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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Meditation + Talk: How to Prevent Life’s Wear and Tear – and Release the Past
In this talk, Dr. Rick Hanson discusses how our mental reactions to life’s inevitable challenges often cause more suffering than the original problem and offers practical strategies to break this cycle and reduce unnecessary suffering.
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Meditation + Talk: Finding Contentment – Wherever You Are
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on Finding Contentment – Wherever You Are.
Give Them What They Want
It’s easy to give someone what they want. It is a matter of what you want to give. It can be stressful when others want things from you. There’s a sweet spot from which you can respond with both compassion and ease.
Being Well Podcast: Things We Wish We Knew in Our 20s
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick and Forrest share (roughly) 10 things they wish they’d known in their 20s.
Meditation + Talk: Eat the Meal, Not the Menu
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on Eat the Meal, Not the Menu.
Accept Them as They Are
In what ways do you wish that people were different? See what it feels like to stop resisting what another person is like while also taking care of your own needs in the relationship. Acceptance is a gift that gives back.
Being Well Podcast: Healing Self-Abandonment: Anxious Attachment, Healthy Boundaries, and Creating Strong Relationships
On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest explore self-abandonment, including anxious attachment, healthy boundaries, and creating strong relationships.
Meditation + Talk: The Power of Wishing Others Well
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on The Power of Wishing Others Well.
Drop The Case
Enjoy the good feelings and other rewards of dropping your case. Set down the case, like plopping down a heavy suitcase. Enjoy the feelings, the spaciousness of mind, openness of heart, inner freedom, and other rewards of dropping your case.
Being Well Podcast: The Science of Hunger, Habits, and Changing Your Relationship with Food with Dr. Jud Brewer
On this episode, we’re taking the plunge and exploring the habit of eating when we’re not hungry with psychiatrist Dr. Jud Brewer.Â
Meditation + Talk: How to Be Calmer . . . Now
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on How to Be Calmer . . . Now.
Stand up to Bullies
Bullying at all scales causes much suffering. What can we do? Recognize bullying and its enablers. Protect yourself, strengthen alliances with others, and stand up and speak up as best you can.Â
Being Well Podcast: How to Regulate Yourself with Elizabeth Ferreira
Associate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins Forrest to explore how to regulate yourself better.
Meditation + Talk: The Heart of Who We Are
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Caverly Morgan, the focus was on The Heart of Who We Are.
Being Well Podcast: Build Strong Relationships and Heal in Community with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
Psychologist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford joins us to explore how we can apply lessons from group therapy to build stronger friendships.
Meditation + Talk: A Little Big Thing: In the Present, Craving – or Not?
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Dr. Rick Hanson, he focused on A Little Big Thing: In the Present, Craving – or Not?
Choose To Love
Choose to love. Love is more about us being loving than about other people being lovable. In fact, choosing to love is twice loving: it’s a loving act to call up the intention to love, plus there is the love that follows.
Being Well Podcast: How to ADHD with Jessica McCabe
ADHD is one of the most common and misunderstood conditions out there, and today we’re setting the record straight with author and YouTuber Jessica McCabe.
Try a Softer Tone
There are three elements of tone: 1) Explicit content 2) Emotional subtext 3) Implicit statement about the nature of the relationship.
Being Well Podcast: The (real) Secret to Happiness: Attachment, Craving, and Enjoying Life
Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on the secret to everyday happiness: learning how to like without wanting.
Meditation + Talk: Coming Home: Resting in Peace and Stillness
In this weekly live meditation and talk from Stephen Doetsu Snyder, the focus was on Coming Home: Resting in Peace and Stillness.
Feel Cared About
Feeling cared about buffers against stress, increases positive emotions, promotes resilience, and increases caring for others. Learn how to feel cared about to gradually fill any holes in your heart.