10% Happier with Dan Harris

The upside of the often misunderstood "tribalism".

Bring an open minded curiosity to your big emotions and get to know yourself more fully, developing resilience to deal with all the feels.

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

Smart strategies that emerged from a brutal year.

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

Learn to find a feeling of protection and trust during a downpour of stressful thoughts or overwhelm.

This scientist says that walking is one of the best things you can do for yourself. Here are some ways you can incorporate it into your life.

Buddhist megastars in conversation.

How learning to apologize can upgrade your life.

Rest is natural and needed. Appreciate and embrace the mammalian seasonal shifts.

Practical tips for accessing the healthcare of nature no matter where you live.

A journalist-turned-Buddhist-nun shares six phrases – or mantras – to help keep your relationships on the rails.

A compendium of expert advice on handling all the complications — and pleasures — that the holiday season brings.

When you’re faced with a difficult situation, respond rather than react by slowing down, taking a breath, & observing what you’re feeling.

Scientific evidence that spending time in nature has profound impacts on your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Radical strategies for the scarcity mindset.

Evidence from the guy who pioneered the science.

An alternative for people who have trouble meditating on the breath.

A crucial (and often misunderstood) concept in Buddhism: letting go.

What ancient Greeks and Romans figured out about stress reduction.

Discomfort with the unknown is a natural human response. This meditation will help you relax as you practice allowing the rhythm of life to unfold.

How to get the practice into your molecules—not in some militaristic way, but in a way that feels easy and natural.

How optimizing this skill can change your life – and the world.

Unraveling one of our main sources of unhappiness.

The Buddhist case — and toolkit — for “don’t-know mind.”

A Stanford innovation expert shares practical tips on future-proofing your mind.

Cultivating what’s good in us helps during times of both abundance and adversity. In fact, it’s when times are hard that we need it the most.

Why the man behind “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” is a self-help junkie.

What you resist persists. Buddhist strategies for acceptance and equanimity.

“America's Government Teacher” has smart tips for staying calm in turbulent times.

Co-opt the feeling of boredom and use it as feedback, instead of just wanting it to go away.

Dan's guest appearance on Impolitic With John Heilemann

How to handle other people's anger—and the anger that their anger might trigger in you.

Tips for avoiding high conflict, from the woman who wrote the book on the subject.

A soothing meditation for moments when stress gets out of control. Take time for self-compassion by accompanying yourself with gentle presence and kind words.

October 10th is World Mental Health Day - and to mark the event, Yale professor Dr Laurie Santos of The Happiness Lab podcast has assembled a crew of fellow hosts from the top wellness shows, a group we’re calling The Titans of Happiness.

This stuff can be done by anyone, anywhere, anytime.

Essential tools for strengthening your social health.

Without a good compass, it is hard to have a sense of direction. Our inner world is much the same—and you can fine-tune your aim in life by sensing where you are right now.

A deep dive on one of the thorniest and most destructive states of mind.

The CNN doc on how to keep the 3.5 pound organ between your ears sharp and healthy.

This practice is an opportunity to take a break from *thinking* about frustration and feel a little bit of balance, ease, and patience.

Bringing you an episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy.

Tara Brach Has A Counterintuitive Strategy For Navigating Tumultuous Times

The connection between your psychology and your health, and how to work with it.

Start focused on what's truly important. When you pause to remember the big picture, your day can move forward grounded in integrity & wisdom.

A wide ranging, sometimes raw, sometimes hilarious conversation with a new friend of mine.

Dan pulls back the curtain on a meditation retreat.

A research backed plan for fighting habituation.

Recorded live at the Omega Institute, Dan leads us through a loving-kindness meditation, followed by discussion with retreat co-leaders Jeff Warren and Sebene Selassie.

We also talk about: whether it is possible to be a failed meditator; grief versus mourning; and meditation tips for parents.

In which Dan gets candid about a major life struggle, the practical takeaways, and a big new project.

