Ten Percent Happier

A few of my favorite emails from my time at Ten Percent Happier, including a campaign about "wise hope" that launched during the COVID19 pandemic and a message to ensure we were sending to engaged subscribers post-iOS15.

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When you’ve been coping with pain or loss, being told to “look on the bright side,” or even to “change your mindset,” as we discussed last week, can be frustrating (or downright maddening).

But there is a way to both hope wisely and to acknowledge our pain.

Today on the podcast, we’ve got a fan favorite teacher, Sebene Selassie, to discuss precisely that.

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Yes, reality bites.

In the episode, Sebene and Dan talk through how we can find hope in the midst of pain—from difficult personal conversations to life in a pandemic to the threat of climate change.

If you’re like most people, you tend to guard yourself against pain and suffering.

Aversion to pain is hard to shake. However, as Sebene argues, you need time to process, digest, and accept pain to find your way to hope.

Acceptance isn’t just passively saying everything's okay—it helps you to see things as they are and make wise decisions about how to help.

Here's the How-To Guide:

Learn how to practice hope as a skill with the incredible teachers in the Ten Percent Happier app.

Learn Acceptance, Spark Hope
with Sebene Selassie

Hope is a skill. Using the phrase ‘let it be’ invites us to be more relaxed with life and lets us envision a better world.

Tap here on your phone to play the meditation in the app.

Wise Hope
with Dr. Susan Pollak

Wise hope is grounded in the understanding that we have the capacity to relate skillfully to whatever may arise.

Tap here on your phone to play the Talk in the app.

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More About Sebene Selassie

Sebene Selassie is a teacher, author and speaker who explores the themes of belonging and identity through meditation, creativity and spirituality. Born in Ethiopia and raised in Washington DC, Sebene began studying Buddhism 30 years ago and has an MA from the New School. She is a three-time cancer survivor of Stage III and IV cancer.

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Learn Acceptance, Spark Hope with Sebene Selassie

Wise Hope with Dr. Susan Pollak

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Learn Acceptance, Spark Hope
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