Dr. Mark Epstein On: How To Transform Your Neuroses Into "Little Shmoos"

New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers. --- A Buddhist psychiatrist (and one of the key players in Dan's meditation career) talks about the overlap between Freud and the dharma. Mark Epstein M.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice in New York City, is the author of a number of books about the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy, including Thoughts without a Thinker, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart, Going on Being, Open to Desire, Psychotherapy without the Self, The Trauma of Everyday Life and Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself. His latest work, The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life, was published in 2022 by Penguin Press. He received his undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University. He has been a student of vipassana meditation since 1974. In this episode we talk about: The insubstantial nature of thoughts  Staying present through anything without clinging or condemning.  Turning down the ego and focusing on others How you transform your neuroses from monsters to little shmoos.  And whether 10% is the right number? Related Episodes: Click here to listen to the previous episodes in our tenth anniversary series.  Sam Harris on: Vipassana vs. Dzogchen, Looking for the Looker, and Psychic Powers To order the revised tenth anniversary edition of 10% Happier: click here  For tickets to Dan Harris: Celebrating 10 Years of 10% Happier at Symphony Space: click here Sign up for Dan's weekly newsletter here Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok Ten Percent Happier online bookstore Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/mark-epstein-10th Additional Resources: Download the Ten Percent Happier app today: https://10percenthappier.app.link/install

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