Dr. Rick and Forrest begin the mailbag by exploring limerence – an obsessive form of romantic attraction – and offer practical recommendations for working with one-sided infatuation.
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Being Well Podcast: Navigating Situationships: How to Get What You Really Want
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore “situationships” – those poorly defined, boundary-free relationships that exist in a gray area between friendship and committed dating.
Being Well Podcast: Beyond Resolutions: Discover What You Want in 2025
Why do New Year’s resolutions usually fail by February? Forrest and Dr. Rick explore why traditional goal-setting falls short and offer a new approach to creating lasting change.
Being Well Podcast: Why We Don’t Change (and what you can do about it) with Dr. Ross Ellenhorn
Dr. Ross Ellenhorn joins the Being Well Podcast to explore our resistance to change, and the many good reasons we might have to stay just as we are.
Being Well Podcast: How to Make Good Choices: A System for Decision Making
Forrest and Rick Hanson explore how to make good choices by developing a reliable system for making choices that aligns with your values and goals.
Being Well Podcast: Rethinking Productivity with Cal Newport
Cal Newport joins the podcast to explore slow productivity, deep work, and how we can achieve more by doing less.
Being Well Podcast: Relationship Mailbag: Finding Yourself, Boundaries, and Attachment
Dr. Rick and Forrest answer listener questions focused on navigating relationship challenges, including distinguishing between healthy/unhealthy desires and finding yourself after a breakup.
Being Well Podcast: Healing Your Inner Child
Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore what the inner child really is, how it manifests in our lives, and practical ways to work with this important part of ourselves, including healing your inner child.
Being Well Podcast: The Anxiety Toolkit: How to Tolerate Uncertainty with Joshua Fletcher
Psychotherapist Joshua Fletcher joins Forrest for an in-depth exploration of anxiety and how to tolerate uncertainty.
Being Well Podcast: Self-Compassion: How to Make it Work For You with Dr. Chris Germer
Dr. Chris Germer, co-creator of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, joins Forrest to explore how we can work with the deeply ingrained shame that gets in the way.
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