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Back to SearchThis Episode Will Calm Your Nervous System | Prentis Hemphill
Episode 1124
Strategies for getting out of your head and thriving in a chaotic world.
Prentis Hemphill is a writer, political organizer, therapist and somatic fac…
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Gabor Maté: Five Steps To Stop Scrolling, Bingeing, and Self-Medicating — And Reclaim Your Brain
Episode 1123
Practical tools to break "automatic habits" and take back your agency.
Gabor Maté is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and…
3 weeks, 4 days ago
What To Do When Your Mind Won't Quit | Bart van Melik
Episode 1122
Buddhist tools for forgiveness, boredom, worry, and getting out of your head.
Meditation teacher Bart van Melik leads a live community Q&A — and the …
4 weeks ago
Modern Life Is Designed to Leave You Empty. Here's the Antidote. | Arthur Brooks
Episode 1121
Six steps to reclaim your brain, find purpose, and escape the doom loop.
Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard…
1 month ago
The Neuroscience of Flourishing: Four Practices for Turning Stress and Anxiety Into Clarity and Calm | Richard Davidson and Cortland Dahl
Episode 1120
The Dalai Lama's longtime collaborator on achieving fundamental okayness, transforming daily annoyances, and rewiring your brain.
Richard J. Davidson…
1 month ago
Stop Trying to Become Someone New: Get Past Constant Comparison and Return to What Works For You | Sam Sanders
Episode 1119
What if the most meaningful thing you did for your mental health wasn't something new — but a return to what already brings you joy?
Dan recently sat…
1 month ago
A Toolkit for a Noisy Mind: How John Green Manages Anxiety, Depression, and Intrusive Thoughts
Episode 1118
Plus, how the bestselling author writes his way out of despair.
John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books including Looking f…
1 month ago
Handling Difficult People, Healing Breakups, and the Science of Talking to Strangers | Shankar Vedantam
Practical strategies for navigating difficult relationships and building new connections.
Shankar Vedantam is host of the Hidden Brain podcast and …
1 month, 1 week ago
A Practice for Fidgeters, Restless Minds, and Anyone Who Hates Sitting Still | Meditation with Sebene Selassie
Episode 1116
Let go of your thoughts, stop getting caught in your stories, and try the ancient practice of walking meditation.
Walking meditation is one of the m…
1 month, 1 week ago
Buddhist Monks On: Letting Go of Shame, The Opposite of Depression, and Dealing With Criticism | Ajahn Kovilo and Ajahn Nisabho
Episode 1115
Plus, staying sane in a crazy world, giving tough feedback, and how to orient to the dumpster fire of the news.
Ajahn Kovilo Bhikkhu and Ajahn Nisabh…
1 month, 1 week ago