In this second part on depression and depressed mood, we turn our focus onto some of the tactics and strategies people can use, both in their own mind and out in the world, to help manage a depressed mood.
Today’s episode explores what depression is, where it comes from, and how it differs from sadness.
We explore a few questions that have to do with managing our relationship with ourselves, and particularly our tendency toward self-criticism.
With our guest Professor Gaylon Ferguson, we explore why bravery is our natural stance, how we can overcome different kinds of fear, and the importance of “welcoming.”
On today’s mailbag episode we answer two questions related to our series on “Who Am I,” with a general focus on helping people learn how to better manage their relationships with challenging family members.
It’s easy to “go with the flow” during our often busy lives. When things are going well this is great, but when our lives are less satisfying inertia can be a powerful enemy. To get out of a rut, we need to learn how to “pivot” in order to make the big changes that can point us in the right direction.
On today’s episode, we’re continuing our series on “Who Am I” by looking at a particularly intense, but actually quite common, version of this: Borderline Personality Disorder.
There’s endless advice out there about how to become happier, but most of it is anecdotal in nature. That’s why we’re so happy to be being joined today by one of the leading researchers on the scientific study of human happiness: Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky.
In this episode we look at one of the most well-known personality disorders: sociopathy. We’ll explore what it is, where it comes from, and what we can do to interact more skillfully with people who possess it.
Today we’re exploring one of the most important topics when it comes to our personal happiness, achievement, and general social functioning: Emotional Intelligence, with Dr. Daniel Goleman.
Learn how to be compassionate under challenging circumstances, without tipping into anger.
Today we explore the innate tendencies we have in our important relationships, and what we can do about it.
On this episode, we’re joined by one of the world’s leading experts on self-compassion, Dr. Kristin Neff, the first to operationally define and measure the construct over a decade ago.
On today’s episode of the podcast Forrest and I answer questions from listeners related to our important relationships. The first explores how we can raise resilient children, while the second focuses on managing challenging relationships in the workplace.
We are joined by Jason Marsh, founding editor of Greater Good Magazine, to help us explore key, research-based insights into living a meaningful life.