On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest talk about a particularly challenging aspect of the strength of determination: fierceness. They 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.
Timestamps:
- 0:40: What does “fierceness” mean?
- 3:20: How fierceness fuels determination.
- 5:20: Is how we think about fierceness defined by our individual experience?
- 6:20: Different ways to think about the ‘feral’ experience.
- 8:45: The difficulty in articulating this material.
- 9:15: Using all the material in the psyche as a potential resource.
- 12:00: Pitfalls relating to fierceness.
- 16:20: The burden of proof when being fierce.
- 18:00: The two pitfalls related to fierceness.
- 19:30: Increasing our comfort with fierceness.
- 24:50: Strengthening our own cores.
- 27:25: Taming the beast by allowing it to run.
- 28:55: Recap
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