-
Are You Spending Your Life on Things You Actually Enjoy and Care About? | Jonathan Fields
21 maart 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
And how to figure out what matters most to you. Lees meer
Jonathan Fields is the author of several books, including SPARKED: Discover Your Unique Imprint for Work That Makes You Come Alive. He is also the host of two podcasts, Good Life Project® and SPARKED™.
This episode is part of our ongoing Sanely Ambitious series.
In this episode we talk about:
What a "sparketype" is and how to use it to help your guide your life and make work decisions Embracing uncertainty
Meditation and attention training for uncertainty
The role of community in navigating uncertainty
How to make exercise meaningful
Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Sanely Ambitious
-
Jordan Harbinger On: How To Succeed at Work; How to Network Without Being Gross; And How Not To Succumb To Hustle Culture
19 maart 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
Career advice from a man who has walked the walk. Lees meer
Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned podcast interviewer with an approachable style and knack for securing high-profile guests. His podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show, was selected as part of Apple's "Best of 2018."
This episode is part of our ongoing Sanely Ambitious series.
In this episode we talk about:
How to engage in networking without being gross. He has lots of interesting techniques here, including something called Gmail roulette
He also has a cardinal rule that I found compelling
We also talk about: The ripple effect of generosity
How to ask for a raise
The strategic value of asking for advice
How to deal with a bad boss
How to persuade and negotiate
And the many problems with hustle culture
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Sanely Ambitious
-
You Should Be Taking More Risks. Here's How To Get Over Your Fear And Do It. | Sue Ashford
17 maart 2025 · 1 uur 15 min
How to reduce perfectionism and boost confidence so you can be more effective in every area of your life. Lees meer
Susan (Sue) Ashford is an award-winning scholar and Professor at the University of Michigan, Stephen M. Ross School of Business. Her passion for helping people to be maximally effective in their work lives has driven her teaching and research work on self-management, proactivity, change from below, and leadership and its development.
This episode is part of our ongoing Sanely Ambitious series.
In this episode we talk about:
The concept of "flexing"
The pernicious role of fear and anxiety
The crucial difference between a performance mindset and a learning mindset
Practical tools for changing your mindset
What it means to unleash your inner scientist
The importance of getting feedback (and why some people struggle asking for it)
The concept of re-storying (reframing negative perspectives)
Why we should savor successes
How to be interpersonally successful
And much more
Sign up for Dan's newsletter here
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Ten Percent Happier online bookstore
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
The Power of Flexing
Ari Weinzweig
Reboot by Jerry Colonna
Ego Free Leadership
-
What's It Like To Be You Right Now? | Bonus Meditation with Dan
14 maart 2025 · 12 min
This one's simple and easy -- and features some of Dan's favorite instructions from Joseph Goldstein. Lees meer
This meditation was originally part of one of Dan's recent Ask Me Anything sessions on Substack – join us as a paid subscriber at DanHarris.com to be a part of these live online events as Dan guides a short meditation then takes your questions.
-
How To Get Past Your Past | Yung Pueblo
12 maart 2025 · 1 uur 11 min
Lessons learned from 12 years of serious meditation. Lees meer
Diego Perez is a meditator and #1 New York Times bestselling author who is widely known by his pen name, Yung Pueblo. His writing focuses on the power of self-healing, creating healthy relationships, and the wisdom that comes when we truly work on knowing ourselves.
In this episode we talk about:
How to burn off your mind's conditioning
The suffering that comes from clinging in a world characterized by relentless change
What selfless listening is, and how to do it
The liberation that comes from equanimity
Some of the incredibly valuable lessons he's learned from 12 years of meditation
How to make better decisions for your future self
How to have boundless compassion without being a pushover
Why being able to see perspectives outside of your own is a sign of intelligence and mental strength
And much more
Related Episodes:
Jack Kornfield & Yung Pueblo On: How To Meditate When You're Freaking Out, the Limits of the Thinking Mind, & Balancing Self-Interest with Compassion
The Dharma of Instagram
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
How To Love Better
The Inward Trilogy
Yung Pueblo on Substack
Yung Pueblo on Instagram
Insight Meditation Society
Dhamma.org
-
Stress Reduction: 5 Free, Quick, Science-Backed Strategies | Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
10 maart 2025 · 1 uur 7 min
A Harvard doctor on how she went from stress patient to stress expert. Lees meer
Dr. Aditi Nerurkar is a Harvard stress expert, and the author of The 5 Resets: Rewire Your Brain and Body For Less Stress and More Resilience.
