The Ignited Life: Build a Life That Matters

The Ignited Life: Build a Life That Matters

Unlocking Inner Peace

Dan Harris on Mindfulness, Meditation, and Personal Transformation

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Jun 13, 2025
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There’s a moment when everything you thought was holding you together suddenly unravels. For Dan Harris, that moment came on live television—an on-air panic attack that cracked the façade and opened the door to a deeper truth.

In this deeply honest episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Dan Harris—former ABC News anchor and bestselling author of 10% Happier—to explore what happens when the life you’ve built on achievement, adrenaline, and proving your worth no longer holds. What comes next is not a breakdown, but a breakthrough.

We talk about wise selfishness, Buddhist principles, the quiet power of showing up to your own mind, and what it means to take the long road back to yourself—one breath at a time.

Together, we explore:

Listen ad free to a powerful conversation about panic, presence, and the radical courage it takes to come home to yourself.

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Bestselling author, host of the 10% Happier podcast, and former ABC News anchor. I curate nuggets from modern science + ancient wisdom to help you do life better. Although I retain the capacity to be a dumbass. Inner peace, mthrfkrs.
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