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10% Happier with Dan Harris

10% Happier with Dan Harris

What To Do When Life Won't Let Up | Sebene Selassie and Jeff Warren

Apr 10, 2026 · 1h 2m

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What does it actually mean to "trust life" — especially when life is handing you something genuinely hard? In this Meditation Party episode (originally aired in 2024), Dan, Sebene Selassie , and Jeff Warren dig into that question from multiple angles: as a personal mantra, a philosophical stance, and a daily practice. Plus: listener questions on rumination, work-life balance, and the eternal napping-vs.-meditating debate. "Trust Life" vs. "This Is the Curriculum" — Sebene shares the origin of her tattoo and what the mantra has meant through years of health challenges. The three timescales of practice — Jeff breaks down how meditation works in the moment, over months and years, and across…