Author / Psychologist
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 15 million times. His free newsletters have over 260,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those i 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.
On this episode, we explore how to optimize our motivation by distinguishing motivation from discipline, liking from wanting, We then explore how to best frame our outlook so we can feel relaxed, diligent, and uninhibited from being who we want to be and accomplishing what we want to accomplish.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others..
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What to Do when They Get Triggered.
Learn what rumination is, where it comes from, and explore practices and strategies to identify rumination when it comes up, and move through it compassionately and effectively.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What to Do when You Get Triggered.
Controlling your attention – being able to place it where you want it and keep it there, being able to pull it away from what’s bothersome or pointless.
Logan Ury discusses the mechanics of dating, chemistry, romance, apps, and how to reframe our self-limiting tendencies so we can find love that is fulfilling and brings out the best in us.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Living Heart of Compassion.
The most important things often get pushed to the sidelines. But if you don’t make a sanctuary for what is important, it will get overrun B and C priorities.
Learn how to distinguish stress from effort, the influence of the modern world on how stressed we feel, the biological mechanisms and challenges presented by chronic stress.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Essence of Practice in Three Breaths.
To keep our ancestors alive, the brain evolved strong tendencies toward fear. It’s important to regularly remind yourself that you’re alright right now.