Skip to content
Telling Harsh Stories to Yourself About Yourself? How To Rewrite the Narrative. | Allison Sweet Grant

Telling Harsh Stories to Yourself About Yourself? How To Rewrite the Narrative. | Allison Sweet Grant

10% Happier with Dan Harris
Oct 17, 2025 46 min
Open in Hinto

About this episode

<p dir="ltr">Nobody makes it out of childhood unscathed. Here's a guide to letting go of the past.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.allisonsweetgrant.com/">Allison Sweet Grant,</a> graduate with dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, turned author. She has been published in The New York Times and The Atlantic. She is the author of two children's picture books, The Gift Inside the Box and Leif and the Fall, co-authored with her husband Adam Grant. <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Am-Cage-Allison-Sweet-Grant/dp/059361691X">I Am the Cage</a> is her debut novel.</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The impact of your childhood trauma on your adult relationships</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The concept of the "junk drawer" (a metaphor for all the pain, self-doubt, and anxiety you might try to compartmentalize)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Writing as a tool for self-acceptance and self-compassion </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to re-write your own story and where to start </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Practical meditation tools to quiet the mind </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The role of cathartic visualization </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Dealing with imposter syndrome </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">And more</li> </ul> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Join Dan's online community <a href= "http://www.danharris.com/">here</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a></p> <p dir="ltr">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Get ready for another Meditation Party at Omega Institute! This in-person workshop brings together Dan with his friends and meditation teachers, Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and for the first time, Ofosu Jones-Quartey. The event runs October 24th-26th. Sign up and learn more <a href= "http://eomega.org/workshops/meditation-party-2025">here</a>!</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Tickets are now on sale for a special live taping of the 10% Happier Podcast with guest Pete Holmes! Join us on November 18th in NYC for this benefit show, with all proceeds supporting the New York Insight Meditation Center. Grab your tickets <a href= "https://www.nyimc.org/event/great-cosmic-joke/">here</a>!</p> <p><strong><br /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a>.</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">Thanks to our sponsors: <br /> <strong>Bumble:</strong> Thinking about dating again? Take this as your sign and start your love story on <a href= "http://bumble.com/">Bumble</a>.<br /> <strong><br /> Airbnb:</strong> Your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how much at <a href= "http://airbnb.com/host">airbnb.com/host</a>.</p> <p> </p>

Listen to this episode in English to learn English

Podcast episodes are one of the highest-density ways to absorb English at native pace. Telling Harsh Stories to Yourself About Yourself? How To Rewrite the Narrative. | Allison Sweet Grant from 10% Happier with Dan Harris gives you natural dialogue, unscripted speech, and vocabulary that actually appears in real conversations.

In the Hinto app, every word in the transcript is tappable. Tap an unknown word, see the translation in your language instantly, and keep listening without breaking flow.

Episodes to Learn English

More podcasts in English