Being Well Podcast

The Being Well Podcast explores the challenging parts of being human.

Based on Dr. Rick Hanson‘s 45+ years of helping people, and alongside an amazing group of expert guests, Rick and Forrest Hanson have helped hundreds of thousands of people learn the best lessons from clinical psychology, contemplative practice, and many lifetimes of experience.

Being Well has been downloaded over 25 million times, and is one of the top mental health podcasts in the world. Listen on iTunes, or through your favorite podcasting app.

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Recent Episodes

Being Well Podcast: Escaping the Panopticon: How to Stop Feeling Self-Consciousness and Anxiety

Nov 2, 2026

Forrest explores the “internalized panopticon:” the feeling that we’re constantly being watched, and the anxiety and self-consciousness that comes with it.

Being Well Podcast: How to Break Relationship Patterns: Resolving Conflict and Communicating Your Needs

Oct 26, 2026

Learn how to break relationship patterns, resolve recurring conflicts, and get your relationships—romantic or otherwise—moving forward again.

Being Well Podcast: How to Fix Insomnia: CBT-I with Dr. Ashley Mason

Oct 19, 2026

Forrest is joined by Dr. Ashley Mason, a clinical psychologist and sleep researcher at UCSF, to discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for insomnia (CBT-I).

Being Well Podcast: How to Accept the Parts of Yourself You Don’t Like

Oct 12, 2026

Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on how to accept the parts of ourselves we don’t like.

Being Well Podcast: Self-Acceptance: How to Accept Yourself Without Giving Up on Change

Oct 5, 2026

Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss what self-acceptance is, what it isn’t, and why it’s the starting point for real change.

Being Well Podcast: Treating Shame with Self-Compassion with Dr. Chris Germer

Sep 28, 2026

Dr. Chris Germer, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, joins Forrest to discuss how we can go about treating shame with self-compassion.