Amanda Ripley is a New York Times bestselling author, a Washington Post contributing columnist, and the co-founder of Good Conflict , a media and training company that helps people reimagine conflict. She has written three award-winning, nonfiction books about three very different subjects: High Conflict, The Smartest Kids in the World, and The Unthinkable. In this episode we talk about: The key differences between healthy conflict and high conflict Five key steps for getting out of or avo...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 843•Transcript available on Metacast 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. About Pascal Auclair: Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice and study since 1997, sitting retreats in Asia and America with revered monastics and lay teachers. He has been mentored by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California,...
Oct 11, 2024•6 min•Ep 842•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Dr Joy Harden Bradford is a clinical psychologist and host of the podcast Therapy for Black Girls . Gretchen Rubin is the OG of wellbeing experts. She’s written many best-selling happiness books - most recently Life in Five Senses and hosts Ha...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 841•Transcript available on Metacast This stuff can be done by anyone, anywhere, anytime. Kaira Jewel Lingo , a frequent flier on this show, was an ordained Buddhist nun for 15 years. Now she lives in New York, writes books, and teaches meditation all over the world. Valerie Brown is a former lawyer and lobbyist who traded in her high-pressure job to teach the dharma. She also works as an executive coach. And Marisela Gomez is a physician, public health scholar and longtime meditator. All three guests come out of Zen Master T...
Oct 09, 2024•54 min•Ep 840•Transcript available on Metacast Up until now, in our culture, we’ve generally talked about physical health and mental health–but there’s an emerging consensus that the missing piece is social health . But what can you actually do to improve your social health? Today we’re going deep with the scientist who has thought a lot about this, and has a ton of good advice. Kasley Killam, MPH, is a leading expert in social health and the award-winning author of The Art and Science of Connection: Why Social Health is the Missing Key to L...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 839•Transcript available on Metacast 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. About Emily Horn: Emily Horn is on the core team of Buddhist Geeks, which integrates technology, culture, and meditation. She is authorized to teach meditation by Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Society, and InsightLA, and has been called a “power player of the mindfulness movement" by Wired Maga...
Oct 04, 2024•6 min•Ep 838•Transcript available on Metacast A deep dive on one of the thorniest and most destructive states of mind. For this episode, Executive Producer DJ Cashmere interviewed a trio of brilliant Dharma teachers to get their advice about how to handle anger. This is the first in a series of 'correspondent' episodes, in which DJ identifies a pain point in his life and meditation practice, then goes out into the world to report on the best ways to address it. Kaira Jewel Lingo is a former nun in the Plum Village tradition started by Zen M...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 837•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Sanjay Gupta is the multiple Emmy Award-winning chief medical correspondent for CNN and host of the CNN podcast Chasing Life . Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, plays an integral role in CNN’s reporting on health and medical news for all of CNN’s shows domestically and internationally. In addition to his work for CNN, Gupta is an associate professor of neurosurgery at Emory University Hospital and associate chief of neurosurgery at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. He is the author of four...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 836•Transcript available on Metacast This practice is an opportunity to take a break from *thinking* about frustration and feel a little bit of balance, ease, and patience. About JoAnna Hardy: JoAnna Hardy can talk about meditation to pretty much anybody. She not only teaches in traditional environments like retreat centers, but also in both schools and jails. JoAnna has been studying meditation for nearly two decades and she's done some amazing work ensuring that the practice is available to people who might not otherwise have acc...
Sep 29, 2024•6 min•Ep 835•Transcript available on Metacast Bringing you an episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky Kennedy . Even if you don't consider yourself an anxious person, once you become a parent, it is easy to start worrying about the health and wellbeing of your child. But parents need to learn to manage their anxiety for themselves and their kids. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his book, 10% Happier, Dan Harris joins Dr. Becky to dispel some of the myths about meditation and to show parents how meditation can be a practical strateg...
