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10% Happier

Self-help for smart people. World-class insights and practices from experts in modern science and ancient wisdom. Hosted by veteran journalist and best-selling author, Dan Harris.

Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris

Dr. Susan Pollak found refuge in meditation at a young age, introduced to it by a family member. Describing herself as an anxious and neurotic kid, she noticed how meditation offered her some relief. Pollak has remained fascinated with meditation ever since. She earned degrees in comparative religion and psychology, becoming a psychologist, and for decades she has been integrating the practice of mediation into psychotherapy. In her new book, “Self-Compassion for Parents,” she explains why parents need to care for themselves first in order to provide the best care for their children. For those short on time, she’s created meditation practices that take just a few minutes and she explains how even small moments of mindfulness can make a big difference. Plug Zone The Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy: http://meditationandpsychotherapy.org/ Center for Mindfulness and Compassion: https://www.chacmc.org/ The Art of Now Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-art-now Website: https://www.drsusanpollak.com/ Self-Compassion for Parents: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassion-Parents-Nurture-Caring-Yourself/dp/1462533094 Additional Books: https://www.drsusanpollak.com/books.php Addiction-Related Judson Brewer, MD, PhD (Habit Change): https://www.brown.edu/public-health/mindfulness/people/judson-brewer-md-phd G. Alan Marlatt (Addictive Behaviors): http://depts.washington.edu/abrc/marlatt.htm Jessica Morey Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (iBme): https://ibme.com/ Ten Percent Happier Podcast Insiders Feedback Group https://10percenthappier.typeform.com/to/vHz4q4 ***VOICEMAILS*** Have a question for Dan? Leave us a voicemail: 646-883-8326

Meditation, Therapy, and "Murderous Rage", Dr. Susan Pollak

Today we’re going to nerd out about what enlightenment (or, if that word is triggering, let’s just call it “high doses of meditation”) can do to your brain — and, more practically, how we can derive these benefits even if we don’t plan to spend decades living in a cave. My guest is Rick Hanson, Ph.D., psychologist and author of the new book Neurodharma. We go into the deep end, yes, but we also get very down-to-earth, talking about how anyone, including you, can “reverse engineer enlightenment,” and have “Nirvana operationalized in your nervous system.” Quick note that this was recorded right before the pandemic, but enlightenment is evergreen. Where to find Rick Hanson online: Website: https://www.rickhanson.net/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drrhanson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rickhansonphd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rickhansonphd/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RickHanson Book Mentioned: Neurodharma by Rick Hanson: https://www.rickhanson.net/books/neurodharma You can find meditations from our world-class teachers and more wisdom from Rick Hanson on our app. Visit tenpercent.com to download the Ten Percent Happier app and kickstart your meditation practice. Visit tenpercent.com to sign up today. Other Resources Mentioned: Hippocampus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus U Pandita: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U_Pandita Enlightenment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlightenment_in_Buddhism Nirvana: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_(Buddhism) Robert Thurman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Thurman Mark Epstein: http://markepsteinmd.com/ Joseph Goldstein: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goldstein_(writer) Jhanas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhy%C4%81na_in_Buddhism Stephen Batchelor: https://www.stephenbatchelor.org/index.php/en/ Neurodharma Online Program: https://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/neurodharma-online-program/ More Books: https://www.rickhanson.net/books/ Being Well Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936 Additional Resources: Ten Percent Happier Live: https://tenpercent.com/live Coronavirus Sanity Guide: https://www.tenpercent.com/coronavirussanityguide Free App access for Frontline Workers: https://tenpercent.com/care Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/rick-hanson-264

The Brain Science of Enlightenment | Rick Hanson

Dr. Paul Gilbert OBE is a professor of psychology at the University of Derby, Founder and President of The Compassionate Mind Foundation, the founder of Compassion Focused Therapy, and in 2011 was awarded the Officer of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II for his continued contribution to mental healthcare. He’s also the author of several books including The Compassionate Mind, Living Like Crazy, Overcoming Depression, and his latest, Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Practice and Applications. 
 

