Finding common ground with every person – especially those you fear or are angry with or who are simply very different from you – builds bridges among us, widens circles, and allows us to live together in peace.
Rick Hanson
Author / Psychologist
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Biography
Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 33 languages, and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well Podcast – which has been downloaded over 25 million times. His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those in need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in Northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.
Articles
Being Well Podcast: Dr. Peter Levine: Healing After Trauma
Somatic psychology legend Dr. Peter Levine joins Dr. Rick and Forrest to explore how we can use body-based approaches to recover from traumatic experiences.
Meditation + Talk: Forgiving Yourself, Encouraging Yourself
When we use forgiveness to move past our mistakes responsibly, we can start to encourage ourselves, cherish our achievements, and let go of that relentless pursuit of perfection.
Being Well Podcast: Recovering from a Challenging Childhood
Recovering from a challenging childhood as an adult can be a difficult process, which is what we explore on this episode.
Meditation + Talk: Wise Friendship: Nurturing Your Inner Ally with Dr. Diana Hill
What does it mean to be a wise friend to yourself? Dr. Diana Hill draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the kalyana mitta sutta, and personal experience to explore three qualities of wise friendship.
Grow A Key Inner Strength
What’s your “Vitamin C?” “Vitamin C” is. Daily life is full of opportunities to notice or create experiences of inner strength, a psychological resource. Take it into yourself, making it a part of you.
Being Well Podcast: Dealing with Emotionally Immature People (and Parents) with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Dr. Lindsay Gibson discusses practical tools for recognizing emotionally immature people, managing your relationships with them effectively, and establishing healthy boundaries.
Meditation + Talk: How “Not Knowing” Dissolves Suffering
In this talk and meditation, I share how embracing “not knowing” can help dissolve suffering and release us from the shackles of our mind.
Being Well Podcast: How to Make the Most of Your 20s with Dr. Meg Jay
Dr. Meg Jay, a specialist on what she calls the “defining decade,” joins Forrest to explore how we can make the most of our 20s.
Meditation + Talk: How to Prevent and Release Needless Anxiety
Anxiety is a normal human experience, but excessive or chronic anxiety can wear us down and be detrimental to our long-term happiness and health.
Back to Basics
By taking care of the basics, everything else usually takes care of itself.
Being Well Podcast: Managing the Freeze Response: Dissociation, Emotional Shutdown, and Creating Safety
In one of our favorite episodes to date, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore managing the freeze response in detail.