Sep 27, 2024•40 min•Ep 834•Transcript available on Metacast A (potentially challenging) Buddhist recipe handling anxious times. Tara Brach, a legendary meditation teacher, psychologist, and frequent flier on this show. She is the founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington and has been active in bringing meditation into schools, prisons and underserved populations. She has also written several books including Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. In this episode we talk about: A Buddhist tradition known as the ...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 833•Transcript available on Metacast The connection between your psychology and your health, and how to work with it. Ellen J. Langer is the author of eleven books, including the international bestseller Mindfulness , which has been translated into fifteen languages, and Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility . Most recently, she is the author of The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health . Langer is the recipient of, among other numerous awards and honors, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award for Dis...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep 832•Transcript available on Metacast Start focused on what's truly important. When you pause to remember the big picture, your day can move forward grounded in integrity & wisdom. About Alexis Santos: Alexis has practiced and taught Insight Meditation in both the East and West since 2001. He has been a long-time student of Sayadaw U Tejaniya (a well respected meditation teacher in Burma whose teachings have attracted a global audience), and his teaching emphasizes knowing the mind through a natural and relaxed continuity -- a s...
Sep 22, 2024•6 min•Ep 831•Transcript available on Metacast Natasha Rothwell created, executive produced, and stars in the highly anticipated series How To Die Alone . Natasha is best known for her Emmy Nominated performance in HBO’s The White Lotus and is set to reprise her role as Belinda Lindsey in the third season of the series currently in production. She is also known for her critically acclaimed work as a series regular, writer, director, and producer on HBO’s Insecure , for which she has won a Peabody Award and received the 2022 NAACP Imag...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep 830•Transcript available on Metacast Meditation retreats are the object of much intrigue and even suspicion. So today, we’re going to take you inside a 10-day silent meditation retreat that Dan recently did with his teacher, Joseph Goldstein. You’ll also hear from Senior Producer, Marissa Schneiderman, who was fresh off a retreat of her own, with meditation teachers Alexis Santos and Andrea Fella. In this episode we talk about: The ups and downs of retreats Some famous Buddhist listicles, including the five hindrances The imp...
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep 829•Transcript available on Metacast It’s so easy, especially these days, to numb out. To get bored. To move through life on autopilot. There is even a scientific term for this: habituation. Today we’re talking to a researcher who co-authored a new book about the neuroscience of habit and how to wake up again. To make things exciting. Or as she says, to “re-sparkle”. Tali Sharot is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at University College London and MIT. She’s written several books including The Optimism Bias and The Influe...
Sep 16, 2024•50 min•Ep 828•Transcript available on Metacast 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. For more information on the next upcoming Meditation Party retreat, including scholarships available for BIPOC participants, visit Omega Institute . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info ....
Sep 15, 2024•26 min•Ep 827•Transcript available on Metacast We also talk about: whether it is possible to be a failed meditator; grief versus mourning; and meditation tips for parents. Sebene Selassie is a writer, teacher, and speaker who leads meditation, creativity, and nature-based practices for personal & collective liberation. Using ancient wisdom and modern science mixed with her own relational and relatable style, Sebene helps spiritually curious people explore the profound and sacred truth of belonging. She is trained as a meditation teacher,...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep 826•Transcript available on Metacast In which Dan gets candid about a major life struggle, the practical takeaways, and a big new project. In this episode: Dan shares news about what’s next for him His strategies and lessons from a big career change including how to deal with conflict, anger and insomnia What he's learned about the power of self-compassion, the value of failure and how to gain perspective when you need it most If you'd like to be a member of Dan's new community but a subscription isn't affordable for you, wri...
Sep 10, 2024•34 min•Ep 825•Transcript available on Metacast This Stanford psychologist has evidence that being a cynic is bad for your health, and offers a non-corny alternative. Dr. Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He’s the author of The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World, and his new book is called Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness . In this episode we talk about: What cynicism is, and why it’s so appealing His own ...
Sep 09, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 824•Transcript available on Metacast 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. About Jeff Warren: Jeff makes meditation and practice accessible to diverse audiences in order to help people live more fulfilled and connected lives. He’s taught meditation to suspicious journalists, US Army cadets, burned-out caregivers, Arizona cops, formerly-incarcerated youth, virtuoso popstars, distractible teens, and eve...
