Change the Channel
Sometimes when inner practices fail you, it helps to change the channel. A respite or some sort of pleasure will help to refuel you for challenges.
Being Well Podcast: Authentic Happiness with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
How can we find happiness even when times are challenging? Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar joins Forrest and me to explore authentic happiness, accepting difficult emotions, and giving yourself permission to be human.
4 Ways Mindfulness Meditation Changes Your Brain
Dr. Rick Hanson summarizes four different ways that mindfulness meditation changes your brain.
Meditation + Talk: Working with Anger in Relationships
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Working with Anger in Relationships, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
See Deep Wants
When deeper wants are recognized one feels seen and less likely to be reactive. See deep wants is understanding what someone may want and giving them an alternative offering which may reduce negative emotion and increased cooperation.
Being Well Podcast: How to Change Your Brain
What can we do to achieve the ‘holy grail’ of personal growth – lasting change in our hearts, minds, and behaviors? How can we change the brain for good? That’s the focus of this episode: a full primer on the science of ‘positive neuroplasticity,’ including a lot of practical advice on how we can take control of our brain’s growth over time.
Meditation + Talk: How to Use Anger and Not Let It Use You
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on How to Use Anger and Not Let It Use You, which includes a Q&A and discussion.
Accept It
Acceptance is the foundation of wisdom and inner peace. It is easy to accept life’s beautiful things. It is the hard things in life that are hard to accept. The sweet spot is both by accepting the fact that they are what they are.
Being Well Podcast: Complex PTSD and Developmental Trauma
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.
Meditation + Talk: Finding Peace and Presence in Daily Life
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offers a guided meditation and talk on Finding Peace and Presence in Daily Life, which includes a Q&A and discussion.