10% Happier with Dan Harris

We're sharing an episode of The Paula Faris Show on which Dan was a guest. Here's Paula's introduction: From theological debates to newsroom banter, Dan Harris and I couldn't be more different — I grew up in a Midwest Conservative Christian home, while Dan grew up as an East Coast Liberal who had a Bar Mitzvah for the money (his words!). But our unlikely friendship as co-anchors on Good Morning America became a lesson in empathy, curiosity, and the beauty of bridging divides. In this candid and hilarious reunion, Dan and I talk about media bias, religious differences, and how pushing each other made us better journalists — and better people. It's a behind-the-scenes look at what happens when you stop avoiding the hard conversations and start leaning in and the science behind the importance of having people in our lives who are different from us.

From Bar Mitzvahs to Bible studies, this episode will make you laugh, reflect, and maybe even text a friend who sees the world a little differently than you do.

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Plus: How to take your thoughts less seriously and be the calmest person in the room.

GuoGu (AKA Dr. Jimmy Yu) is the founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center and a Professor of Buddhism and East Asian religions at Florida State University. He is the author of several books, including The Essence of Chan (2012), Passing Through the Gateless Barrier (2016), and Silent Illumination (2021).

In this episode we talk about:

• Embodied experiencing
• How words and language shape our reality
• The practice of wonderment
• Body scan meditation
• The importance of relaxation — and how to do it if you have pain
• The 4 things you need in order for meditation to do its job
• How to carry all of this into daily life — GuoGu gets super practical here

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Additional Resources:

• Tallahassee Chan Center & Talks by Guo Gu (YouTube Channel)

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How to handle people better.

Isabelle Morley is a clinical psychologist and EFT-certified couples therapist (Emotionally Focused Therapy). She is a contributing author to Psychology Today, and has been featured in The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Business Insider, Vox, and Very Well Mind, among others. Her latest book is They're Not Gaslighting You: Ditch the Therapy Speak and Stop Hunting for Red Flags in Every Relationship.

In this episode we talk about:

• The difference between abuse and bad behavior
• How to know if you're really in an abusive relationship
• How to correctly use the term 'gaslighting'
• What boundaries are, how to set them, and how to know if yours have actually been violated
• How to spot a narcissist
• The difference between having Narcissistic Personality Disorder and just having selfish qualities
• Red flags vs. garden-variety imperfections
• The definition and weaponization of terms like 'bipolar' and 'borderline'
• The overuse of the word 'triggered'
• Basic tips for navigating relationships beyond the therapy-speak
• And much more

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Additional Resources:

• Navigating Intimacy: An Introductory Guide to Couples and Sex Therapy

Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!

Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!

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What if the very thing you think is blocking your progress in meditation — or in life — is actually the doorway forward?

In this conversation with Dr. Christiane Wolf, hosted by DJ Cashmere, we explore how to work with expectations, frustration, and the belief that life needs to be different before we can be okay. Christiane shares clear, compassionate wisdom for turning toward difficulty instead of fighting it — and for discovering that what feels like the problem can become the path.

Christiane is a physician, longtime meditation teacher, and author of Outsmart Your Pain and A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness. She's known for blending deep Buddhist insight with warmth and humor.

We're also thrilled to share that Christiane will be our Teacher of the Month for November, leading meditations and conversations throughout the month in the DanHarris.com Substack community.

Related Episodes:

Peak Performance at Any Age | Christiane Wolf (Dharma Teacher/Doctor/Ultramarathoner)

How to Outsmart Your Pain | Christiane Wolf

Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here! Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!

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If your inner narrator won't give it a rest — constantly judging, narrating, or second-guessing you — you're in good company.

In this live conversation from our weekly Substack sessions, Dan sits down with meditation teacher Dawn Mauricio to explore how to work with the nonstop chatter in your mind. They dig into common pitfalls like self-judgment, overthinking, and the feeling that you're "failing" at meditation — and how small mindset shifts can turn those moments into wins.

Dawn offers practical, kind, and often funny guidance for bringing gentleness and curiosity to your practice, whether your eyes are closed on the cushion or open while doomscrolling. Plus, Dan and Dawn swap tips on finding meditation community, celebrating awareness instead of berating yourself, and making mindfulness a little more doable — even when your mind won't shut up.

