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Feeling Safer
Fear arises when threats seem bigger than resources. Sometimes this is actually the case, such as getting an unexpected bill that you don’t have the money to pay. But due to “paper tiger paranoia,” threats often look larger than they really are while resources look smaller than they really are.
QUIZ: Do You Know When to Stop?
Whether driving a car or going through life altogether, we need to be able to speed up skillfully . . . as well as slow down and even stop. How is it going with whatever you want to decrease or stop in your own life? Perhaps related to food, drugs and alcohol, media....
QUIZ: Are You a Self-Starter?
One of the secrets to a happy and productive life is to know how to help yourself come to want things that are good for you and others . . . that you don’t initially want that much. Find out how good you are at motivating yourself, or nudging yourself in a kind way,...
QUIZ: Do You Have Grit?
Can you be as the occasion demands? How determined, patient, persistent, and (as needed) feral are you? Find out how much Grit you have, with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being program: https://fwb.rickhanson.net/gritquiz
Not So Hard on Yourself
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Not So Hard on Yourself.
More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here.
Self-Consciousness and Self-Awareness
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled, “Self-Consciousness and Self-Awareness.”
QUIZ: What’s Your Expression Style?
As profoundly social primates, we have a normal longing for others to find the buried treasure inside of us - but we must express ourselves for this to happen. Find out how comfortable you are expressing yourself, with this short quiz from my Foundations of Well-Being...
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Recognizing Stillness.
More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here.
QUIZ: How do you Contribute to the World?
You offer many things to others each day in ways large and small. Sometimes people feel good about their contributions into the world - and sometimes they don’t, feeling anxious, stressed, or inadequate. Learn how you feel about your own contributions, with this short...
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled What We Practice.
More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here.
QUIZ: Do You Realize Your Dreams?
What we do with our childhood hopes and dreams affects us as we change and grow our entire lives. By listening to your longings you can reclaim the dreams you had for yourself as a child and find work that is at the intersection of what you love, what you're talented...
Here is a talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson. It is titled Practice for Others, Too.
More information on the San Rafael Mediation group can be found here.
Dr. Rick Hanson on Bulletproof Radio
I was recently interviewed on the Bulletproof Radio podcast by Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey! Bulletproof Radio is one of the top health podcasts on iTunes, they have over half a million followers. We discussed how to get the best out of meaningful experiences,...
Rick Hanson on the Art of Charm Podcast
I was recently a guest on The Art of Charm podcast (one of the most popular shows on iTunes!) to discuss the power of Taking in the Good and the ways we can build more confident brains. I had a great conversation with AoC founder Jordan Harbinger, I hope you enjoy it....
Questions about the Negativity Bias
I receive a lot of questions about the negativity bias and how to over come it. Here are a few: "Is the brain still evolving? Even though we have a brain sculpted by Stone Age experiences, is the brain in any way advancing into a more highly evolved version of...
21 Ways to Feel Good about Yourself
Simple steps for more self-worth, self-compassion, and confidence, from Rick Hanson.
From Shame to Self-Worth: Development of Shame Spectrum Feelings in Childhood
Welcome to the third and last part of the series, From Shame to Self-Worth. Last week we discussed the Neurobiology of Shame here and we started with the Introduction here. This week we will learn that shame is a very primal emotion, one that has a lot of traction in...
From Shame to Self-Worth: Evolutionary Neurobiology of Shame
This week we will continue from last week's introduction in the From Shame to Self-Worth series by gaining an understanding of the evolution of shame. [As we go through this somewhat intellectual material, try to make it real for yourself by relating it to your own...
From Shame to Self-Worth: Introduction
In this three part series, we will look at where shame comes from, in human evolutionary history, and in personal development. There also are three quite powerful exercises in seeing through, releasing, and replacing (with worth) any feelings you may have along the...
Reflections from the Porch
This is the fourth post in the series on Your Precious Life. Here's Part One, Part Two, and Part Three. In it we’ll look back on our lives from a perspective set many years in the future. We’ll start by imagining that you are sitting on a porch somewhere, on your...
Meditations for Happiness
Happiness is far more than a positive feeling that comes and goes. Science is now proving that happiness is a skill that you can develop. My audio program - Meditations for Happiness: Rewire Your Brain for Lasting Contentment and Peace - brings you a series of...