Dr. Rick Hanson

or standing out. So one of the useful things to address is what's the fear inside of taking agency, particularly in areas where you feel hemmed in. People live inside the bars of an invisible cage and they're used to it. They don't like it, but they're used to it. And fears understandably come up and inhibitions that block the fullness of living ourselves.

or standing out. So one of the useful things to address is what's the fear inside of taking agency, particularly in areas where you feel hemmed in. People live inside the bars of an invisible cage and they're used to it. They don't like it, but they're used to it. And fears understandably come up and inhibitions that block the fullness of living ourselves.

or standing out. So one of the useful things to address is what's the fear inside of taking agency, particularly in areas where you feel hemmed in. People live inside the bars of an invisible cage and they're used to it. They don't like it, but they're used to it. And fears understandably come up and inhibitions that block the fullness of living ourselves.

including expressing our true self fully when we start getting close to those bars of the invisible cage that were installed through painful experiences in our history or observing painful experiences that others were having if they started pushing out or that we imagined we would have.

including expressing our true self fully when we start getting close to those bars of the invisible cage that were installed through painful experiences in our history or observing painful experiences that others were having if they started pushing out or that we imagined we would have.

including expressing our true self fully when we start getting close to those bars of the invisible cage that were installed through painful experiences in our history or observing painful experiences that others were having if they started pushing out or that we imagined we would have.

So paying attention to the bars of your invisible cage and what I call dreaded experiences, risks of dreaded experiences. So if you're mindful, circling back to our mindfulness, fundamental theme here, through greater self-awareness that mindfulness can bring you, you can start to recognize where are those bars.

So paying attention to the bars of your invisible cage and what I call dreaded experiences, risks of dreaded experiences. So if you're mindful, circling back to our mindfulness, fundamental theme here, through greater self-awareness that mindfulness can bring you, you can start to recognize where are those bars.

So paying attention to the bars of your invisible cage and what I call dreaded experiences, risks of dreaded experiences. So if you're mindful, circling back to our mindfulness, fundamental theme here, through greater self-awareness that mindfulness can bring you, you can start to recognize where are those bars.

And then with the sense that you matter and a really underestimated psychological strength of moxie or chutzpah, my scene, this is really useful. I'd rather have a client who's pissed off than a client who's depressed from not for my sake, but for their sake, because at least if you're pissed off, there's some juice you can work with.

And then with the sense that you matter and a really underestimated psychological strength of moxie or chutzpah, my scene, this is really useful. I'd rather have a client who's pissed off than a client who's depressed from not for my sake, but for their sake, because at least if you're pissed off, there's some juice you can work with.

And then with the sense that you matter and a really underestimated psychological strength of moxie or chutzpah, my scene, this is really useful. I'd rather have a client who's pissed off than a client who's depressed from not for my sake, but for their sake, because at least if you're pissed off, there's some juice you can work with.

In any case, as you recognize those various bars of your invisible cage, you can then do deliberate, small, one step at a time experiments in which you risk the dreaded experience, let's say, of speaking up or being different or declaring your deep purposes, as you brought up earlier, as expressions of agency, and then notice what happens. And if, as it usually does, goes well,

In any case, as you recognize those various bars of your invisible cage, you can then do deliberate, small, one step at a time experiments in which you risk the dreaded experience, let's say, of speaking up or being different or declaring your deep purposes, as you brought up earlier, as expressions of agency, and then notice what happens. And if, as it usually does, goes well,

In any case, as you recognize those various bars of your invisible cage, you can then do deliberate, small, one step at a time experiments in which you risk the dreaded experience, let's say, of speaking up or being different or declaring your deep purposes, as you brought up earlier, as expressions of agency, and then notice what happens. And if, as it usually does, goes well,

When you take a one-step experiment, risking a dreaded experience by going one step past the bars of your invisible cage, when it goes well, that's a super high value experience to take in. That's gold. You really wanna notice that. You really let it land so that one step, the bars go out. And in that way, gradually, you expand the range of your life in which you feel free.

When you take a one-step experiment, risking a dreaded experience by going one step past the bars of your invisible cage, when it goes well, that's a super high value experience to take in. That's gold. You really wanna notice that. You really let it land so that one step, the bars go out. And in that way, gradually, you expand the range of your life in which you feel free.

When you take a one-step experiment, risking a dreaded experience by going one step past the bars of your invisible cage, when it goes well, that's a super high value experience to take in. That's gold. You really wanna notice that. You really let it land so that one step, the bars go out. And in that way, gradually, you expand the range of your life in which you feel free.

and autonomous inside and at cause rather than sell out effect. That's a good way to experience more sense of agency over time.

and autonomous inside and at cause rather than sell out effect. That's a good way to experience more sense of agency over time.