Sebene Selassie & Jeff Warren On: How Friendship Helps Your Meditation; Vulnerability vs Oversharing; And Advice for People Pleasers

This is the 10% Happier Podcast. I'm Dan Harris. Hello, everybody, how are we doing? You may have heard me make the point before that friendship is often the missing piece in advancing your meditation practice.

This thing was never meant to be done alone. It's much easier in the carpool lane surrounded by other people who take the practice seriously. That said, while friendships can make life magical, they can also be complex. I sometimes joke that we need other people, but other people can be a titanic pain in the ass. So today I'm in conversation with two of my very close friends and meditation buddies, Sebane Selassie and Jeff Warren, about the perks of meditating with friends, the importance of friendship in chaotic times generally, how to have difficult conversations.

authenticity or vulnerability versus wanton oversharing, working with the thorny stuff that can come up in relationships, advice for people pleasers, and how to build meaningful relationships in the age of social media. A little bit more about my guests before we dive in. I suspect many of you know Seb and Jeff, but So here we go. Anyway, Sabine Selassie is an author and meditation teacher.

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