The Massive, Underappreciated Power Of Apology | V (Formerly Eve Ensler) (Co-Interviewed By Dr. Bianca Harris)

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<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p><em>---</em></p> <p>How learning to apologize can upgrade your life.</p> <p><br /></p> <p><a href="https://www.eveensler.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">V (formerly Eve Ensler)</a> is the Tony award-winning playwright, author, and activist. Her play <em>The Vagina Monologues</em> is an Obie award-winning, Olivier-nominated theatrical phenomenon that has been translated into 48 languages and performed in 140 countries. She is the author of numerous books, including the recently released bestseller <em>Reckoning</em> (2023)<em>,</em> heralded by <em>the Washington Post</em> as "gutting and gorgeous." Other best-selling books include <em>The Apology</em> (2019), translated into 20 languages, <em>In the Body of the World,</em> and <em>The New York Times</em> bestseller <em>I Am an Emotional Creature</em>. She starred on Broadway in <em>The Good Body</em> and, most recently Off-Broadway at Manhattan Theatre Club in the critically acclaimed <em>In the Body of the World</em>. She helped create <em>That Kindness: Nurses in Their Own Words,</em> presented by the Brooklyn Academy of Music in collaboration with theaters across the US, as a tribute to nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. V is currently writing the story and co-writing lyrics for the musical <em>Becoming</em> (formerly WILD), which made its world premiere in December 2021 at The American Repertory Theater. She recently wrote <em>This is Crazy</em>, a play about mental illness commissioned by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Her film credits include <em>The Vagina Monologues</em> (HBO), <em>What I Want My Words to Do to You</em> (Executive Producer, Winner of the Sundance Film Festival Freedom of Expression Award, PBS), <em>Mad Max: Fury Road</em> (Consultant), and <em>City of Joy</em> documentary (Netflix). She is the founder of V-Day, the 26-year-old global activist movement that has raised over 120 million dollars to end violence against women, gender-expansive people, girls, and the planet—and founder of One Billion Rising, the largest global mass action to end gender-based violence in over 200 countries, as well as a co-founder of the City of Joy, a sanctuary and revolutionary center for women in the Congo who have survived sexual assault. She writes regularly for <em>The Guardian</em>. </p> <p><strong>In this episode we talk about:</strong></p> <ul> <li>V's 4-step process for making an apology</li> <li>Why she doesn't believe in forgiveness</li> <li>Her concept that the wound is the portal</li> <li>And much more. </li> </ul> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Related Episodes:</strong> <a href= "https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/DJ-Anger-1" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What To Do When You're Angry | Matthew Brensilver, Vinny Ferraro, Kaira Jewel Lingo</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Sign up for Dan's newsletter</strong> <a href= "http://www.danharris.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>here</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Follow Dan on social:</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>TikTok</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Ten Percent Happier online</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/46TZglY" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>bookstore</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Subscribe to our</strong> <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>YouTube Channel</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Our favorite playlists on:</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3Qa8kMT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Anxiety</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3MjtMxF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Sleep</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href= "https://spoti.fi/3QvyA5J" rel="noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank"><strong>Relationships</strong></a><strong>,</strong> <a href="https://spoti.fi/3QxZASc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Most Popular Episodes</strong></a></p> <p><br /></p> <p><strong>Full Shownotes:</strong> <a href= "https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/v-868" rel= "noopener noreferrer" target= "_blank">https://happierapp.com/podcast/tph/v-868</a></p>