10% Happier with Dan Harris Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Shame and Embarrassment? | JoAnna Hardy
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Oct 15, 2025 Join JoAnna Hardy, an experienced meditation teacher and trainer at Apple Fitness+, as she delves into the importance of Buddhist ethics, known as sila. She shares insights on healthy shame and embarrassment (hiri and otapa), framing them as tools for growth rather than guilt. The conversation also explores right speech, ethical livelihoods, and the power of Buddhist tattoos as personal reminders. JoAnna's relatable analogies, including a road-rage story, illustrate how these principles apply in everyday life, making for a rich and engaging discussion.
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Ethics As A Path To Happiness
- Buddhist ethics (sila) aim to make you happier, not to moralize or shame you.
- Ethical guardrails reduce mental churn and free space for calm, creativity, and well-being.
Experiment With Precepts, One At A Time
- Treat the five precepts as personal practices to test, not commandments to obey.
- Experiment with one precept at a time and observe how your body, heart, and mind respond.
What Wise Speech Really Requires
- Right speech is multi-dimensional: truth, timeliness, kindness, usefulness.
- Mindful listening and a short pause improve speech and reduce harm.