More Than A Feeling

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More Than A Feeling

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Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by? In More Than A Feeling, the latest podcast from Ten Percent Happier, host Saleem Reshamwala goes on a real life quest to find the answers to these questions. He’ll experiment with neuroscientists, dive into stories with historians and philosophers, and document how musicians, therapists, hairdressers and airplane pilots work with emotions.  Saleem sifts through the human condition to find stories and insights that will help us define our most fundamental relationships: our relationship to our own emotions, and to each other’s. Listen to More Than A Feeling on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/more-than-a-feeling/ now.

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  1. Welcome to the Dread Project

    EPISODE 1

    Welcome to the Dread Project

    Inspired by an intriguing listener email, Season 2 kicks off with an investigation into feelings of dread. It turns out it’s a dread-pocalypse out there, and we could all use some joyful relief.

    34 min
  2. Day 1: Rewrite Your Dread

    EPISODE 2

    Day 1: Rewrite Your Dread

    Dread can feel so heavy, most of the time we don’t even want to talk about it. But what if we tried to express our dread in a different way?

    17 min
  3. Day 2: Dread Without Words

    EPISODE 3

    Day 2: Dread Without Words

    Yesterday we journaled about our dread. Today we’re going to see what happens when we express the overwhelming feeling of dread without words.

    14 min
  4. Day 3: Death, But Fun!

    EPISODE 4

    Day 3: Death, But Fun!

    Today we get some surprisingly joyful insights about coping with the dread of death – whether we’re concerned about our own mortality or losing those we love.

    22 min
  5. Day 4: Schedule Your Dread

    EPISODE 5

    Day 4: Schedule Your Dread

    If we’re not careful, we can spend an entire day stuck in an endless loop of dread. But what if we tried carving out some “worry time?”

    15 min
  6. Day 5: An Antidote to Eco-Dread

    EPISODE 6

    Day 5: An Antidote to Eco-Dread

    One of the most overwhelming things listeners feel dread about is the climate crisis. Eco-therapy is a way to build resilience by tuning in instead of shutting down.

    22 min
  7. How to Handle Dread

    EPISODE 7

    How to Handle Dread

    Saleem tells Dan Harris some of his favorite takeaways from investigating Dread, in this crossover episode with Ten Percent Happier.

    58 min
  8. How to Hold a Grudge

    EPISODE 8

    How to Hold a Grudge

    Today, we talk with Sophie Hannah, author of How to Hold a Grudge, and meditation teacher Matthew Hepburn, for perspective on what triggers our grudges in the first place – and how holding them can actually be good for us.

    41 min
  9. Coco’s Story: Ending Cycles of Harm

    EPISODE 9

    Coco’s Story: Ending Cycles of Harm

    Today: a story about defusing conflict when emotions run high, from someone who's made it her life's work. We hear from Shneaqua Purvis, better known as Coco, the founder and C.E.O. of Both Sides of the Violence in Brooklyn, New York. After losing her sister to gun violence, Coco devoted her life to community safety. She tells us how she prevents and de-escalates a confrontation, and how anyone can handle, or move past, a conflict without feeling like they're ignoring something important about themselves. Plus, we hear Coco’s own surprising story of forgiveness. Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/mtaf-podcast-episodes/coco

    32 min
  10. Why the Tears?

    EPISODE 10

    Why the Tears?

    Some of us are big criers, some of us are not. Today: Two tears experts who have experimented with this idea in the lab and in real life let us in on their insights.

    35 min
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Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by? In More Than A Feeling, the latest podcast from Ten Percent Happier, host Saleem Reshamwala goes on a real life quest to find the answers to these questions. He’ll experiment with neuroscientists, dive into stories with historians and philosophers, and document how musicians, therapists, hairdressers and airplane pilots work with emotions.  Saleem sifts through the human condition to find stories and insights that will help us define our most fundamental relationships: our relationship to our own emotions, and to each other’s. Listen to More Than A Feeling on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting wondery.com/links/more-than-a-feeling/ now.

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