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Finding calm in the chaos with 10% Happier’s Dan Harris
12/18/2024
Finding calm in the chaos with 10% Happier’s Dan Harris
Dan Harris, podcast host, author of 10% Happier and former ABC News anchor, shares his journey from covering war zones to discovering mindfulness and meditation. He discusses the toll of high-stress journalism on mental health, including his on-air panic attack, and how meditation became a transformative tool. Harris also addresses misconceptions about meditation, its benefits for managing anxiety, and why it doesn’t mean losing your edge. Harris opens up about leadership and entrepreneurship, reflecting on the challenges of co-founding a business, managing adversity, and learning to lead with greater emotional awareness. He explains how tools like therapy, mindfulness, and building strong relationships have helped him navigate life’s ups and downs, both personally and professionally. The conversation also explores modern masculinity, the epidemic of loneliness, and the importance of friendships. Harris shares insights on how vulnerability and connection can improve well-being and why relationships are the key to a healthier, happier life. Episode chapters: (00:04:34) - Dan Harris on his early journalism journey (00:09:06) - Ambition, anxiety and success as a young reporter (00:13:32) - War reporting, big-T vs. little-T trauma, and industry support (00:20:19) - From panic attack to discovering meditation (00:25:35) - Misconceptions about meditation (00:30:25) - Meditation and maintaining your edge (00:37:57) - The pantheon of no brainers: Other tools for mental health and well-being (00:44:23) - Never worry alone (00:48:56) - Navigating the split with the Ten Percent Happier app co-founders (00:55:25) - Handling criticism as a leader (01:02:37) - Maintaining your team’s well being (01:06:53) - Masculinity, male friendships and emotional openness (01:15:39) - Rapid-fire questions Listen to the episode here: Links: Dan Harris: , , Mentioned by Mervin Block by Matt Gutman by Gabor Maté by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross by Jack Kornfield by Local recommendation (New York) Local News Matters: , , , Colorado Press Association: , , Tim Regan-Porter: , For show notes, transcripts, newsletter sign-up and past guests on the Local News Matters podcast, please visit or . Past guests on the include: (American Press Institute), (RJI Burnout Report), (COLab), (Lede New Orleans), (Bay City News), (O’Rourke Media Group), (Reviving Local News), (THE CITY), (Local News Initiative Delaware), (Black by God), (Baltimore Beat), (INN), (Knight Foundation), (Exit interview, Outlier Media), (Resolve Philly), (NYU), (Exit interview, INN), (Mississippi Today), (Tiny News Collective), (TAPinto), (redbankgreen and Broadstreet), (Community Impact), (Dream Local Digital), (The Colorado Sun), (Local Media Association), (Alabama Media Group), (URL Media), (National Trust for Local News), , (American Journalism Project), (Intermountain Jewish News), , (New Mexico Local News Fund), (The Mountain-Ear), (BizHack), (Easy Tax Credits), (Pivot Fund), (Inbox Collective), , (Zette, Column), (January Spring), (Aurora Sentinel), (Rebuild Local News), (Conecta Arizona), (American Press Institute), (CFOIC, Colorado College), (Spaceship Media), (Hearken, Democracy SOS), , (Sopris Sun).
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