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Writings on Well-Being Dr. Rick Hanson
Meditation + Talk: Forgiving Yourself, Encouraging Yourself
When we use forgiveness to move past our mistakes responsibly, we can start to encourage ourselves, cherish our achievements, and let go of that relentless pursuit of perfection.
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Being Well Podcast: Letting Go of Our Conditioning with Caverly Morgan
Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by meditation teacher and former Zen monastic Caverly Morgan to discuss how we can release our conditioning, identify the inner voice that leads to change, and get to the heart of who we are.
Meditation + Talk: Privilege: What We Don’t Take into Account – and Should
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Privilege: What We Don’t Take into Account – and Should.
Being Well Podcast: The Keys to a Great Relationship
Today we’re leaning on Dr. Rick 30 years working in private practice as a couples counselor and family therapist, and learning what we can do to build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
Meditation + Talk: Loving Freely
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Loving Freely.
Being Well Podcast: Choosing Our Best Selves with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and Dr. Jordyn Feingold
Drs. Scott Barry Kaufman and Jordyn Feingold help us explore how we can learn to consistently choose our best selves, overcome barriers to growth, and fully actualize ourselves.
Meditation + Talk: What Matters, and What Doesn’t
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on What Matters, and What Doesn’t
Being Well Podcast: Why Don’t We Get Better?
Forrest and Dr. Rick explore why we struggle to change that which matters most to us, how much change is realistically possible, what makes real change hard, the hidden barriers to lasting change, and what we can do about them.
Meditation + Talk: Most Things Fall Apart Eventually, Yet Some Things Endure
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Most Things Fall Apart Eventually, Yet Some Things Endure.
Being Well Podcast: How to Reinvent Yourself (in 2023)
Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on what supports us and what holds us back from reinventing ourselves and becoming all we wish to be, how they’d like to change over the next year, different approaches to new year’s resolutions, and highlight a few practical things we can do to support our change.
Meditation + Talk: The Metta Sutta – and Compassion’s Shadow
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on The Metta Sutta – and Compassion’s Shadow.
Being Well Podcast: The Science of Stress with Dr. Elissa Epel
Dr. Elissa Epel joins us to explore the science behind the stress response, different forms of stress, what separates “good” stress from “bad” stress, how we can take advantage of good stress, and dealing with existential forms of stress like the climate crisis.
Meditation + Talk: How to Disentangle Yourself in Challenging Relationships
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on How to Disentangle Yourself in Challenging Relationships.
Being Well Podcast: Responding to Criticism, and Accepting the Way Things Are
Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on how we can get better at receiving and giving criticism, learn to accept what lies outside of our control, and avoid the “mood of complaint.”
Meditation + Talk: Generosity – for Others and for Yourself
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Generosity – for Others and for Yourself.
Being Well Podcast: Untangling Ourselves with Koshin Paley Ellison
Koshin Paley Ellison joins Forrest and Rick to explore living, dying, and personal practice in the midst of our beautiful, challenging, messy lives.
Meditation + Talk: Appreciating Others and Yourself
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Appreciating Others and Yourself.
Being Well Podcast: How to Understand Anxiety and See Threats Clearly
Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.
Meditation + Talk: Fear Doesn’t Help
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Fear Doesn’t Help.
Being Well Podcast: Moving Beyond “Fair” to Build a Great Relationship with Nate and Kaley Klemp
Nate and Kaley Klemp explore how we can build fun, fulfilling, and truly equitable relationships, different models of relationship, breaking out of old patterns, and how we can manage situations where one partner really is contributing significantly more than the other.
Meditation + Talk: Accessing the Absolute: Pure Love and Peace Guided Meditation
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Stephen Snyder covered the topic of Accessing the Absolute: Pure Love and Peace.
Meditation + Talk: Abiding In and Radiating Love
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, guest teacher Tarané Sayler covered the topic of Abiding In and Radiating Love.