 
This episode explores:
 

 
 • What Compassion Focused Therapy actually is.
 • Why he says wisdom and courage are key to compassion.
 • Some surprising truths about your inner critic.
 • How compassion can be used to your advantage, especially if you’re ambitious.
 • The relevance of various meditation practices to cultivating compassion.
 • How trauma can impact our ability to access compassion, and what we might do about it.
 • The importance of the vagus nerve and its relationship to compassion, mindfulness, and friendship.
 

 
Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/paul-gilbert-425

Compassion Is the Ultimate Tool for the Truly Ambitious | Paul Gilbert

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A journalist explores one of humanity’s most brutal and unavoidable experiences.
 

 
Cody Delistraty is a writer and speechwriter, most recently working as the culture editor at the Wall Street Journal Magazine. He has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and was the European arts columnist for The Paris Review. He has degrees in politics from New York University and in history from the University of Oxford. British Vogue named him a best young writer of the year, and he has given talks about art and creativity to companies like PwC. He lives in New York City.
 

 
In this episode we talk about:
 
 • Why our culture is so repressed when it comes to grief
 • We dive into the many experiments that Cody launched to help cope with loss; from book and laughter therapy, to psilocybin and AI
 • The concept of grief as an addiction 
 • The importance of rituals 
 • The scientific possibility of deleting our memories to avoid pain 
 • And how to live along side of grief when there is no cure
 

 

 
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Joe DiNardo, Grief and Meditation
 

 
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The Grief Cure: Looking for the End of Loss

The Science Of Grief: What Helps, What Doesn’t, And Why We Don’t Talk About It Enough | Cody Delistraty

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Smart strategies that emerged from a brutal year. 
 

 
Sam Sanders is an award-winning reporter, radio host and podcaster. He co-hosts the podcast Vibe Check with Zach Stafford and Saeed Jones. He also currently hosts The Sam Sanders Show from KCRW. Check out the album he mentioned in the episode, Caroline Rose’s The Art of Forgetting. 
 

 
This is part 2 in a 3-part series we’re running on grief.
 

 
In this episode we talk about:
 
 • The fact that there is no right way to deal with grief 
 • The value of feeling your feelings — even though it sucks 
 • Why it can be helpful to take breaks from your grief without guilt
 • The importance of joy and play 
 • The changing nature of grief
 • What it means to be “anointed” by grief
 • And what it looks like to maintain a relationship with someone even after they’ve died
 

 

 
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 How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff The Voice in Your Head | Ethan Kross Jonathan Van Ness on Shame, Shopping, Bodies, and Hope 

 

 
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Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sam-sanders-873

How To Talk To Yourself When Things Suck | Sam Sanders

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A famed author and humorist takes a deep dive into grief (with Dr. Bianca Harris as co-host).
 

 
Sloane Crosley is the author of The New York Times bestselling books Grief Is for People, How Did You Get This Number, and I Was Told There’d Be Cake. She is also the author of Look Alive Out There, Cult Classic and The Clasp, both of which have been optioned for film. She served as editor of The Best American Travel Writing series and is featured in The Library of America's 50 Funniest American Writers, The Best American Nonrequired Reading, Phillip Lopate’s The Contemporary American Essay and others. She was the inaugural columnist for The New York Times Op-Ed "Townies" series, a contributing editor at Interview Magazine, and a columnist for The Village Voice, Vanity Fair, The Independent, Black Book, Departures and The New York Observer. She is a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. She has taught at Columbia University and The Yale Writers’ Workshop.
 

 
In this episode we talk about:
 
 • A series of consecutive losses that Sloane endured
 • The concept of cumulative grief 
 • Sloane’s version of the five stages of grief
 • Her beef with acceptance
 • Bibliotherapy as a source of healing
 • And much more
 

 
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The Science Of Grief: What Helps, What Doesn’t, And Why We Don’t Talk About It Enough | Cody Delistraty
 
How To Talk To Yourself When Things Suck | Sam Sanders
 
#450. The Science of Loss and Recovery | Mary-Frances O’Connor
 

 
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Full Shownotes: https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/sloane-crosley-874
 

 
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 • Download the Happier app today: 
https://my.happierapp.com/link/download Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss All My Puny Sorrows Otherwise: New & Selected Poems By Jane Kenyon

Tricky Questions About Grief: Is There A Right Way To Do It? What To Say To People In Grief? And Can You Grieve For Things? | Sloane Crosley

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The upside of the often misunderstood "tribalism".
 

