Being Well Podcast: Understanding Depression and Depressed Mood
Today’s episode explores what depression is, where it comes from, and how it differs from sadness.
Being Well Podcast: On Death and Dying with Roshi Joan Halifax
There is no more human experience than death. Learn from a true pioneer in the field of end-of-life care: Roshi Joan Halifax.
Being Well Podcast: Mailbag: Building a Strong Relationship with Ourselves
We explore a few questions that have to do with managing our relationship with ourselves, and particularly our tendency toward self-criticism.
Being Well Podcast: Fear and Fearlessness with Dr. Gaylon Ferguson
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.”
Being Well Podcast: Mailbag: Helping Challenging Family Members
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.
Being Well Podcast: Finding your Pivot with Adam Markel
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.
Being Well Podcast: Borderline Personality Disorder
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.
How to “Be” Happier While Still “Doing”
In this short clip from his Neurodharma online program, Dr. Rick Hanson talks about how we spend more time using the “Doing” Parts of our brains than the “Being” parts, and how that can be detrimental.
Being Well Podcast: The How of Happiness with Sonja Lyubomirsky
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.
Letting Yourself Be Loved: Balancing Self-Reliance and Care
In this short clip from his online Neurodharma program, Dr. Rick Hanson discussions the importance of taking in healthy social supplies.