1031 Episodes

10% Happier with Dan Harris

Dan Harris interviews experts on modern science and ancient wisdom, offering self-help insights and practices for improving well-being and finding inner peace.

Episodes

The Science of Regulating Your Nervous System | Dr. Kevin Tracey

Feel Your Feelings, Drop the Story | Sebene Selassie

How To Relax The Need To Control Everything | Rosa Lewis

How To Escape Your Brain's Default Mode Network | Zindel Segal and Norman Farb

Trudging Through Your Own Life? Here's the Stoic Fix | Maria Semple

Top 10 Neuroscience-Backed Tips for a Stronger Brain | Wendy Suzuki and Amishi Jha

The Science of Talking: Boost Your Mood, Sharpen Your Mind, and Protect Against Dementia | Maryellen MacDonald

What To Do When Life Won't Let Up | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren

This Episode Will Calm Your Nervous System | Prentis Hemphill

Gabor Maté: Five Steps To Stop Scrolling, Bingeing, and Self-Medicating — And Reclaim Your Brain

What To Do When Your Mind Won't Quit | Bart van Melik

The Neuroscience of Flourishing: Four Practices for Turning Stress and Anxiety Into Clarity and Calm | Richard Davidson and Cortland Dahl

Stop Trying to Become Someone New: Get Past Constant Comparison and Return to What Works For You | Sam Sanders

A Toolkit for a Noisy Mind: How John Green Manages Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts

Handling Difficult People, Healing Breakups, and the Science of Talking to Strangers | Shankar Vedantam

Buddhist Monks On: Letting Go of Shame, The Opposite of Depression, and Dealing With Criticism | Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho

The Science of Emotion Regulation: Strategies for When You're Anxious, Angry, or Comparing Yourself To Others | Marc Brackett

Anderson Cooper and Michelle Obama: Navigating Grief, Making Loss Less Lonely, and How to Know the People You Love Before It's Too Late

Five Ways to be Less Distracted | Shaila Catherine

The Neuroscience of Reducing Chronic Pain and Everyday Addictions | Eric Garland

How To Stop Getting Dragged Around By Your Anxieties, Thought Loops, and Insecurities | Sebene Selassie

The Funniest Conversation You'll Ever Hear About Achieving Inner Peace | Pete Holmes

Harvard Business School Professor on Building Trust, Reducing Regret, and the Underrated Power of Oversharing | Leslie John

A Four-Word Buddhist Teaching for Instant Calm and (Just Maybe) Lasting Peace | Bart van Melik

Michael Pollan On: Reducing Rumination, Reclaiming Your Attention From the Machines, and MDMA-Assisted Therapy

How To Handle the Feeling of Never-Enough, Quiet the Comparing Mind, and Reduce Financial Anxiety | Morgan Housel

How To Increase Performance By Working At Your Edge -- Plus A Quick Hack For When Panic or Anxiety Swells

The Best Way To Feel Calm (Is to Not Try To Feel Calm)

A Buddhist Antidote To Fear And Anxiety | Devin Berry

The Science of Happiness: Five Simple Strategies for Reducing Anxiety and Increasing Connection | Sonja Lyubomirsky and Harry Reis

How To Handle Constant Exhaustion (Without Blaming Yourself) | Jay Michaelson

How To Work With Insomnia, Pain, and Your Mom's Voice in Your Head | Jeff Warren

Stoic Practices for Getting Rid of Mental Junk, Your Morning Routine, and Talking to the Dead | Ryan Holiday

Unlocking the Body's Innate Capacity for Healing: From Colds and Injuries to Anxiety and Heart Health | Dr. Victoria Maizes

This Quick Practice Will Make You Feel Lighter | Jay Michaelson

How To Stop an Anxiety Spiral, The Best Protections Against Financial Ruin, and a Workaholic's Guide to Productivity (and Self-Care) | Andrew Ross Sorkin

Three Buddhist Practices For Getting Your Sh*t Together | Vinny Ferraro

How a Simple Mindset Shift Can Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease and Improve Overall Health | Dr. Tara Narula

How To Create Micro-Moments of Sanity No Matter What's Happening Today | Jay Michaelson

George Saunders On: Getting Un-Stuck, Calming the Inner Critic, and Building Empathy Without Becoming a Chump

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

A Counterintuitive Strategy for Sharper Decision-Making, Stronger Performance, and a More Meaningful Life. | Daniel Pink

How To Handle 4 AM Worry Spirals | Bart van Melik

Tim Ferriss On: Recovering From Anxiety and Compulsive Thinking, Rethinking Self-Optimization, and the Power of Saying "No."

Overwhelm Is Reversible. Here Are the Best Strategies From Psychology and Neuroscience | Claudia Hammond

How To Succeed, Sanely—Without Toxic Productivity, Preconceived Notions, or Fear of Change | Anne-Laure Le Cunff

How To Handle Exhaustion, Disconnection, and Physical Pain | Meditation with Bart van Melik

Seth Meyers On: Handling Performance Anxiety, Managing the Inner Critic, Hacks for Better Conversation, and Staying Joyful in Dark Times

The "Wellness" Industry Sells Us On Rigid Optimization. It Doesn't Work–But This Might. | Nidhi Bhanshali Pandya

Why You Don't Exercise Even Though You Know You Should. And Strategies To Get Over the Hump. | Katy Bowman

Buddhist Strategies for Protecting Yourself from Everyday Chaos | Bart van Melik

How To Rewrite Your Story, Make Peace with the Past, and Break Old Patterns | Melissa Febos

How To Use Psychology and Buddhism To Handle Your Inner Critic | Amita Schmidt

Esther Perel: The Modern World Can Sap Your Life Force. Here's How To Recapture It.

Buddhist Hacks for Anxiety and Overthinking | Joseph Goldstein

Joseph Goldstein On How To Train Your Runaway Brain

Rewire How You Talk To Yourself | Ofosu Jones-Quartey

Rethinking Success | Mia Birdsong

How Being Wired Differently Can Be an Advantage | Jeff Warren

How to Work with Worry | Christiane Wolf

The Science Of Speaking Up For Yourself | Elaine Lin Hering

How To Read The Room, See What Others Miss, and Be Right More Often | Kirstin Ferguson

A Meditation for Overthinking and Perfectionism | Jeff Warren

An Update From Dan

A Zen Handbook for Sanity in an Era of Uncertainty | Jiryu Rutschman-Byler

How To Stop Overthinking and Make Better Decisions | Bidhan (Bobby) Parmar

Is It Possible to Uproot All Anxiety and Anger? Steve Armstrong Says Yes.

How Not To Let the News Paralyze You | Tom Llamas

How to Break Your Anger Habit | Sharon Salzberg

The Science of Cannabis: Does It Help or Hurt With Anxiety? Is It Addictive? What's the Safest Way To Use It? | Dr. Riley Kirk

How to Keep Your Cool in a Room Full of Chaos Gremlins | Jeff Warren

When You're Afraid to Slow Down — Even Though You Need To

Jack Kornfield on How to Stay Sane in Insane Times

Do You Care Too Much What Other People Think of You? Avoid Conflict? Say Yes When You Shouldn't? | Dr. Ingrid Clayton, Fawning Expert

Working With a Brain That Doesn't Behave | Jeff Warren

When Your Mind Won't Stop, Try This | Vinny Ferraro

Why You Always Want More, And How To Fix It | Michael Easter

A Radical Buddhist Antidote for Anxiety | John Makransky and Paul Condon

Why Work Feels So Hard — And What to Do About It