 
Michael Morris is the Chavkin-Chang Professor of Leadership at Columbia Business School as well as a Professor in its Psychology Department. Outside of academia, Professor Morris has consulted with and conducted executive training workshops for hundreds of clients across the globe, including Fortune 100 firms, governments, and the Obama and Clinton campaigns. He lives in New York City. His latest book is called Tribal: How The Cultural Instincts That Divide Us Can Help Bring Us Together.
 
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 How Turning Habits Into Rituals Can Help You At Home, At Work, And When You're Anxious | Michael Norton 

 
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What Evolutionary Psychology Teaches Us About How To Influence People | Michael Morris

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How your blindspots hurt your decision-making— and how to fix it.
 

 
Anu Gupta is an educator, lawyer, scientist, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an education technology benefit corporation that trains professionals across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance DEIB and wellness by breaking bias. His work has reached 300+ organizations training more than 80,000 professionals impacting over 30 million lives. Gupta holds a JD from NYU Law, MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge University, and BA in International Relations and Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies from NYU. As a gay immigrant of color, he came to the work of breaking bias after almost ending his life due to lifelong experiences with racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia. The realization that bias can be unlearned helped lead him out of that dark point and inspired a lifelong mission to build a global movement for social healing based on principles of mindfulness and compassion. A peer-reviewed author, he has written and spoken extensively, including on the TED stage, the Oprah Conversation, Fast Company, Newsweek, and Vogue Business. He is the author of Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From—and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them.
 

 

 

 
In this episode we talk about:
 
 • The 5 causes of bias
 • The dis-utility of shame
 • What has – and hasn’t – been working in DEI trainings
 • Contemplative practices, on and off the cushion, for breaking bias
 • And his response to skeptics 
 

 

 
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 Why You‘re Not Seeing the World Clearly— and How to Fix It | Jessica Nordell The Self-Interested Case for Examining Your Biases | John Biewen Dolly Chugh, How Good People Fight Bias Rhonda Magee, Law Professor Using Mindfulness to Defeat Bias How to Call People In (Instead of Calling Them Out) | Loretta Ross 

 

 
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How To Unsubscribe From The Negative Stories You Tell About Yourself And Others | Anu Gupta

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Dan and Executive Producer, DJ Cashmere, pull back the curtain on what we do, how we do it—and what’s coming next.
 

 
In this episode we talk about:
 
 • An exciting New Year's series reveal and upcoming meditation challenge
 • What goes into making the show–and why we do it
 • The ins and outs of starting a new business
 • And much more
 

 
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Full Shownotes: https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/bts-878

Behind The Scenes Of The 10% Happier Podcast + A Sneak Preview Of Something Big

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Equanimity: what it is, what it isn’t, and how to get it. 
 
Guest Kamala Masters was one of the teachers at Dan’s first ever meditation retreat. In this episode she dives into how to develop equanimity and shares her story of learning how to practice meditation during her everyday life while raising three children on her own. 
 
Kamala Masters has been meditating since the 1970s, first with Anagarika Munindra, who was Joseph Goldstein’s first teacher, and then with the Burmese master Sayadaw U Pandita with whom she twice temporarily ordained as a Buddhist nun. More recently, she’s been training with another Burmese master we’ve talked about here on the show, Sayadaw U Tejaniya. She is a Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society, and the co-founder of the Vipassana Metta Foundation, which developed the Maui Dharma Sanctuary.
 
In this conversation we talk about: 
 
 • What is equanimity?
 • The most common misconception about equanimity
 • The near and far enemies of equanimity 
 • The power and limitations of setting intentions
 

 
Full Shownotes: https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/kamala-masters-rerun
 
Where to find Kamala Masters online: 
 
Website: Vipassana Metta on Maui
 
Additional Resources:
 
Download the Happier Meditation app today.

How To Be Okay No Matter What | Kamala Masters

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. 
 
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. 
 

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