How can we develop a more loving and compassionate nature that we can extend to others – no matter what they may do?
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 eight books have been published in 33 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Resilient, Neurodharma, Just One Thing, Making Great Relationships, A Happy, Healthy Mom, 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 30 million times. He offers free newsletters, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. 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
How to Come Together During Times of Division
In this video, we’ll explore psychological strengths and mindset adjustments to help make facilitate our ability to come together.
How to Find Solutions for Building a Compassionate World
How can we find solutions to build a more compassionate world – on an individual, psychological level and on a larger scale?
How to Make a Better World with Compassion
This clip was taken from the “Creating a Compassionate World” interview series hosted by Professor Paul Gilbert, OBE.
Being Well Podcast: Family Challenges, Financial Risks, and Connecting with a Wounded Inner Child: Mailbag
We discuss topics such as: how to manage family relationships, principles for approaching life’s changes, and what kind of therapy I actually practice.
Meditation + Talk: The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Zindel Segal offers a meditation and talk on The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders.
Being Well Podcast: Embracing Uncertainty with Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo talks about cultivating trust and equanimity in the face of uncertainty. We discuss opening to the unknown, taking action as an antidote to anxiety, and having equanimity when things work out and when they don’t.
Meditation + Talk: Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a meditation and talk on Virtuous Conduct: How to Promote Healthy Human Politics.
How Your Brain is Shaped by Your Thoughts
In this video, Rick discusses disengaging from negative thoughts and instead focusing on what is wholesome and beneficial to grow an unshakeable core of resilience.
Why It’s Important to Grow Inner Strengths
Rick discusses why it’s important to grow inner strengths to benefit both you and others.
The 1-Minute Challenge for Taking in the Good
Try this 1-minute challenge to help take in the good and absorb beneficial experiences.
Being Well Podcast: Creating an Abundance Mindset
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest and I talk about what a scarcity and an abundance mindset is, what some sources of scarcity are, and how we can move toward the authentic experience of abundance.