Ten Percent Happier
August 18, 2023

How to Gracefully Handle Defeat I Former Congressman Tim Ryan

Tim Ryan served for 20 years in the U.S. Congress. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness. He is the author of a book on the power of mindfulness, Healing America: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Recapture the American Spirit and a book on reforming the broken food systems, The Real Food Revolution: Healthy Eating, Green Groceries, and the Return of the American Family Farm.

In this episode we talk about:

  • How his practice helped him weather a brutal political campaign 
  • Why he’s joined the ice bath craze
  • The link between breathwork and meditation
  • How he’s adjusting to civilian life after 20 years in Washington
  • How he handled things when he realized the race was not going his way
  • What he was thinking and feeling when he made his concession speech
  • What it’s like to be outside of the DC fishbowl
  • The freedom that comes with not living under a microscope
  • The kids basketball game made him realize his life had changed 
  • Escaping the grind
  • Whether he’s considered running for office again
  • And what the rough and tumble of politics has taught him about dealing with difficult people

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