In this episode we talk about:
Healthy stress vs. unhealthy stress
The distinction between stress and burnout
What Dr. Nerurkar calls "toxic resilience"
Finding quiet in a noisy world
The relationship between scrolling and sleeping
The gut-brain connection
Key breathing exercises
Dealing with your inner critic
How to avoid what she calls "revenge nighttime procrastination"
Exercises to help you get into your "future self"
The rule of two strategy
And much more
Related Episodes:
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Stress Better, Modupe Akinola
How to Thrive Under Stress | Elizabeth Stanley, PhD
The Science Of Journaling: How Writing Reduces Overthinking, Rumination, And Anxiety | Dr. James Pennebaker (Co-Interviewed By Dr. Bianca Harris)
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Aditi on Substack
-
How To Be Sanely Ambitious | Behind the Scenes with Dan and DJ
7 maart 2025 · 28 min
Dan and executive producer DJ Cashmere talk about how we're putting "sanely ambitious" into action on our team; plus, an important update on how to listen to the podcast ad-free. Lees meer
In this episode we talk about:
How rest and productivity are two sides of the same coin
What psychological safety looks like on a small, creative team
Having a "parking lot" for great ideas that we aren't ready to do
Other ways we're navigating some big changes in our business
Related episodes:
Work Less, Get More Done | Alex Soojong Kim-Pang
Digital Minimalism | Cal Newport
Help, Work Sucks | Cal Newport
How to Be Productive Without Burning Out | Cal NewportBIG NEWS:
Paid subscribers can now listen to the 10% Happier podcast ad-free by going to podcast.danharris.com! If you're not a paid subscriber, you will be prompted to sign up there. It's another one of our perks for our paid subscribers, including transcripts and cheat sheets for every episode, plus live guided meditations and Q&A sessions with Dan.Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
How To Make Your Relationships Exceptional | Carole Robin and David Bradford
5 maart 2025 · 1 uur 10 min
Secrets from the massively popular Stanford business school course on interpersonal hygiene. Lees meer
Carole Robin and David Bradford taught the most popular elective course at the Stanford Graduate School of Business for a combined total of 75 years. Officially, the name of the course is Interpersonal Dynamics, but everybody calls it "Touchy-Feely." Together they have written the new book, Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues.
We dive into the six hallmarks of what they call "exceptional relationships," how to be honest and vulnerable without overdoing it, why the questions "how am I feeling?" and "how are you feeling?" are central to improving our communication, the inevitability of risk when you set out to deepen a relationship, and why meditation is helpful in all of this.
This episode originally aired in 2021.
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Brené Brown
https://connectandrelate.com/
-
How To Know Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert—and Why That Matters | Susan Cain
3 maart 2025 · 57 min
Why knowing your tendency can improve your life. Lees meer
Susan Cain is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, and Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole. Her Kindred Letters newsletter is read by people in all 193 countries and all 50 American states. Join her at TheQuietLife.net.
In this episode we talk about:
How to know if you're an introvert or extrovert
The strengths of introversion – and how these can you no matter where you are on the introvert / extrovert spectrum
Techniques to improve your relationships and work life
How to design your life around where you do your best – including figuring out your true goals
The perks of exposing ourselves to the things we fear the most
The paradox of anxiety and shyness
And why introverts and extraverts often get along so well—something Susan calls "introvert/extrovert synergy"
Related Episodes:
What Is Sadness Good For? | Susan Cain
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
The Quiet Life with Susan Cain | Substack
-
The Mind-Bending Science of Advanced Meditation | Matthew Sacchet
26 februari 2025 · 1 uur 23 min
What it is, how beginners can get a taste, the dangers of striving, and whether tech can make it easier. Lees meer
Dr. Matthew D. Sacchet, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Meditation Research Program at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General). Since 2012, he has authored more than 120 publications, presented more than 150 times at international, national, regional and local conferences and speaker series, and been cited more than 8,000 times.
In this episode we talk about:
What Matthew's learning about advanced states of meditation, and what they do to the brain
What relevance advanced meditation might have for the rest of us
How we might get a taste of these states ourselves
Whether technology might ultimately help some of us advance more quickly
The psychological risks of practicing deep end meditation
Related Episodes:
Dr. Richie Davidson, Daniel Goleman – Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain and Body
Nirvana | Joseph Goldstein
A Meditator in the Arena | Sam Harris
Willoughby Britton, Jared Lindahl -- Does Meditation Have a Dark Side
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Meditation Research Program at Harvard
Matthew Sacchet on X (Twitter)
Matthew Sacchet's LinkedIn
-
Should You Be Taking Psychedelics? The Benefits, the Risks, and the Science. | Jay Michaelson
24 februari 2025 · 1 uur 21 min
Featuring a meditation teacher, author, professor, and dedicated experimenter with these molecules. Lees meer
Jay Michaelson is a journalist, meditation teacher, rabbi, and professor of religious studies whose work for the last several years has been focused on psychedelics, meditation, and spirituality.
Jay is a field scholar at Emory University's Center for Psychedelics and Spirituality, and a fellow at Harvard Law School's project on Psychedelic Use, Law, and Spiritual Experience. He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, teaching courses on psychedelics, law, and religion.
In this episode we talk about:
Everything you should know about psychedelics if you're wondering whether to give them a try
What the research shows thus far
The differences among various compounds
The overlap between meditation and psychedelics
The difference between spirituality and healing
The dizzying question of whether these medicines have a separate consciousness
And more
Related Episodes:
Psychedelics and Meditation | Michael Pollan - by DB - Dan Harris
What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Both/And with Jay Michaelson
A special guided meditation from Jay to accompany this episode
Two free upcoming events:
Emory Science on Spiritual Health Conference (free, online)
Harvard Symposium on Psychedelics in Monotheistic Traditions (which Jay co-chairing)
-
How To Survive the News. CNN's Bill Weir on Moving From Anger and Despair to Optimism and Resiliency.
