What To Do When Life Won't Let Up | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren

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<p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">What does it actually mean to "trust life" — especially when life is handing you something genuinely hard? In this Meditation Party episode (originally aired in 2024), Dan, <a href= "https://sebeneselassie.com">Sebene Selassie</a>, and <a href= "https://jeffwarren.com">Jeff Warren</a> dig into that question from multiple angles: as a personal mantra, a philosophical stance, and a daily practice. Plus: listener questions on rumination, work-life balance, and the eternal napping-vs.-meditating debate.</span></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">"Trust Life" vs. "This Is the Curriculum" — Sebene shares the origin of her tattoo and what the mantra has meant through years of health challenges. </span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The three timescales of practice — Jeff breaks down how meditation works in the moment, over months and years, and across the arc of a whole life. The third one is where things get interesting.</span></p> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;" aria-level="1"> <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Obsessive thinking / rumination — Practical tools from all three, including one from Sebene involving a trampoline, and one from a clinical psychologist that will make you feel ridiculous in the best way.</span></p> </li> </ul> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sebene Selassie describes herself as a "writer, teacher, and immigrant-weirdo." She teaches meditation on the ten percent happier app and is the author of a great book called <a href= "https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-belong-a-call-for-connection-sebene-selassie/15303288?aid=96317&ean=9780062940667&listref=dan-harris-favorite-books&"> You Belong</a>. She's based in Brooklyn. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jeff Warren is also a writer and a meditation teacher. He and Dan co-wrote the book, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/p/books/meditation-for-fidgety-skeptics-a-10-happier-how-to-book-dan-harris/11375696?aid=96317&ean=9780399588969&listref=books-on-ten-percent-happier"> Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics</a>. He also hosts the Consciousness Explorers podcast. He's based in Toronto. </span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Related episodes: </span><br /> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://open.substack.com/pub/danharris/p/how-to-stay-calm-no-matter-whats-4c8?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web"> How to Stay Calm No Matter What's Happening | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren</a></span><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span><span style= "font-size: 12pt;"><a href= "https://open.substack.com/pub/danharris/p/science-based-tools-for-when-youre-271?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web">Science-Based Tools for When You're Stressed, Obsessed, or Overthinking | Dr. Jenny Taitz</a></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Get the 10% with Dan Harris app <a href= "https://app.danharris.com/membership">here</a><br /></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sign up for Dan's free newsletter <a href= "http://www.danharris.com/">here</a><br /></span><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Follow Dan on social: <a href= "https://bit.ly/3tGigG5">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FOA84J">TikTok</a><br /></span><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Subscribe to our <a href= "https://bit.ly/3FybRzD">YouTube Channel</a></span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">To advertise on the show, contact sales@advertisecast.com or visit <a href= "https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris">https://advertising.libsyn.com/10HappierwithDanHarris</a></span></p>