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How To Handle Dread | Saleem Reshamwala

Nov 21, 2022

Saleem Reshamwala, a journalist known for his work with The New York Times and PBS, dives into the intricate emotion of dread. He explores its evolutionary purpose and shares practical techniques for managing dread, like journaling and creative expression. Saleem discusses tackling climate anxiety and the fear of mortality with a lighthearted approach, emphasizing the importance of shared experiences. He introduces The Dread Project, a five-day challenge designed to help listeners confront and understand their dread in various ways.

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Intro

2min

Facing Dread: Navigating Climate Change and Mortality with Insight

3min

Navigating Dread: Emotion and Experience

9min

Embracing Dread: Journaling and Creative Expression

10min

Exploring Dread Through Art and Discussion

2min

Confronting Mortality: Embracing Life's Depths

19min

Finding Hope Amid Eco-Dread

10min

Navigating Dread: Tools and Insights

2min

Exploring Empathy in Times of Tragedy

2min

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Exploring Dread and Project Challenges

2min

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Today we explore the entire dread spectrum with Saleem Reshamwala, who took a deep dive on this very common, very uncomfortable emotion. What is dread, exactly? What evolutionary purpose does it serve? Most importantly, how do we deal with it? What are the antidotes?

Reshamwala has worked for The New York Times, PBS, and also TED, where he hosts a podcast called Far Flung. He is also the host of More Than A Feeling, another podcast here at Ten Percent Happier. Saleem and his team recently launched something called The Dread Project - we shared their first episode kicking off the series last week. It’s a five-day series that investigates dread. Each day of the challenge, listeners tackle dread in a different way. You can sign up for The Dread Project at dreadproject.com.

In this episode we talk about:

Dread-management techniques, including: journaling, drawing, and welcoming your dread to the party inside your head
How to face dread when it comes to climate change
And the biggest dread of all— death

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/saleem-reshamwala-527