by Rick Hanson | Mar 28, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks
When we approach life as an offering, we let go of the constant striving and struggling and we open to a deeper sense of peace, acceptance, and reverence for the gift of existence itself.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 26, 2024 | Blog, Interpersonal Skills, Just One Thing
Are you too quick with doubt, limitations, cost analyses, reasons why not? If you pour cold water over your hopes and dreams, you’ll never know the warmth and light that might spread if you’d let them catch fire.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 25, 2024 | Achieving Your Goals, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Dealing with Difficult People, Effective Communication, Relationships, Therapy and Counseling
Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions about working with irrational fears, creating separation from our thoughts and feelings, and setting healthy boundaries in dysfunctional families.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 21, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on Finding Contentment – Wherever You Are.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 19, 2024 | Blog, Interpersonal Skills, Just One Thing
It’s easy to give someone what they want. It is a matter of what you want to give. It can be stressful when others want things from you. There’s a sweet spot from which you can respond with both compassion and ease.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 18, 2024 | Achieving Your Goals, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Who am I?
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick and Forrest share (roughly) 10 things they wish they’d known in their 20s.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 14, 2024 | Better Relationships, Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Meditations and Talks
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on Eat the Meal, Not the Menu.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 12, 2024 | Blog, Foundations of Relationships, Just One Thing
In what ways do you wish that people were different? See what it feels like to stop resisting what another person is like while also taking care of your own needs in the relationship. Acceptance is a gift that gives back.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 11, 2024 | Achieving Your Goals, Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Effective Communication, Relationships, Stress
On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore self-abandonment, including anxious attachment, healthy boundaries, and creating strong relationships.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 8, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Meditations and Talks, Overcoming Difficulties, Personal Growth
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on The Power of Wishing Others Well.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 5, 2024 | Blog, Interpersonal Skills, Just One Thing
Enjoy the good feelings and other rewards of dropping your case. Set down the case, like plopping down a heavy suitcase. Enjoy the feelings, the spaciousness of mind, openness of heart, inner freedom, and other rewards of dropping your case.
by Rick Hanson | Mar 4, 2024 | Addiction and Abuse, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Guest Experts, Self-compassion
On this episode, we’re taking the plunge and exploring the habit of eating when we’re not hungry with psychiatrist Dr. Jud Brewer.Â
by Rick Hanson | Feb 29, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Meditations and Talks, Overcoming Difficulties, Personal Growth
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on How to Be Calmer . . . Now.
by Rick Hanson | Feb 26, 2024 | Anger, Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Depression and Sadness, Effective Communication, Guest Experts
Associate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins Forrest to explore how to regulate yourself better.
by Rick Hanson | Feb 22, 2024 | Blog, Buddhist Teachings, Love, Peace, Compassion, Meditations and Talks, Personal Growth, Positive Neuroplasticity
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Caverly Morgan, the focus was on The Heart of Who We Are.