287: Can You Change Your Relationship With Fear? | Dr. Abigail Marsh

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

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🗓️ 30 September 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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There’s no shortage of fear these days -- the virus, the climate, racial injustice, political tumult… I could go on. But can you change the way your brain reacts to fear? Moreover, can you train courage? Abigail Marsh says yes; overcoming fear is a trainable skill. She’s an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program at Georgetown University. She’s also the author of the book Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between. This is a classic TPH podcast conversation: an ace scientist whose area of expertise illuminates key aspects of the human condition. Enjoy. Where to find Dr. Abigail Marsh online: Website: http://www.abigailmarsh.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aa_marsh Book Mentioned: Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between by Abigail Marsh: https://bookshop.org/books/the-fear-factor-how-one-emotion-connects-altruists-psychopaths-and-everyone-in-between/9781541697195 We care deeply about supporting you in your meditation practice, and feel that providing you with high quality teachers is one of the best ways to do that. Customers of the Ten Percent Happier app say they stick around specifically for the range of teachers, and the deep wisdom they impart, to help them deepen their practice. For anyone new to the app, we've got a special discount just for you. If you're an existing subscriber, we thank you for your support. To claim your discount, visit tenpercent.com/reward We would appreciate it if you can take a few minutes to help us out by answering a survey. The team here is always looking for ways to improve. Please go to www.tenpercent.com/survey. Thank you. Other Resources Mentioned: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt: https://bookshop.org/books/the-goldfinch/9780316055420 Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg: https://bookshop.org/books/lovingkindness-the-revolutionary-art-of-happiness/9781611808209 The Overstory by Richard Powers: https://bookshop.org/books/the-overstory/9780393356687 Clara Barton: https://www.redcross.org/about-us/who-we-are/history/clara-barton.html 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/dr-abigail-marsh-287 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Okay, before we get started with today's episode, I want to let you know about some very
0:05.2	cool programming cool, at least in my opinion, that we're going to run during the month of
0:09.3	May.
0:10.5	Every Monday, during the month of May, we're going to talk to a bold face name, a famous
0:15.4	person about what their inner lives are like.
0:19.2	Really all the people you're going to hear from are willing to spill their guts and say
0:22.6	some fascinating things that are both fascinating and also, I think, useful.
0:27.8	So the series starts on Monday, May 1st.
0:29.7	We're going to kick it off with the actor and long time Buddhist practitioner Michael
0:34.0	Imperioli, who you might remember from the sopranos and the white lotus.
0:38.1	He's quite a serious Buddhist practitioner and I would even say teacher.
0:42.1	Then the following Monday on May 8th, it's Neil deGrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, author
0:45.9	and speaker who's going to talk about having a cosmic perspective on life.
0:51.5	After that, it's Mike D from the Beastie Boys, one of my all time favorite human beings and
0:55.9	artists and he really comes to play.
0:58.0	Then we finish it all up with May and the Alec, actor, neuroscientist and co-host of
1:02.9	Jeopardy.
1:04.4	So it's a big month.
1:05.6	However, if you're not the type of person who likes celebs, we've got you covered because
1:10.3	on Wednesdays during the month of May, we're going to go deep Dharma.
1:14.5	We're going to be digging into a classic foundational Buddhist list called the Eightfold Path.
1:21.6	This is kind of like the Buddha's eight-step recipe for a good life and we're going to divide
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