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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 15 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.
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Being Well Podcast: Mailbag: Helping Challenging Family Members
On today’s mailbag episode we answer two questions related to our series on “Who Am I,” with a general focus on helping people learn how to better manage their relationships with challenging family members.
Being Well Podcast: Finding your Pivot with Adam Markel
It’s easy to “go with the flow” during our often busy lives. When things are going well this is great, but when our lives are less satisfying inertia can be a powerful enemy. To get out of a rut, we need to learn how to “pivot” in order to make the big changes that can point us in the right direction.
Being Well Podcast: Borderline Personality Disorder
On today’s episode, we’re continuing our series on “Who Am I” by looking at a particularly intense, but actually quite common, version of this: Borderline Personality Disorder.
How to “Be” Happier While Still “Doing”
In this short clip from his Neurodharma online program, Dr. Rick Hanson talks about how we spend more time using the “Doing” Parts of our brains than the “Being” parts, and how that can be detrimental.
Being Well Podcast: The How of Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky
There’s endless advice out there about how to become happier, but most of it is anecdotal in nature. That’s why we’re so happy to be being joined today by one of the leading researchers on the scientific study of human happiness: Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky.
Letting Yourself Be Loved: Balancing Self-Reliance and Care
In this short clip from his online Neurodharma program, Dr. Rick Hanson discussions the importance of taking in healthy social supplies.
Being Well Podcast: How to Deal with a Sociopath
In this episode we look at one of the most well-known personality disorders: sociopathy. We’ll explore what it is, where it comes from, and what we can do to interact more skillfully with people who possess it.
What Does Mindfulness Mean?
Dr. Rick Hanson explains the meaning of mindfulness and how if can benefit us both mentally and physically.
The Importance of a Steady Mind
Dr. Rick Hanson talks about why it’s important to cultivate a steady mind and get control over our attention.
Being Well Podcast: 101st Episode Special
We made it to episode 101! On today’s special episode, Forrest talks with Dr. Rick Hanson about his personal journey.
What Will You Be Glad You Did?
Dr. Rick Hanson shares a fundamental teaching from the Buddha: Choosing a greater happiness over a lesser one.