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.

Recent Episodes
Being Well Podcast: Defy Authority! (With an Open Heart)
On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest and I are joined by Dr. Todd Kashdan to discuss how to combine skillful positivity with principled insubordination, so we can speak up for what’s right even when it’s not popular.
Being Well Podcast: Integration: How to Solve Most of Your Problems
On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest and I discuss the fundamental strategies that allow us to become aware of and integrate all parts of ourselves – those we want to celebrate and expand, and those we’d like to heal and change.
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.
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.
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.
Being Well Podcast: Finding Your Passion and Purpose
On this episode, Forrest and I discuss how we can identify and pursue our purpose, and why it’s so valuable to have one in the first place. We explore what questions and strategies can help us develop clarity on what we find meaningful, what our core values are, and how we’d like to spend a big chunk of our time.
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