10% Happier with Dan Harris

Devin Berry, a longtime Insight Meditation teacher and retreat leader, shares how mettā and vipassanā shaped his practice. He explores metta as more than warm feelings, the four Brahma Viharas, generosity as practice, the Metta Sutta origin story, and a yearlong mettā and dana experiment. Short, practical, and surprisingly funny reflections on calming fear and anxiety.

Sonja Lyubomirsky, leading happiness researcher, and Harry Reis, relationship scientist, explain why feeling loved matters more than being loved. They explore loneliness antidotes, the relationship seesaw of lifting others to be lifted, curiosity and real listening, pacing vulnerability, and practical mindsets for deeper connection.

Jay Michaelson, meditation teacher, author, and lawyer, offers practical ways to face chronic exhaustion with compassion. He discusses mindful investigation of tiredness, oscillating between sitting with difficulty and using antidotes, HALT checks, screen hygiene, micro-naps and brain machines. He also highlights social causes of fatigue and why nap shame is pointless.

Jeff Warren, meditation teacher and author who co-founded the Consciousness Explorers Club, tackles tough everyday struggles. He discusses calming doomsday spirals about loved ones, practical approaches to insomnia and chronic pain, ways to get unstuck in meditation, and simple methods to quiet the constant inner narrator. Short, clear strategies and a surprising trick: ask your practice a question before you sit.

Ryan Holiday, bestselling author and modern Stoic, shares practical Stoic practices and his new book Wisdom Takes Work. He talks about reading as conversation with the dead, asking bold questions to spark curiosity, designing morning routines for deep focus, building a second brain to capture ideas, seeking tough criticism, and preparing for death with clarity.

Dr. Victoria Maizes, integrative medicine physician and founding director of the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, explains the Rapid Recovery Reflex and why the body wants to heal. She covers sleep, anti-inflammatory eating and timing, movement, toxin reduction, social connection, smarter cold and injury care, and nonpharmacologic tools for stress and anxiety.

Jay Michaelson, meditation teacher and author, leads a concise loving-kindness practice that swaps phrases for a heart-centered visualization. He describes settling into a warm golden light, expanding it from loved ones to neutral and difficult people, then broadening to community and all beings. The practice ends by inviting you to receive the same light you share.

Andrew Ross Sorkin, award-winning financial journalist and DealBook founder, shares life hacks from a high-stakes career. He talks about why he wrote 1929 and how FOMO shapes markets. He explains practical money protections, the “Would it help?” mantra to halt spirals, the role of Transcendental Meditation, and time-blocking productivity tips.

Vinny Ferraro, a formerly incarcerated Dharma teacher who leads meditation and prison programs, shares blunt, practical Buddhist tools. He talks about alignment and 'flashing your basic goodness.' He explains noting practice, redirecting awareness, being an empathetic witness to yourself, ancestor practice, and when distraction is the skillful choice.

Dr. Tara Narula, board-certified cardiologist and ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent, explains resilience as a mindset that reshapes recovery and long-term health. She covers mind–body links, why acceptance and flexible thinking matter, practical tools like mindfulness and CBT, the role of sleep, exercise, connection, small acts of kindness, and how purpose, hope, and identity shifts support healing.