In this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson explains why it’s not so bad to be “needy.” We all have needs for safety, satisfaction, and connection, the question is how can we meet them skillfully?
In this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson explains why it’s not so bad to be “needy.” We all have needs for safety, satisfaction, and connection, the question is how can we meet them skillfully?
Timestamps:
- 0:30: Why needs?
- 1:15: The three needs
- 2:55: Superficial needs
- 5:00: The role of mindfulness
- 6:00: Objections to our needs
- 7:00: Getting comfortable with neediness
- 7:50: The evolution of needs
- 9:00: How to address deep, rather than superficial, needs
- 11:30: How we can learn to distinguish between deep and superficial needs
- 13:00: The importance of internalization
- 14:20: Finding and meeting your key needs
- 16:20: Meeting needs by growing resources
- 18:20: Recap
Dr. Rick Hanson offers 57 brief practices that strengthen the neural networks of deep well-being and resilience.
This program gives you just one thing to focus on each day to gradually change your brain for the better so you can handle the stresses and challenges of everyday life with greater ease, inner strength, and confidence.
Each practice is grounded in modern neuroscience and ancient wisdom, and Rick’s background in the very real world of business and raising a family.
Practices include a 1-2 minute video explaining the importance of the practice and how to do it, a recap, reflection, and suggestion for integrating it into your daily life, weekly emails with inspiration, support, and encouragement, an audio download, transcription, and printable handout.
They’re quick and easy to do, and each repetition strengthens key neural circuits – just like building a muscle in the gym. It’s the law of little things: a small thing repeated each day adds up to big results. Just one thing… that could change your life.
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