From Happier with Gretchen Rubin | The Happiness Project: Revisited
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Next year marks the fifteenth anniversary of Gretchen Rubin's #1 New York Times bestselling book, The Happiness Project. To celebrate, she's leading a one-time, one-year course called "The Happiness Project: Revisited." In this bonus excerpt from the course, Gretchen and Elizabeth explore the lessons Gretchen has learned over the years, talk about her plans to do a new happiness project in 2024, and discuss how other people can do their own happiness projects. You can learn more and sign up here—plus, get 30% off through December 31st with code THPR30DEC.
15 Joulu 202312min
The Anti-Diet | Evelyn Tribole
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- The interview that changed the way Dan relates to food. Evelyn Tribole, MS, RD, CEDRD-S is an award-winning registered dietitian, with a nutrition counseling practice in Newport Beach, California. She has written ten books including the bestsellers Healthy Homestyle Cooking and Intuitive Eating (co-author). Her newest book is the Intuitive Eating Workbook: Ten Principles for Nourishing a Healthy Relationship with Food. In this episode we talk about: How meditation practice and intuitive eating are similar The difference between mindful eating and intuitive eating Why gentle nutrition is the last principle of intuitive eating How to rethink negative body image Why you can't tell how healthy a person is by looking at their body Why it's important not to talk about food in moralistic terms How to make peace with and rethink our relationship with food Related Episodes: How to Embrace the Anti-Diet | Christy Harrison 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 Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/evelyn-tribole-rerun-2023
13 Joulu 20231h 22min
How to Set Boundaries | Nedra Glover Tawwab
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- A comprehensive strategy for setting and maintaining boundaries—and respecting other people's boundaries. Nedra Glover Tawwab, MSW, LCSW, is the author of bestsellers Drama Free and Set Boundaries, Find Peace. She is a licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert and has practiced relationship therapy for 15 years. Tawwab is the founder and owner of the group therapy practice, Kaleidoscope Counseling. In this episode we talk about: The definition of boundaries Leading with love when it comes to boundary setting Tawwab's taxonomy of boundaries How to summon the courage to set and maintain boundaries, even when it's hard How to respect other people's boundaries, even when they aren't clear about what they might be Related Episodes: How to Handle Family Drama | Nedra Glover Tawwab 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 Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/nedra-glover-tawwab-2023-rerun
11 Joulu 202358min
Kelly Ripa On: The Upside of Anxiety, the Case for Marriage Counseling, and Growing Older in Public
The longtime TV host and actor talks about working onscreen with her husband, her fear of public speaking, and what she does instead of sitting meditation. Kelly Ripa is one of the most powerful voices in media with a career at ABC spanning over 30 years. She's the author of the NY Times Bestseller, Long-Winded Short Stories and the host of her new podcast "Let's Talk Off-Camera" on Stitcher Podcasts. In this episode we talk about: What it's like to work with her husband The value of marriage counseling, even when you're not on the cusp of divorce Her resistance to meditation, and what she does instead The upsides of anxiety Her surprising fear of public speaking Menopause and the whole idea of "growing old gracefully," whatever that means Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/kelly-ripa-690 Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
8 Joulu 202356min
Sam Harris on: Vipassana vs. Dzogchen, Looking for the Looker, and Psychic Powers
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Frequent guest Sam Harris discusses life after quitting Twitter and the metaphysics of meditation along with special co-host and brother Matt Harris. Sam Harris is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of five New York Times best sellers. His work covers a wide range of topics—neuroscience, moral philosophy, religion, meditation practice, political polarization, rationality—but generally focuses on how a growing understanding of ourselves and the world is changing our sense of how we should live. His books include The End of Faith, The Moral Landscape, Free Will, Lying, and Waking Up. Sam hosts the popular Making Sense podcast and is the creator of the Waking Up app, which offers a modern approach to living a more examined life, through both in-depth mindfulness training and secular wisdom. Sam has practiced meditation for over 30 years and has studied with many Tibetan, Indian, Burmese, and Western meditation teachers, both in the United States and abroad. He holds a degree in philosophy from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA. In this episode we talk about: The psychological benefits of quitting Twitter Vipassana meditation vs. Dzogchen The practice of looking for the looker Sam's views on the metaphysics of meditation and psychic powers Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/sam-harris-2023
