10% Happier with Dan Harris Folgen

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- How rethinking these often twee concepts can change your life and maybe the world.  Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award; and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude, winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. In addition to his poetry, Ross has released three collections of essays—The Book of Delights was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller; Inciting Joy was released in 2022, and his newest collection, The Book of (More) Delights was released in September of 2023. In this episode we talk about: What got Ross interested in the subject of delight How noting delight can be a tool for counter programming against our negativity bias Why Ross argues that there is an ethical component to delight The benefits of writing by hand How both using a smartphone and rushing can be delight blockers The difference between delight and joy  What he means when he refers to the "offenses of joy" And the connection between grief and joy  Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/ross-gay

Dan sits down with his friend Kelly Corrigan at the Aspen Ideas Festival. A few of the topics they break open: uncertainty, humility and practices to keep us connected.  You can learn more at https://www.kellycorrigan.com or listen to the Kelly Corrigan Wonders podcast wherever you listen to podcasts.  Thanks to our many friends at the Aspen Ideas Festival for making this conversation possible. This was recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike.

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Wilkens talks about the stigma around substance abuse, potential alternatives to abstinence, and the role of meditation in recovery.   Carrie Wilkens, PhD, is the Co-founder, Co-president and CEO of the Center for Motivation and Change: Foundation for Change, a nonprofit organization with the mission of improving the dissemination of evidence-based ideas and strategies to professionals and loved ones of persons struggling with substance use through the Invitation to Change approach. She is co-author of the book, The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change and Beyond Addiction: How Science and Kindness Help People Change. In this episode we talk about: The stigma around substance abuse Defining terms: addiction vs. substance use disorder and why it matters How substance use disorder affects our brain How to diagnose a substance abuse disorder Whether there is an alternative to abstinence How we all need to be thoughtful about the relationship we want with substances How and why a substantial percentage of people naturally recover without going to treatment  The strategies to use if you have someone in your life who you think is on a destructive path  What positive communication is and how to practice it How we live in a quick fix society and recovery from substance abuse disorder is a slow process What actually makes people change The role of meditation in recovery—for the patient and the family And the importance of taking care of yourself so you can take care of others Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/carrie-wilkens