by Rick Hanson | Aug 14, 2023 | Being Well Podcast, Blog, Self-compassion, Who am I?
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore emotional intelligence, including what’s “in” it, balancing emotional closeness and distance, and how we can become more self-aware, self-regulated, and empathic.
by Rick Hanson | Jan 30, 2023 | Anger, Being Well Podcast, Blog, Dealing with Difficult People, Effective Communication, Politics, Relationships
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the four common structures of relationship disagreements, the subtle ways power shows up in our relationships, separating content from process, and how to stand your ground.
by Rick Hanson | May 23, 2022 | Anger, Being Well Podcast
Forrest and I explore the varied ways anger surfaces, how we can relate to it, and how in recognizing what it has to tell us we can channel its energy towards positive changes in our lives.
by Rick Hanson | Dec 21, 2020 | Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Trauma and Traumatic Experiences
In this episode of the Being Well Podcast we talk about facing your dreaded experience. Forrest and Rick talk about what scares us, where that fear comes from, and what we can do to work with our dreaded experiences and free ourselves from them.
by Rick Hanson | Sep 21, 2020 | Anger, Being Well Podcast
On today’s episode of @beingwellpodcast, Forrest and I explore how we maintain contentment, calm, or inner peace, while still aiming high, pursuing good goals, and experiencing natural frustration and anger. We also take a look at some provocative questions, like is contentment even a good goal when there’s so much injustice out in the world?
by Rick Hanson | Aug 31, 2020 | Being Well Podcast, Trauma and Traumatic Experiences
What are the consequences of growing up inside an abusive family, and what can we do as adults to heal old wounds? Today Forrest and I are joined by Pete Walker, a practicing therapist and expert in Complex PTSD.
by Rick Hanson | Aug 20, 2018 | Anger, Anxiety and Fear, Being Well Podcast, Stress
In this episode, we cover the topic of motivation and how to pursue goals in healthy ways – with dedication, assertiveness, enthusiasm – while avoiding an unhealthy and overactive sense of passion – with pressure, irritation, anxiety, frustration, and anger.
by Rick Hanson | Aug 6, 2018 | Anger, Being Well Podcast
Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest conclude the strength of Calm with an episode dedicated to exploring seven ways we can work with anger skillfully.
by Rick Hanson | Jul 30, 2018 | Anger, Being Well Podcast
On today’s episode, we talk about managing one of our most difficult emotions: anger.
by Rick Hanson | Apr 23, 2018 | Anger, Being Well Podcast
Explore how the ‘feral’ parts of our mind can be a powerful resource, and how we can use that inner strength rather than be used by it.