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 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.
We look at what to do when borderline tendencies show up in our lives even at sub-clinical levels. We discuss how to cultivate a healthy amount of sensitivity and tolerance to distress, how to regulate and nurture ourselves, and how to navigate relationships with others when they exhibit borderline tendencies.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Kaira Jewel Lingo covered the topic of Equanimity and Letting Go.
When a child is particularly emotionally intelligent, and a parent is particularly emotionally vulnerable, an inversion of the typical relationship can occur where the child devotes themselves to meeting the parent’s needs rather than the other way around.
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 31-minute meditation and a 44-minute talk and discussion, with guest teacher Stephen Snyder.Stephen Snyder began daily meditation and retreat practice in 1976. He was authorized to teach in 2007, and he is the author of...
In this episode, we focus on how to accept, appreciate, and connect with our positive aspects, and how to deal with some of the developmental blocks that prevent us from embracing the good in ourselves.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Is Life Suffering?
Elizabeth shares her CPTSD origin story, what CPTSD feels like, and how to create a compassionate environment with or without a therapist so you can safely process grief, experience out repressed emotions, and learn to express your needs.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Simple Power of Widening Your View.
Forrest and I discuss the problem with attachment, what differentiates healthy and unhealthy forms of attachment, and what we can do to relax our attachments over time.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Essence of Mindfulness, the Foundation of All Inner Practice.
Forrest and I are joined by author and therapist Terry Real to talk about how to successfully metabolize our trauma and experience real intimacy in our relationships.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Appreciating the Many Kinds of Diversity, Including Inside Yourself.