21 februari 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
A node of sanity in these challenging times. Lees meer
Bill Weir is America's leading climate reporter. His new book is a celebration of our planet and human brilliance. It is a hopeful plea for communities to rally around nature, new ideas and each other, to create the kind of resilience that lasts generations.
In this episode we talk about:
How a hotter earth is increasingly changing our lives
Why some experts say the climate issue is half physics, half psychology
How to work with feelings like rage and despair
Why so many of us look away from the climate crisis
Why acceptance is not surrender
And the utility of class psychological frameworks, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross' Five Stages of Grief
Related Episodes:
What to do About Eco-Anxiety | Jay Michaelson
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
Order Life as We Know It (Can Be)
-
Joseph Goldstein On: Impermanence, Impersonality, And How To Use Mindfulness To Be More Creative
19 februari 2025 · 1 uur 13 min
One of my favorite episodes that we've recorded in a long while. Lees meer
Joseph Goldstein is a cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society and the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, both in Barre, Massachusetts. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma: The Emerging Western Buddhism, Insight Meditation and The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation. Joseph has studied and practiced meditation since 1967 under the guidance of eminent teachers from India, Burma, and Tibet and he leads Insight Meditation retreats around the world.
This year, IMS printed a collection of Joseph's poetry, titled Dreamscapes of the Mind: Poems and Reflections. The book includes 21 poems and almost a dozen short verses.
We have made copies available for a suggested donation of $12 to support IMS's Retreat Center scholarship fund (shipping to U.S. addresses only).
For a copy of Joseph's book, visit give.dharma.org/JGpoetry
In this episode we talk about:
Impermanence, impersonality, and the vast spaciousness of the mind
Mortality
How we can use mindfulness to be more creative
Joseph reads one of his favorite poems (and a couple others)
Thoughts on how to approach death
What Joseph means by dreamscape of the mind
Deep Dharma topics like Nirvana, rebirth, taking refuge and more
Related Episodes:
Joseph Goldstein + Mark Epstein On: How To Handle Unwanted Experiences, How Not To Waste Your Suffering & The Overlap Between Buddhism + Therapy
I Just Did A 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat With Joseph Goldstein. Here's What I Learned
Dr. Mark Epstein On: How To Transform Your Neuroses Into "Little Shmoos"
Nirvana | Joseph Goldstein
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
Additional Resources:
For a copy of Joseph's book, visit give.dharma.org/JGpoetry
-
The Neuroscience of Confidence | Ian Robertson
17 februari 2025 · 1 uur 12 min
What confidence does to your brain, why it helps with anxiety, and how to get it if you don't already have it. Plus, the problem with overconfidence. Lees meer
Ian Robertson is a Professor Emeritus in Psychology at Trinity College and was the founding director of Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience. He has written five books, the latest of which is called, How Confidence Works.
In this episode we talk about:
What confidence actually is
How to boost confidence
The dangers of overconfidence, and how to guard against it
The role of anxiety and failure
The "Oscar effect", and why winners tend to live longer
How to reframe anxiety as excitement
The role of gender, race, and class on confidence levels
The importance of distancing yourself from confidence saboteurs
And much more
Related Episodes:
A Buddhist Recipe For Confidence | Ethan Nichtern
Do You Feel Like an Imposter? | Dr. Valerie Young (Co-Interviewed by Dan's Wife, Bianca!)
Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes
-
How To Make a Marriage Work | Chodo Robert Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison (Co-Interviewed by Dr. Bianca Harris)
12 februari 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
A candid, useful, and hilarious conversation. Lees meer
Chodo Robert Campbell Sensei is a Zen teacher, bereavement specialist, grief counselor and a recognized leader for those suffering with the complexities of death & dying, aging, and sobriety. The educational non-profit he co-founded, the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, touches thousands of lives every year through its numerous educational programs, contemplative retreats, and Soto Zen Buddhist practices. Chodo has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets.
Koshin Paley Ellison is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, leader in contemplative care, and co-founder of an educational non-profit called the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care. His books, grounded in Buddhist wisdom and practice, have gained national attention. Through its numerous educational programs, contemplative retreats, and Soto Zen Buddhist practices, the New York Zen Center touches thousands of lives every year. Koshin has appeared on dozens of podcasts and his work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets.
In this episode we talk about:
We get really real on the role of early childhood trauma and how that can show up in our relationships
The importance of understanding your partner's operating manual and how to come up with rules of the road
The role of humor in relationships—how it can be used to successfully name the difficult parts of our partner's personality—and how that can go wrong
Why it's important to do your own work outside of your relationship—in therapy and meditation or whatever is useful to you
And the value of learning to be uncomfortable… together
Related Episodes:
How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz
Escape From Zombieland | Koshin Paley Ellison
The Surprising Power of "Healthy Embarrassment" | Koshin Paley Ellison
The Art of Growing Up, Jerry Colonna
Jerry Colonna, 'CEO Whispere…