by Rick Hanson | Jul 4, 2022 | Being Well Podcast, Blog, Families, Relationships
When a child is particularly emotionally intelligent, and a parent is particularly emotionally vulnerable, an inversion of the typical relationship can occur where the child devotes themselves to meeting the parent’s needs rather than the other way around.
by Rick Hanson | Jan 3, 2022 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness, Guest Experts, Mindfulness and Meditation
On this episode, Dr. Zindel Segal joins us to talk about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an eight-week group therapy program designed to help those who suffer with chronic unhappiness and prevent relapse after episodes of severe clinical depression.
by Rick Hanson | May 24, 2021 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness, Grief and Loss, Guest Experts, Trauma and Traumatic Experiences
In this conversation from the Life After COVID Summit, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore joins Forrest to help us put the past in perspective, and relate in healthier and more whole ways to the many things we’ve lost over the past year.
by Rick Hanson | Nov 23, 2020 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness
The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment around the holidays is normal even among the best circumstances, and we’re far from those. On this episode, Forrest and I explore how to work with this year’s natural feelings of sadness and disappointment.
by Rick Hanson | Dec 16, 2019 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness
Dr. Alex Korb joins us to explore the relationship between depression and the brain, including practical tools for intervening during a depressive episode.
by Rick Hanson | Sep 2, 2019 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness, Who am I?
On this episode we focus on a subset of the depressed mood states including bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depressive.
by Rick Hanson | Aug 19, 2019 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness, Who am I?
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.
by Rick Hanson | Aug 12, 2019 | Being Well Podcast, Depression and Sadness, Who am I?
Today’s episode explores what depression is, where it comes from, and how it differs from sadness.