6 Joulu 20231h 4min
Ancient Secrets to Modern Happiness | Tamar Gendler
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- What the ancient Greek philosophers discovered about how to do life better. Tamar Gendler is dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Vincent J. Scully Professor of Philosophy, and Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale University. Her Open Yale course "Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature" has hundreds of thousands of views. An updated version of this course will be available on the Coursera website this spring. In this episode we talk about: The tension between our animal nature and our spiritual/intellectual nature How to define concepts such as "virtue", "morality" and "the soul" Whether living a moral life actually makes you happy The similarities and differences between ancient Greek philosophy & Buddhism And how Tamar has applied all of this to her own life Related Episodes: How (and Why) to Hug Your Inner Dragons | Richard Schwartz An Ace Therapist Gives Dan A Run For His Money | Dr. Jacob Ham 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 Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tamar-gendler
4 Joulu 20231h 21min
Jack Kornfield & Yung Pueblo On: How To Meditate When You're Freaking Out, the Limits of the Thinking Mind, & Balancing Self-Interest with Compassion
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- One's a legend, the other's a phenom. Together, they offer practical wisdom for maintaining your daily meditation practice, handling conflict, connecting with community, and understanding the limits of the mind. Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, India, and Burma. He holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and is a founding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. He is the author of 16 books which have sold 2 million copies, and the co-founder of Cloud Sangha. Diego Perez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author who is widely known on Instagram and various social media networks through his pen name, Yung Pueblo. Online he has an audience of over 3 million people. Diego's books are Inward, Clarity & Connection, Lighter, and The Way Forward. In this episode we talk about: How and why to maintain a daily meditation practice The importance of community The limits of the thinking mind How to handle conflict How to love without being attached Related Episodes: Jack Kornfield talking about forgiveness and uncertainty on the pod Yung Pueblo's past appearance on the pod Dan Clurman and Mudita Nisker on effective communication 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 Further resources: Diego's latest book: The Way Forward Diego's Newsletter Diego's Instagram Wisdom Ventures A note on Cloud Sangha: Jack Kornfield is a co-founder of Cloud Sangha, where you can turn your challenges into compost for growth and change. Come use your real-life experiences to rehearse living mindfully so you can be the best version of yourself, more often. Join us online to navigate the ups and downs of life together, and find inner freedom along the way. Use the code "TENPERCENTHAPPIER" to receive 30% off. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/jack-kornfield-and-yung-pueblo
29 Marras 20231h 4min
How to Reframe Your "Problems" as "Puzzles" | A.J. Jacobs
New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- A counterintuitive way to become more clear, creative, and persistent, via a writer who calls himself a "human guinea pig." A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, podcaster, and human guinea pig. His new podcast "The Puzzler" is produced by iHeart and is in the Top 20 Apple Podcasts. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. Among his books are "The Year of Living Biblically" and "The Know-It-All." He has told several Moth stories, has given several TED talks that have amassed over 10 million views. His latest book is "The Puzzler," which Booklist called "ridiculously entertaining," and The New York Times called "a romp, both fun and funny." In this episode we talk about: The "puzzle mindset" and how it can change the way you approach your problems Creating a puzzle that will take billions of years to solve How puzzles can help us during dark times The dark side of the puzzling world How his gratitude project made him better at talking to himself Learning to appreciate everyday objects and people he sees all the time How pretending to be a good person helped him actually learn to be one – most of the time 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 Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/aj-jacobs-688 Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
27 Marras 20231h 13min
