How To Handle Turbulence and Transitions | Phillip Moffitt

In this episode of the 10% Happier podcast, Dan Harris interviews Phillip Moffitt, a former CEO of Esquire magazine turned Buddhist meditation teacher, about navigating life's transitions with mindfulness. Moffitt shares five mindfulness tools: starting where you are, starting over, pausing to overcome obsessive thinking, recognizing your motives, and noticing the difference between reacting versus responding. They discuss the importance of accepting reality, claiming agency, staying connected to one's values, and using mindfulness to create space for wise responses rather than reactive behaviors. Moffitt emphasizes the role of core values and the felt sense of the body in managing transitions, while also promoting his books and Dharma Ground, an online Dharma organization. The episode includes a guided meditation by Vinnie Ferraro for paid subscribers and mentions upcoming in-person meditation events with Dan Harris.