What To Do When Your Life Blows up | Emma Heming Willis

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<p dir="ltr">When life gets turbulent, is self-care self-indulgent?</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://emmahemingwillis.com/">Emma Heming Willis</a> is a mother, step-mother, wife, and an advocate. After her husband, Bruce Willis, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, she became a passionate voice for care partners and families navigating neurodegenerative disease. Her new book is called <a href= "https://emmahemingwillis.com/the-unexpected-journey/">The Unexpected Journey: Finding Strength, Hope, and Yourself on the Caregiving Path</a>.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode we talk about:</p> <ul> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The moment Bruce was diagnosed </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">The importance of self-care and community support for caregivers </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Actionable advice on making time for oneself </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to ask for and accept help when you need it</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Why learning to care for other people is a skill we should all develop (and how it might actually enhance your life)</li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">Tools for dealing with life's most difficult emotions </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">How to reframe painful experiences </li> <li dir="ltr" role="presentation">And much 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 /> <br /></strong></p> <p dir="ltr">On Sunday, September 21st from 1-5pm ET, join Dan and Leslie Booker at the New York Insight Meditation Center in NYC as they lead a workshop titled, "Heavily Meditated – The Dharma of Depression + Anxiety." This event is both in-person and online. Sign up <a href= "https://www.nyimc.org/event/heavily-meditated/">here</a>!</p> <p dir="ltr"> </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><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> </p>