Sep 06, 2024•44 min•Ep 823•Transcript available on Metacast 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. Kaira Jewel Lingo is a Dharma teacher who has a lifelong interest in blending spirituality and meditation with social justice. Having grown up in an ecumenical Christian community where families practiced a new kind of monasticism and worked with the poor, at the age ...
Sep 04, 2024•50 min•Ep 822•Transcript available on Metacast Cognitive scientist Maya Shankar talks about how to get comfortable with uncertainty in an ever-changing world. It seems like a design flaw in our species that we live in a world of constant change yet most of us are not comfortable with uncertainty. In this episode, we talk to Maya Shankar about how to get better at dealing with change and to stop seeking what scientists call “cognitive closure.” Shankar is a former Senior Advisor in the Obama White House, where she founded and serv...
Sep 02, 2024•1 hr•Ep 821•Transcript available on Metacast 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. About Pascal Auclair: Pascal Auclair has been immersed in Buddhist practice and study since 1997, sitting retreats in Asia and America with revered monastics and lay teachers. He has been mentored by Joseph Goldstein and Jack Kornfield at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California, where he is now enjo...
Aug 30, 2024•6 min•Ep 820•Transcript available on Metacast Cultivating resilience in the face of whatever comes up. Ethan Nichtern is the author of Confidence: Holding Your Seat through Life’s Eight Worldly Winds and several other titles, including the widely acclaimed The Road Home: A Contemporary Exploration of the Buddhist Path . A renowned contemporary Buddhist teacher and the host of The Road Home Podcast , Nichtern has offered meditation and Buddhist psychology classes at conferences, meditation centers, yoga studios, and universities, including B...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 819•Transcript available on Metacast Smart and practical strategies for living, in Maria's words, wonder-smitten by reality. Maria Popova thinks and writes about our search for meaning — sometimes through science and philosophy, sometimes through poetry and children's books, always through the lens of wonder. She is the creator of The Marginalian (born in 2006 under the name Brain Pickings ), which is included in the Library of Congress permanent digital archive of culturally valuable materials, author of Figuring, and maker of the...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 818•Transcript available on Metacast A busy city is an ideal place to cultivate loving-kindness and powerfully connect to those around you while you’re out & about. About Jay Michaelson: Jay Michaelson is a writer & journalist, rabbi & meditation teacher, keynote speaker, and scholar of religion. Jay is the author of ten books , most recently The Secret That Is Not A Secret: Ten Heretical Tales . His 2022 book, The Heresy of Jacob Frank: From Jewish Messianism to Esoteric Myth , won the National Jewish Book Award for sc...
Aug 25, 2024•7 min•Ep 817•Transcript available on Metacast 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.” It’s a different way of approaching a celebrity interview, with a special deck of cards that helps shape the conversation. It’s a really fun show, and she talks to some really big names, including David Lynch, LeVar Burton, Issa Rae, and US Poet Laureate Ada Limon. Rachel was also a g...
Aug 23, 2024•31 min•Ep 816•Transcript available on Metacast The radio stalwart addresses life’s biggest questions. Rachel Martin is the co-creator and host of the podcast Wild Card , an interview game show about life's biggest questions. She invites notable guests to play a card game that lets them open up about the memories, insights, and beliefs that have shaped their lives. Martin spent six years as a host of Morning Edition, and was the founding host of NPR's award-winning morning news podcast Up First. She previously hosted Weekend Edition Sunday. S...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep 815•Transcript available on Metacast Lessons learned from the psychiatric hospital We’ve got a fascinating and very personal discussion today about the often very painful gap between the way you feel on the inside and the way the world perceives you. We also cover the urgency and difficulty of sitting with your own discomfort. Anna Marie Tendler is an artist and writer. She is also the author of a new memoir called ‘ Men Have Called Her Crazy’ . In this episode we talk about: The circumstances of her checking into a psy...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 814•Transcript available on Metacast 
