Dan Harris: Mindfulness, Fear, and Love Without the Cringe

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, joins Dr. Rick and Forrest for a wide-ranging, open, and personal conversation. They explore dealing with anxiety and fear, sustaining a mindfulness practice, and accepting our nature while leaning into a new version of ourselves. Along the way they talk about the benefits and drawbacks of purely secular approaches to mindfulness, Dan’s recent time with the Dalai Lama, and why an “anti-sentimentalist” like Dan is writing a book about love. About our Guest: Dan Harris is the author of the best-selling memoir 10% Happier, about a fidgety, skeptical news anchor who finds meditation. He’s also the host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast and the cofounder of the Ten Percent Happier meditation app. For 21 years, he worked at ABC News, where he anchored such shows as Nightline and the weekend editions of Good Morning America. You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:05: Dan’s history with panic attacks, and using exposure therapy 6:15: Pros and cons of mindfulness in a secular frame 9:15: Moving away from a purely secular frame 12:10: Dan’s current meditation practice 16:15: Sustaining practice, and the pros and cons of stubbornness 20:15: Passion and purpose without attachment 27:50: Dan’s takeaways from the Dalai Lama 30:45: Caring, sharing, and marking your virtuous moments 33:30: An ‘anti-sentimental’ look at love 44:50: Recognizing personal change 47:55: If you can’t be cheesy, you can’t be free 51:40: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors: Zocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Go to BrioAirPurifier.com and use code BEINGWELL to save $100 on a Brio Air Purifier. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Finally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.6	If you're new to the show, thanks for joining us today, and if you've listened to before,
0:14.2	welcome back.
0:15.2	I'm here as usual with Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, a bestseller
0:20.0	and author, and he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:23.7	I'm really good, and I'm very happy that we're going to be talking with Dan Harris.
0:29.0	I've just had a lot of respect for a long time.
0:33.0	If you're listening to a podcast like ours, you're probably already familiar with Dan.
0:36.8	For 21 years, he worked as an anchor and correspondent for ABC News, where he hosted shows like
0:41.7	Nightline and Good Morning America.
0:43.9	And after having a nationally televised panic attack on GMA in 2004, Dan gave meditation
0:49.0	a try, which led to his New York Times bestseller, 10% happier.
0:53.3	And these days, as I said, he's the host of the top podcast by the same name and the co-founder
0:57.6	of the 10% happier meditation app.
1:00.2	So Dan, thanks for doing this with us.
1:01.8	How are you doing?
1:02.8	I'm doing great.
1:03.8	Thanks for having me.
1:04.8	It is so cool to be doing this, because I've heard your voice through my earbuds so frequently,
1:10.0	and so actually talking to you is pretty cool.
1:12.4	And I wanted to start just by asking you, you mentioned on social media a little while
1:16.3	ago, that a few months ago, you actually had a research and some panic attacks.
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