Being Well Podcast: How to Be Happy for Other People
Dr. Hanson and Forrest have a conversation about “the happiness that is always available”: happiness for others. Particularly, they explore how feelings of altruistic joy can be a powerful antidote for experiences of disappointment and envy.
Being Well Podcast: Forming a Healthy Relationship with Goals
Explore our relationship with goals of various kinds, particularly how we can feel more successful by noticing the many small goals we accomplish each day, and fully internalizing that experience so it becomes a lasting resource.
Being Well Podcast: Finding and Taking Pleasure
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest look at the role fully taking in the good things in life has in the process of building mental strengths.
Stay Well
To stay well, make sure you’re getting enough sleep, eating correctly, doing exercise regularly, avoiding health hazards, and having regular checkups.
Being Well Podcast: Gratitude
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest move on to the fifth of the twelve strengths they’ll be covering during this series: Gratitude. During this episode they explore the role of positive emotions generally, and particularly the value of “thankfulness.”
Being Well Podcast: Relating to Your Body
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest discuss the strength of Vitality, and how it relates to grit. They explore how we can form more positive relationships with our bodies by accepting, nurturing, and appreciating them
Being Well Podcast: Fierceness
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.
Being Well Podcast: Determination
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their focus on the strength of Grit with determination. Particularly, they look at the different aspects of determination, and explore how we can grow each of them over time.
The Importance of Well-Being and the Secret for Lasting Happiness
What is well-being and why is it important? Dr. Rick Hanson answers those questions as well as another big question – why is it so hard to find LASTING happiness, and what can we do to obtain it?