New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Today's guest is Linda Åkeson McGurk, a Swedish American writer and author of There's No Such Thing As Bad Weather: A Scandinavian Mom's Secrets for Raising Healthy, Resilient, and Confident Kids. Her latest book is called The Open-Air Life: Discover the Nordic Art of Friluftsliv and Embrace Nature Every Day. She is the founder of the blog Rain or Shine Mamma, a resource for parents and other caregivers. In this episode we talk about: Why humans are so drawn to nature and what the many scientific benefits are The historical roots of friluftsliv in Nordic countries Why we should go outside even when the weather sucks Why we should go camping The benefits of cold plunges The benefits of silence The danger of seeing ourselves as separate from nature And why she believes appreciation of nature and meditation are complimentary Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/linda-akeson-mcgurk Other Resources Mentioned: Wim Hof Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install
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Folge vom 21.08.2023We Know Nature Is Good for Us. Here's How To Make Time for It, Scandinavian Style | Linda Åkeson McGurk
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Folge vom 18.08.2023How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim RyanRyan also talks about how meditation helped him ride out a brutal political campaign, escaping the grind, and whether he'll run for office again. Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm. In this episode we talk about: How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign Why he's joined the ice bath craze The link between breathwork and meditation How he's adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech What it's like to be outside of the DC fishbowl The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed Escaping the grind Whether he's considered running for office again And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/tim-ryan
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Folge vom 16.08.2023Deep Cuts: Malcolm GladwellNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- Gladwell On: the importance of flow states, why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice, and how he personally relaxes. Malcolm Gladwell is the president and co-founder of the podcasting network Pushkin Industries, and the author of six New York Times bestselling books including The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers, David and Goliath, and Talking to Strangers. He's also the host of the Pushkin podcast Revisionist History. For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7: https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/ For tickets to TPH's live and live streamed event in Colorado on November 3: https://www.milehichurch.org/calendar/10-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/ Do you have a favorite episode of TPH? We want to hear about it! Here's how you can help us uncover these hidden gems. Call +1 508-656-0540 Tell us your name and favorite episode And, in a couple of sentences, tell us why this episode hit home for you Do this and your episode and story may be part of our Deep Cuts feature In this episode we talk about: The backlash Malcolm faced from his work from home comments Pushing the noise aside when it comes to social media Lessons in kindness from a recent Revisionist History episode The importance of flow states How he personally relaxes Why people should have a lifelong pursuit or practice What he thinks now about his famous 10,000 hours argument Why we need to engage and investigate the views of others to be morally alert as human beings And his biggest journalistic mistake Content Warning: Brief mention of eating disorders. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode//malcolm-gladwell-rerun
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Folge vom 14.08.2023Deep Cuts: Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin NeffNew episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- The scientific case for self-compassion and why it doesn't have to lead to passivity, self absorption, or cheesiness. Today's guest is Kristin Neff, an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She's the author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. For tickets to TPH's live event in Boston on September 7: https://thewilbur.com/armory/artist/dan-harris/ For tickets to TPH's live and live streamed event in Colorado on November 3rd: https://www.milehichurch.org/calendar/10-percent-happier-with-dan-harris/ Do you have a favorite episode of TPH? We want to hear about it! Here's how you can help us uncover these hidden gems. Call +1 508-656-0540 Tell us your name and favorite episode And, in a couple of sentences, tell us why this episode hit home for you Do this and your episode and story may be part of our Deep Cuts feature In this episode we talk about: How Kristin first got into meditation and why she was drawn to the practice of compassion How, paradoxically, self-compassion actually makes us less focused on ourselves The three components of self-compassion One of the big blockers for men in practicing self-compassion What self-compassion is and isn't How research shows that self-compassion is a trainable skill Whether we actually need the internal cattle prod to get ahead Being kind to yourself even when you notice prejudice coming up in your mind And how men and women deal with shame differently Full Shownotes:https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/kristin-neff-rerun