Being Well Podcast

There’s a lot of information out there about mental health.
Much of it isn’t very good. We’re trying to fix that.

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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 15 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: Responding to Criticism, and Accepting the Way Things Are

Dec 12, 2022

Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on how we can get better at receiving and giving criticism, learn to accept what lies outside of our control, and avoid the “mood of complaint.”

Being Well Podcast: Untangling Ourselves with Koshin Paley Ellison

Dec 5, 2022

Koshin Paley Ellison joins Forrest and Rick to explore living, dying, and personal practice in the midst of our beautiful, challenging, messy lives.

Being Well Podcast: How to Understand Anxiety and See Threats Clearly

Nov 28, 2022

Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.

Being Well Podcast: Moving Beyond “Fair” to Build a Great Relationship with Nate and Kaley Klemp

Nov 21, 2022

Nate and Kaley Klemp explore how we can build fun, fulfilling, and truly equitable relationships, different models of relationship, breaking out of old patterns, and how we can manage situations where one partner really is contributing significantly more than the other.

Being Well Podcast: Choosing The Roles We Play in Life

Nov 14, 2022

We explore the various roles we play in life, how we select our roles, how familiar roles can keep us trapped in old patterns, enactments and triangulation, and how we can exit unhealthy systems.

Being Well Podcast: Authentically Developing Self-Worth

Nov 7, 2022

We talk about self-worth vs. self-esteem, what causes people to lack self-worth, Rick’s personal story of developing a true sense of self-worth, and why more self-worth probably won’t turn you into a narcissistic a**hole.