More Than A Feeling
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More Than A Feeling
Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attention to them on any given day? Can we learn to skillfully choose which emotions to listen to and which ones to just let move on by?In More Th...
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Why the Tears?
Some of us are big criers, some of us are not. But does it really matter? Today: Two tears experts who have experimented with this idea in the lab and...
Coco’s Story: Ending Cycles of Harm
Today: a story about defusing conflict when emotions run high, from someone who's made it her life's work.
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How to Hold a Grudge
Maybe you want to dismiss your grudges, like they’re petty incidents. Or maybe you hold them tightly, and wear them like badges of honor. Either way,...
How to Handle Dread
The interviewer becomes the guest! In this Ten Percent Happier / More Than A Feeling crossover conversation, Dan Harris interviews Saleem to find out...
Day 5: An Antidote to Eco-Dread
Eco-dread. It’s one of the most overwhelming emotions listeners are struggling with. But we can’t just tune out and shut down. Not only because it’s u...
Day 4: Schedule Your Dread
If we’re not careful, we can spend an entire day stuck in an endless loop of dread. Penciling in time for this scary emotion on the calendar can be a...
Day 3: Death, But Fun!
Today we get some surprisingly joyful insights about coping with the dread of death – whether we’re concerned about our own mortality or losing those...
Day 2: Dread Without Words
Yesterday we journaled about our dread. Today we’re going to see what happens when we express the overwhelming feeling of dread, without words. It’s D...
Day 1: Rewrite Your Dread
Dread can feel so heavy, most of the time we don’t even want to talk about it. But what if we tried to express our dread in a different way? Welcome t...
Welcome to the Dread Project
Welcome to season two of More Than A Feeling! Inspired by an email from a curious listener who’s been struggling with feelings of dread, Saleem begins...
Introducing: Other Men Need Help
Today, we’re sharing an episode from Other Men Need Help, an award-winning podcast hosted by our own More Than A Feeling senior producer Mark Pagán. T...
Vibe: A Distributed Emotion
We hear a lot about “vibe” these days: Vibe check, a shift in the vibe, catching a vibe, don't kill the vibe. With the help of scholars and researcher...
Rage: I’m Not Mad
This week, we investigate something that’s long been accepted as a fact about emotions without being put to a scientific test: the stereotype that wom...
Joy & Shame: The Wisdom of Fandom
When was the last time you allowed yourself a really good, joyful shriek? If that’s not the easiest thing to answer, what about the last time you expe...
Nostalgia: The El Michels Affair Episode
That banger of a theme song you hear each week on More Than A Feeling was made by El Michels Affair. In this episode Saleem talks with singer Piya Mal...
Jealousy: Friends & Lovers
We cannot do a show about emotions without an episode on jealousy: it brings the drama! We all experience jealousy at one time or another. But it's no...
Acceptance: You’re Okay, I’m Okay
It can be quite rare to find yourself in a place where you feel totally accepted. In this episode, producer Reva Goldberg takes us to a truly unique b...
Fear: Get Me Out of Here
Everyone’s afraid of something. But how often do we talk openly about our biggest fears with friends or even complete strangers? In this episode, prod...
Prologue: What’s More Than A Feeling?
Before we dive deep into stories about fear, acceptance, jealousy, joy, shame and other big feelings, we have to get philosophical and ask: what are e...
Welcome to More Than A Feeling
Most of us have gotten at least a little emotional at some point recently. It’s natural. But why do we have emotions and how much should we pay attent...