Related Episodes:

Am I Meditating Correctly? Am I Doing the Right Kind?How to Handle Difficult People | Dawn Mauricio

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An antidote to boredom and stuckness.

Sarah Ruhl is an award-winning American playwright, author, essayist, and professor. Her latest book is Lessons from My Teachers: From Preschool to the Present.

In this episode we talk about:

• How to orient towards the world with an eagerness to learn
• How to approach our lives not only as students, but also as teachers
• Unpacking the moment when "the student becomes the master"
• What does it mean to have a meditation teacher?
• Being open to synchronicity or signs from the universe
• Is everything magic?
• What Sarah's learned from the venerable psychiatrist Dr. Mark Epstein
• What it means to "leave an emotion alone"

Related Episodes:

• A Deeply Healthy Kind of Perfectionism | Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo
• How To Find Joy In an Anxious World |Sara Bareilles and Dacher Keltner
• Sara Bareilles: Anxiety, Anger, and Art

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An often overlooked secret, from a U. Chicago happiness expert.

Shigehiro Oishi is the Marshall Field IV Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago. He is one of the foremost authorities on happiness, meaning, and culture. His newest book is Life in Three Dimensions: How Curiosity, Exploration, and Experience Make a Fuller, Better Life.

In this episode we talk about:

• How our obsession with productivity is flattening and dulling our lives
• The definitions of both happiness and meaning—both of which have, until now, been considered the main paths to a good life
• The potential downsides of pursuing happiness and meaning
• Shige introduces his third path to a good life—psychological richness
• Skills for developing psychological richness
• Tools for becoming more playful
• The difficult balance between detachment and healthy ambition
• How to reframe adverse experiences
• Re-storying tools for reframing the "hard shit" in our lives
• And much more

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Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!

Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!

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Sharing an episode featuring Dan from a podcast we love, Think Fast, Talk Smart.

In this episode of Think Fast, Talk Smart, Dan and host Matt Abrahams discuss how mindfulness can transform our communication, sharing strategies for deeper listening, responding versus reacting, and reflecting what others say back to them. "Relationships are the most important aspect of your happiness," Dan says. "The quality of those connections goes up when you're less stuck in your own head."

Episode References: Dan Harris: https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/dan-harris/

Dan's Books: http://fastersmarter.io/10-percent-happier https://fastersmarter.io/meditation-for-fidgety-skeptics https://www.fastersmarter.io/179-communication-happiness-wellbeing-finding-positive-in-negative-emotions/

https://www.fastersmarter.io/180-unlocking-your-future-self-communication-happiness-wellbeing/

https://www.fastersmarter.io/181-why-happiness-is-a-direction-not-a-destination-communication-happiness-wellbeing/

https://www.fastersmarter.io/182-stop-chasing-time-and-start-owning-it-communication-happiness-wellbeing/

Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!

Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!

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If the idea of "sending love to all beings" makes you roll your eyes, this episode is for you. Dan leads a guided meditation, suitable for all levels of experience. Originally recorded during one of our live sangha gatherings on Substack, which are open to paid subscribers at DanHarris.com.

Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!

Tickets are now available for an intimate live event with Dan on November 23rd as part of the Troutbeck Luminary Series. Join the conversation, participate in a guided meditation, and ask your questions during the Q&A. Click here to buy your ticket!

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A performance coach and bestselling author shares practical tools for thriving in crisis, shaving down the ego, and designing the life you want.

#1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Murphy is a Performance Coach to some of the best athletes and leaders in the world. In addition to coaching professional athletes and executives, Murphy is the president of the Inner Excellence Freedom Project whose mission is to build communities to alleviate spiritual and physical poverty around the world.

In this episode we talk about:

• A counterintuitive secret to performing under pressure
• How to "relanguage" the story you tell about yourself
• A crucial life question that everyone should be asking themselves
• Practical tools for "inner excellence"
• Jim's Four Daily Goals
• Cultivating non-attachment to results
• How to be less afraid of fear
• The "expect nothing" rule
• And the role of faith in his life

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Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more here!

Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets here!

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