In this episode, we focus on two of our most important subjects, attachment wounds and traumatic experiences, with a longtime therapist, trainer of therapists, and world-class expert on attachment theory: Dr. Diane Poole Heller.
Rick Hanson
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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 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.
Articles
Meditation + Talk: Accepting Other People
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Accepting Other People, including a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: Building a Better Relationship with Yourself
The most important relationship we have is with ourselves. You’re the only person you’ll be around every minute of every day for the rest of your life. And, unfortunately, that relationship is often our most difficult one. On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest and I explore how we can become better friends to ourselves, and learn to like ourselves more.
Meditation + Talk: How to Get Out of the War in Your Head
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on How to Get Out of the War in Your Head, including a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: How You Can Create a Relationship That Lasts
Explore how we can build relationships that are loving, healthy, enjoyable, and reliable. This includes learning the structure of most relationship problems, how to make vulnerable communications, and how to stay open to change.
Learning to Learn from Positive Experiences
Resilience, positive emotions, compassion, gratitude, and other inner strengths lower stress, grow well-being and effectiveness, and heal anxiety and depression.
Meditation + Talk: The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on The Emptiness of Interpersonal Upsets, including a Q&A and discussion.
Drop the Stone
Are you lugging around a needless burden? Carrying an unnecessary load can be stressful and harmful. Instead, it’s OK to drop the load and let go of repetitive preoccupations.
Being Well Podcast: Unwinding Anxiety and Addiction with Dr. Jud Brewer
Dr. Jud Brewer joins us to explore the habit of anxiety, mindfulness practices to heal addiction, and what we can learn from the brains of the world’s most advanced meditators.
Meditation + Talk: Taking Life Less Personally
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Taking Life Less Personally, including a Q&A and discussion.
Being Well Podcast: Self-Help’s Biggest Misconceptions, Part 2: No Pain No Gain, Hedonic Adaptation, and Meditation
In the second of two episodes, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore common self-help myths and misconceptions, including ones related to hedonic adaptation, “no pain no gain,” and meditation.
Meditation + Talk: Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Honoring the Deepest Wants in Yourself and Others, including a Q&A and discussion.