Mark Epstein, Combining Buddhism and Western Psychotherapy

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2019

⏱️ 71 minutes

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If it were not for this week's guest, Dan Harris may never have found meditation. Mark Epstein, M.D. is a psychiatrist and the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. Dr. Epstein discovered Buddhism at a young age and says he saw therapy as very Buddhist, making it a natural transition. He explains how the traditions, when used together, can lead to spiritual and psychological growth. Have a question for Dan? Leave us a voicemail at 646-883-8326. The Plug Zone Website: http://markepsteinmd.com/ Books: http://markepsteinmd.com/?cat=2 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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1:17.6	From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.
1:24.2	I was having a chat the other day with my longtime colleague and friend, our chief anchor
1:30.0	here at ABC News George Stephanopoulos who had just come back from his holiday break.
1:34.0	And one of the books he read and really enjoyed on that break was called Advice Not Given
1:40.3	by Dr. Mark Epstein. I was really excited to hear that because I love that book and I love
1:45.3	the guy who wrote it even more. Dr. Mark is a repeat guest on this podcast. We don't do
1:51.7	that often but he absolutely warrants it. If you read 10% happier, you know a little bit
1:57.2	about Mark. I read about him quite a bit in that book. He wrote what was I think the first
2:03.3	book I ever read on meditation and on Buddhism called Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart
2:11.1	which was a gift from my wife. And this is an overused phrase but I'm going to use it
2:15.4	anyway because it happens to be apt in this case changed my life. And I called him up
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