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.
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Being Well Podcast: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: What the Critics Get Right (and Wrong) with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen
Clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen joins Forrest to talk about what Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is, its history, its strengths and weaknesses, and why it’s gotten such a bad rap.
Being Well Podcast: Understanding Pain with Dr. Rachel Zoffness
Pain psychologist Dr. Rachel Zoffness joins Forrest and Dr. Rick to explore what pain is, why it can persist long after an injury has healed, and what actually helps.
Being Well Podcast: People Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change
Dr. Rick and Forrest talk about what separates people-pleasing from the fawn response, and why those differences affect what actually helps.
Being Well Podcast: Depleted Mother Syndrome: Why Moms Burn Out, and How to Recover with Jan Hanson
Forrest is joined by his parents, psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and nutritionist Jan Hanson, to discuss “Depleted Mother Syndrome:” the exhaustion, brain fog, and low mood so many mothers experience.
Being Well Podcast: How to Feel Your Feelings with Simone Saunders
Forrest talks with trauma therapist Simone Saunders about how to go from knowing your patterns to being able to do something about them when things get intense.
Being Well Podcast: The Manipulator’s Playbook: How to Become Manipulation Resistant
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to become more resistant to manipulation, discussing terms like gaslighting, DARVO, and love bombing.
Being Well Podcast: What’s The Problem With Therapy Speak? August Mailbag
Dr. Rick and Forrest answer a listener question about the consequences of “therapy speak,” focusing on the good and bad of clinical language escaping the therapy room.
Being Well Podcast: Burnout Advice for Real People
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore burnout advice: what burnout is, why it’s so common, and what people can do about it.
Being Well Podcast: How to Heal After Loss with Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor
Forrest is joined by clinical psychologist and researcher Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor to explore the physiology of grief and how to heal after loss.
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