This Stanford psychologist has evidence that being a cynic is bad for your health, and offers a non-corny alternative.

Recorded live at the Omega Institute, Jeff guides us through two different approaches to being attentive to our experience — followed by a discussion with Dan and Sebene.

We all know that change is inevitable and impermanence is non-negotiable. But somehow it can feel surprising, maybe even wrong, when we personally hit turbulence. The Buddha had a lot to say about this, and so does our guest.

Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar talks about how to get comfortable with uncertainty in an ever-changing world.

This is the first time you’ve ever been here, now. Pascal invites you to discover the vivid and mysterious experience of this new moment.

Cultivating resilience in the face of whatever comes up.

Smart and practical strategies for living, in Maria's words, wonder-smitten by reality.

A busy city is an ideal place to cultivate loving-kindness and powerfully connect to those around you while you’re out & about.

There’s a great podcast we want to introduce you to today, hosted by our friend Rachel Martin at NPR. It’s her new show, called Wild Card, which she describes as “part-interview, part-existential game show.”

The radio stalwart addresses life’s biggest questions

Lessons learned from the psychiatric hospital

Dan dweebs out with a dad rock icon.

This multi-hyphenate opens up about his four pillars of health and success

Don’t be fooled by the bubbly public persona.

Our inner critics are sticky and painful. Practice radical kindness and self-compassion to reprogram harmful self-talk habits.

A personal program for working with election-induced anxiety.

A (surprisingly) practical and fascinating conversation.

A Harvard professor on how to elevate everyday activities in order to lift your mood, improve your relationships and rise to new challenges.

When you’re spiraling with intense emotions, here’s a practice to help pick you up off the bathroom floor.

The two practices that helped turn this self described scowling, sarcastic skeptic into an expert meditator

Six practical steps to harness the full power of your mind.

Watching things come and go helps weaken obsessive cravings both in meditation and in our lives.

We're introducing you to the Ted Talks Daily podcast, with an episode featuring our own Dan Harris.

Tactics and practices to understand non-duality.

A neuroscientist’s strategies to help you remember what really matters, and how mood, multitasking and other people can impact our memories

Strengthen your ability to know the difference between fact and fiction by using sound to harness a foundational anxiety-taming skill.

A theologian’s take on why we should all be crying more.

Learning how to thrive with enough.

Learn to connect with the true home of strength, wisdom, and clarity inside of yourself, a place of safety that no one can take away.

On hitting Rock Bottom, de-armoring, and worthiness.

The Queen of Drag discusses his new memoir, The House of Hidden Meanings, and makes Dan play an R-rated game.

Plus her definition of the oft-dismissed yet game-changing notion of self-love.

When the world feels like a dumpster fire, it helps to remember that your contributions to improve things matter—even the small ones.

Emotionally immature people can wreck your life. One of our most popular guests returns to teach you how to make sure they don't.

Today’s guest, Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson, gives advice for dealing with emotionally immature people— whether they are your parents, boss, spouse or childhood friend, she offers practical tools to help navigate these difficult relationships.

To find some mental stability, start with physical stability.

A self-described “silly man” tells us about what’s really important in life.

Practical tips to stop judging yourself, chill out about exercise, and start taking better care of your body – from a Buddhist teacher who learned the hard way.

Counterintuitive advice from a Zen Buddhist monk

While we may want to conquer physical pain, it’s actually observing the sensations and knowing when to take a break that’s the key to relief.

The journalist who’s taking Ozempic, and why he is ambivalent about it.

Five takeaways from a year's reporting on fitness, and why this journalist says it's time to go easier on yourself.

After an intense day, try this simple meditation to decompress and de-stress by getting comfy and putting your feet up.

How to overcome inertia and research-backed plans that actually work.

Insights from the places on the planet where people apparently live the longest and healthiest lives.

Mindful movement is an excellent way to integrate and even invigorate mindfulness while cultivating the power of curious awareness.

How to pursue fitness without succumbing to the “subtle aggression of self-improvement.”