10% Happier with Dan Harris

Dr. Raj Panjabi, physician, public health expert, and former White House health security leader, explores how to face chaos without spiraling. They discuss denial and normalcy bias, premortems, setting action triggers, the lifesaving power of community, curiosity over blame, and staying flexible when plans collapse. He also shares deeply personal lessons from his daughter’s illness and fleeing Liberia’s civil war.

Adam Grant, Wharton organizational psychologist and bestselling author of Vibe, explores the hidden rules of connection. They discuss why awkwardness can deepen bonds, why men struggle with friendship, and how pals become companions. Grant also tackles productive friction, feedback, going to bed angry, and why great teams need shared missions more than workplace friendships.

Molly Graham, leadership advisor, community builder, and TED’s WorkLife podcast host, explores how to find work that energizes rather than drains you. They discuss career emergence, trusting brilliant people over flashy companies, using fear as a signal for smart risks, and auditing your calendar for “unfortunate yeses.” Molly also offers a hopeful, hands-on approach to getting comfortable with AI.

Nadia Narain, a renowned yoga and breathwork teacher and bestselling author, explores practical ways to regulate your nervous system. Discover why constant calm isn’t the goal, how “glimmers” build resilience, and why scrolling may not be real rest. The conversation covers jaw tension, shaking off stress, widening your visual field, mindful chores, personalized rest, boundaries, and reparenting yourself.

Kaira Jewel Lingo, a Plum Village Dharma teacher and author, joins Brother Thích Chân Pháp Dung, a Vietnamese American Buddhist monk and teacher. They explore four grounding Buddhist phrases, staying present while planning ahead, meeting anxiety and pain without resistance, and why acceptance is not passivity. They also discuss true belonging, the preciousness of ordinary breathing, and Thich Nhat Hanh’s enduring teachings.

Oliver Burkeman, bestselling author of Four Thousand Weeks, explores “imperfectionism” and the freedom of accepting life’s limits. He tackles the myth of getting everything done, why overplanning can be avoidance, how small actions beat perfect plans, and why finishing matters. They also discuss choosing what deserves your attention, developing a taste for problems, and the paradox of mattering immensely while being cosmically insignificant.

Pascal Auclair, a Buddhist meditation teacher and co-founder of True North Insight, joins a live conversation on staying sane in an overwhelming news cycle. They explore karma as agency, attention sovereignty, outrage, helplessness, and the tension between staying informed and protecting mental health. They also discuss beauty as resistance, meditation as preparation for action, and creating a sustainable news diet.

Devon Hase, a Buddhist meditation teacher, and Nico Hase, a counseling psychologist and former monk, explore why friction is inevitable in intimate, family, and work relationships. They unpack conflict styles, the “trance of nice,” three-way listening, rupture and repair, and “patience with teeth.” Expect practical wisdom on staying present, finding joy, and walking the high wire between self-righteousness and self-erasure.

Dr. Galit Atlas is a psychoanalyst, author, and NYU and Columbia educator specializing in emotional inheritance and relationships. She explores six “inner child” archetypes shaping adult intimacy, how inherited fear resurfaces, and why blame can mask shame or envy. They also discuss boundaries, jealousy versus envy, and learning to distinguish present danger from old fear.

Julian Shapiro-Barnum, comedian, writer, and creator of Recess Therapy, explores what adults can relearn from kids. They discuss playful interviews, growing up with five parents, handling anger and rejection, letting feelings move through, and challenging the invisible rules that make life uptight. Along the way: selective vulnerability, authentic connection, and why his most viral moment had nothing to do with wisdom.