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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Leave the Red Zone
In a busy life, each day gives you dozens of opportunities to leave the Red zone and move toward Green. Each time you do this, you gradually strengthen the neural substrates of Green, one synapse at a time.
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Being Well Podcast: Metabolism, Brain Energy, and Mental Health with Dr. Chris Palmer
Dr. Chris Palmer, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins Forrest to discuss the relationship between metabolic function and mental illness.
Meditation + Talk: Cultivating Belonging
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a meditation, talk, and a discussion about Cultivating Belonging.
Being Well Podcast: Emotional Intelligence: Improving Self-Awareness, Self-Regulation, and Empathy
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore emotional intelligence, including what’s “in” it, balancing emotional closeness and distance, and how we can become more self-aware, self-regulated, and empathic.
Meditation + Talk: You Are Whole and Complete, and There Is Nothing to Add
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a meditation, talk, and a discussion about You Are Whole and Complete, and There Is Nothing to Add.
Being Well Podcast: Neuroplasticity Tools to Change Your (and your kid’s) Brain with Dr. Caroline Leaf
Dr. Caroline Leaf joins Rick and Forrest to explore how we can harness the power of neuroplasticity to clean up our mental mess…and teach our children to do the same.
Meditation + Talk: The Good News in the Four Ennobling Truths
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion about The Good News in the Four Ennobling Truths.
Being Well Podcast: So You Want to Be a Therapist?
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest speaks to five therapists and therapists-in-training to learn the lessons they wish they’d known when they started.
Meditation + Talk: Struggles, Lessons, and Hope
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a meditation and talk with Dr. Rick Hanson and Mamphela Ramphele on Struggles, Lessons, and Hope.
Being Well Podcast: Dan Harris: Mindfulness, Fear, and Love Without the Cringe
Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, joins Dr. Rick and Forrest on the Being Well Podcast for a wide-ranging, open, and personal conversation. They explore dealing with anxiety and fear, sustaining a mindfulness practice, and accepting our nature while leaning into a new version of ourselves.
Meditation + Talk: Wisdom in the Wounds
This Wednesday Night Meditation included an 18-minute meditation, a 45-minute talk, and a discussion about Wisdom in the Wounds with Lakiba Pittman.
Being Well Podcast: Dealing with Criticism, Anxiety, and Dysfunctional Family Systems: July Mailbag
Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners. They explore how we can thoughtfully take the input of other people, identify and meet our needs, deal with anxiety and the fear of failure, and approach a conversation about drug use with teenagers.
Meditation + Talk: Practicing with Sorrow
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion with Rick Hanson about Practicing with Sorrow.
Being Well Podcast: Simplifying Self-Help: 7 Lessons for a Lifetime of Well-Being
There is a lot of complicated advice out there (including on this podcast) for how to improve our well-being. In this episode of the Being Well Podcast, Forrest and Dr. Rick simplify the lessons they’ve learned from over 100 experts and 300 episodes.
Meditation + Talk: The Power of Giving and Receiving
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation, a 50-minute talk, and a discussion on The Power of Giving and Receiving by Daniel Ellenberg, Ph.D.
Being Well Podcast: How to Become Securely Attached
Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on one of the most common, and most important, questions they get about attachment theory: can we heal our attachment wounds, and become more securely attached?
Meditation + Talk: Connecting with Yourself and Others – Three Foundational Practices
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation, a 47-minute talk, and a discussion on Connecting with Yourself & Others: Three Foundational Practices with Daniel Ellenberg, Ph.D.
Being Well Podcast: Time Management for Mortals with Oliver Burkeman
Forrest is joined by bestselling author Oliver Burkeman for an exploration of what’s really at stake in what we call “time management”.
Meditation + Talk: The Ten Ways of Dealing with Difficult Emotions
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 39-minute meditation, a 61-minute talk, and a discussion with Venerable Bhante Buddharakkita on The Ten (10 ) Ways of Dealing with Difficult Emotions.
Being Well Podcast: Overcoming Procrastination: Unleashing Motivation and Creating a Pursuit Mindset
Join Forrest and Dr. Rick as they explore how we can overcome avoidance and procrastination, unlock our motivation, and cultivate a “pursuit mindset.”
Meditation + Talk: The Sense of Inner Knowing and R.A.I.N.
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher John Prendergast, Ph.D. offers a meditation and talk on the inner sense of knowing and R.A.I.N.
Being Well Podcast: Staying Curious, Embracing Change, and Relating to Media with Michael Krasny
Rick and Forrest are joined by award-winning journalist Michael Krasny for a Being Well episode focused on how to stay curious, navigate times of transition, and relate to the modern media landscape in healthy ways.