Detailed Show Notes: Dan Goleman on Practicing Before Life Gets Hard

Dan Goleman, Richie Davidson, Cortland Dahl

Dharma Lab, Dr. Richie Davidson, and Dr. Cortland Dahl

Mar 26, 2026

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Guests: Daniel Goleman, Dr. Richard Davidson, Dr. Cortland Dahl

Episode summary

Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and co-author of Altered Traits with Richie Davidson, joins Richie and Cort for a conversation that traces the arc of contemplative science from Harvard in 1972 to today. They cover how they met as renegades studying meditation when nobody cared, the 2004 brain scan paper that changed neuroscience, the Dalai Lama’s influence on an entire generation of scientists, and a simple answer to one of the hardest questions: how do you handle yourself when life gets hard?

Dr. Richie Davidson, Dr. Cortland Dahl, Dan Goleman

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