A Coke-Fueled Panic Attack on TV Brought Dan Harris to Meditation Where He Learned Compassion

An adrenaline-fueled war reporter, self-medicated with cocaine. The panic attack on live TV that brought him to meditation. This is a RAW & REVEALING look into how Dan Harris (10% Happier author & podcaster) struggled behind his polished on-screen persona. What's a better way to celebrate MBB's 200TH EPISODE?!!! Dan reveals how his reporting from the frontlines of Iraq led to self-medicating his depression with recreational drugs, and how meditation was the ultimate game-changer. THIS IS A CALL TO ACTION FOR ANYONE WHO THINKS THEY CAN'T MEDITATE! Learn the practical skills to happiness, how to detach from your narrative through metacognition, and create a buffer between stimulus and reaction. Mayim shares her personal struggles with meditation and gets practical tips from Dan that could change your perception of meditation forever. Plus, dive into different forms of meditation that enhance concentration, gratitude, and how a lovingkindness meditation practice can reshape your day-to-day life. Dan also explains how meditation caused him to shift his perception of himself and in relation to others, what our goals with meditation should be, and what his lovingkindness meditation practice looks like today. Curious about MDMA's therapeutic potential for emotional awareness, adrenaline addiction, or what a coke-fueled panic looks like from the inside? This episode is your front-row seat to a MIND-BLOWING conversation that could very well be the nudge you need to start your own meditation journey. TUNE IN to help us celebrate 200 episodes of MBB with Dan Harris! --- CHAPTERS: 1:13 - Introduction to Dan Harris 11:55 - Discussing Cocaine and MDMA 18:22 - Televised Panic Attack 21:30 - Journey from Panic to Meditation Retreat 22:50 - Understanding the Internal Voice 27:42 - Misconceptions About Meditation 30:52 - Overcoming Meditation Resistance 37:19 - Insights from the Meditation Retreat 43:14 - Discovering the Observer Within 56:44 - Learning Happiness Through Meditation 1:01:14 - Feeling Like a Meditation Failure 1:05:37 - Handling Self-Judgment in Meditation 1:08:18 - Long-Term Meditation Effects 1:13:50 - Choosing the Right Meditation Technique 1:19:35 - Farewell to Dan Harris 1:23:27 - OUTRO --- Listen on our website: https://www.bialikbreakdown.com​​ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TgOe2poCdpZtQwKetQmU1 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mayim-bialiks-breakdown/id1546456269 Check out our Merch: https://shop.bialikbreakdown.com/ Sign up for our Newsletter: https://www.bialikbreakdown.com​​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bialikbreakdown/ Find Mayim Bialik: https://www.facebook.com/MissMayim/​​​ https://www.twitter.com/MissMayim/​​​ https://www.instagram.com/MissMayim/​​​ https://www.tiktok.com/@mayimbialik Find Dan Harris: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/danbharris Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danharris The 10th anniversary edition of Dan Harris' book, 10% HAPPIER: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/10-happier-10th-anniversary-dan-harris?variant=41074377523234 Dan Harris' Podcast, TEN PERCENT HAPPIER: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast Dan Harris' TEN PERCENT HAPPIER App: https://app.tenpercent.com/link/download Mayim guests on Dan Harris' Podcast, TEN PERCENT HAPPIER: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/mayim-bialik-600 Theme Song Written, Produced, and Performed by Ed Robertson. Mixed by Kenny Luong. #MayimBialik​​​ #BialikBreakdown #Meditation #PanicDisorder #PanicAttack