The Strong Heart
A Series on Improving Your Important Relationships
STARTS JULY 18
WITH DR. RICK HANSON
Practical Skills for More Fulfilling, Peaceful, and Effective Relationships
Our relationships are fundamental to how we experience life and cope with challenges. And unfortunately for many of us, they’re often the source of our stress, frustration, disappointment, or friction.
Join psychologist and New York Times bestselling author Dr. Rick Hanson for a special 4-week series on Relationships. You’ll get down-to-earth practical help for important relationships, with a focus on effective ways to handle issues, grounded in the combination of strength and heart.
Discount Ends July 2
Better Relationships Begin with YOU
Discover methods for staying present with others while remaining centered in yourself, respecting the needs of others while honoring your own, and asserting yourself with both kindness and confidence. We will focus on:
Supporting Yourself
Being on Your Own Side
Feeling Cared About
Having Self-Compassion
Compassionate Strength
Balancing Me and We
Feeling Strong Inside
Expanding Compassion
Being Your Best
Practicing Unilateral Virtue
Having Empathy
Forgiving Others – and Yourself
Communicating Effectively
Using Wise Speech
Asserting Yourself Skillfully
Staying Cool with Hot Issues
Discount Ends July 2
This Relationship Series Includes:
A Live, 1-Hour Session with Rick
Join me on August 4th at 12pm PT / 3pm ET, so I can check in and see how you’re doing, and answer any questions you have about the course or your own situation.
4 Weeks of Live Practice Groups
Live, weekly, facilitator-led sessions to help you reflect on the course material, deepen your understanding through shared exploration, and strengthen your ability to apply the teachings in everyday life.
(Available Days/Times: Sat. 9:15am PT, Tue. 9am PT, Thurs. 10am PT & 7:30pm PT, and Fri. 9:30am PT.)
Over 10 Hours of Video Teachings
Dr. Hanson breaks down key concepts into easy-to-follow practical steps with a vareity of talks, guided practices, and reflections.
4 Hours of Guest Expert Interviews
Expand your learning with in-depth interviews with relationship experts Dr. Daniel Ellenberg, Dr. Rhonda Freeman, Dr. Diane Poole Heller, and Oren Jay Sofer.
Downloadable Worksheets
Dive deep into your connections with reflection sheets on unpacking relationship issues, getting on your own side, and more.
4 Weeks of Email Encouragement
Get regular email check-ins with content, reflection questions, and tips and support so you can keep going.
A Supportive Community
Share with and hear from others in the course through built-in discussion threads.
Downloadable Audio Files
Take the wisdom and guided practices with you wherever you go.
AND Therapists can earn 7 CE Credits
Continuing Education Credits are available for an additional $50. Click here to learn more.
Discount Ends July 2
What Others Have to Say About the Strong Heart Relationship Course:
I took this course to learn how to reconnect with an adult son who chose to cease communication with me three years ago. I’ve had an awakening as to the cause of his estrangement, very likely the consequence of his upbringing by his parents. Repairing the relationship will be challenging 😰, yet doable with the skill sets Rick and his guests have shared throughout the course. It is the most important educational course I have ever taken over the span of my seven decades on this planet.
The content of this course was outstanding. I have a much better understanding about myself in relationship to others now and a solid place to start developing the relationships that I need and want. It really starts with me, not the other. I think I can finally see that now. I feel nurtured, empowered, and validated. Thank you so much for this life-changing experience.
This is so well put together, practical, and compassionate. Rick is such a warm, generous, and no-nonsense guide. The course is smart, builds well, and is easy to start using right away. The invitation is to think of a concrete recent problem in a relationship and tailor the exercises to that situation is so effective — one can go back over and over again and run a new situation through the steps Rick introduces here. So valuable!!
Extremely powerful and insightful content. Clear, practical, and do-able steps that can be applied by anyone — while challenging us to be our best selves! I loved the talk and meditation sessions, and the Q&As and expert interviews were most impactful. With much appreciation Dr Rick!
This course helped me to communicate my needs and to be more compassionate and gentle in my approach. In other words, it taught me to consider my impact on others. I use it every day.
Improve All of Your Important Relationships
Course Starts July 18 – Register by July 2 to Save 50%
Register for the Course
$349 $174
✓ A Live Session with Rick Hanson
✓ 4 Weekly Video Teachings
✓ 4 Live Practice Group Sessions
✓ Guided Practices/Meditations
✓ Downloadable Handout
✓ Certificate of Completion
(Available at checkout in the US: 4 interest-free payments through Affirm, Afterpay, or Klarna.)
Course + 7 CE Credits
$399 $199
✓ A Live Session with Rick Hanson
✓ 4 Weekly Video Teachings
✓ 4 Live Practice Group Sessions
✓ Guided Practices/Meditations
✓ Downloadable Handout
✓ 7 Homestudy Continue Education Credits
✓ CE Certificate (from APA-Approved Sponsor)
(Available at checkout in the US: 4 interest-free payments through Affirm, Afterpay, or Klarna.)
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(Click here and check the “This is a Gift” box during checkout).
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this series just for romantic relationships, or relationships with all people?
This series focuses on building inner strengths that will help improve a variety of important relationships – including with intimate partners, family members, friends, co-workers, and colleagues. You do not need to be in a romantic relationship to benefit from this series.
Is this a self-paced series, or do I need to watch it at a specific time?
This course will take place over 4 weeks, starting July 18th. Participants will receive weekly emails with the materials that we’re focusing on each week (which you can watch on your own schedule during that week). There will also be a live session with Rick – on August 4th at 12pm PT. If you cannot attend that sessions with Rick, you will be able to watch the recording.
Additionally, there will be weekly live practice groups that are optional, but we do hope you’ll join one as participants who are in practice groups get a lot more out of the course. Practice group sessions will not be recorded.
The main course material recordings are available to watch at any time for anyone who has registered for the program – so if our 4-week schedule doesn’t work for you, you can take the course at your own pace.
Can I get Continuing Education Credits?
This series is eligible for 7 CE Credits (for an additional $50) from Being Well, Inc., a continuing education provider approved by the American Psychological Association (APA). You can check with your licensing board that they’ll accept credits from APA approved providers.
What if I need to cancel after I've registered?
No worries, just send us an email at rick@rickhanson.net and we’ll process your cancellation and refund within 2 business days
When does the 30-day money-back guarantee end?
The 30-day money-back guarantee is good for 30 days from the time you purchase the series.
Can anyone participate in this series?
The Strong Heart is meant for the general public, with special benefits for couples, coaches, counselors, educators, healthcare professionals, and human resources trainers. In a nutshell, yes, it’s for everyone!
However, as with all of Rick Hanson’s online offerings, the Strong Heart is an educational series, not psychotherapy or treatment for physical or mental health conditions, coaching, or mindfulness training. But it could be a useful adjunct to these, as well as to human resources training, classes in self-compassion or stress management, and informal personal growth practices such as meditation.
The Strong Heart could be a useful resource for normal range experiences of anxiety, blue mood, stress, loneliness, and interpersonal conflict, including for people in psychotherapy for these concerns. If you are in psychotherapy while engaging the Strong Heart, please tell your therapist.
Are there scholarships available?
For those who are genuinely unable to pay for the Strong Heart – which could include people who are unemployed, disabled, students, on a small fixed income or public assistance, or living in a developing country – there are full and half scholarships available.
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