We’re living in an anxious time, and part of the reason we’re anxious is because there are very real challenges we face both individually and collectively. But we’re also affected by the natural tendencies of the brain, which is easily influenced by fear and threat.
On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.
New Course From Rick! Learn the lessons of a lifetime in the new and improved Foundations of Wellbeing program. This yearlong, online program teaches you how to grow the 12 key inner strengths that lead to lasting wellbeing during difficult times. Use code BeingWell25 to get an additional 25% off the purchase price.
Key Topics:
- 0:00: Introduction
- 1:20: Foundations of Well-Being
- 4:45: Why is it hard for us to see threats without excessive worry?
- 7:05: Transcending evolutionary influences toward fear
- 10:00: The last time Rick took LSD
- 14:15: Discerning what’s valuable in our anxieties, and leaving the rest
- 19:20: Forrest’s apartment fire story
- 21:00: Disagreements in evaluating a threat between people
- 25:35: Probability of risk
- 28:20: Practical techniques to assess threats with more clarity
- 33:00: Existential acceptance
- 37:00: Help for anxiety about anxiety
- 40:40: Recap
