Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Episodes
Standing Up for What You Believe In with Todd Kashdan
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a tension we’ve all felt at some point between the benefits of conformity and the desire to be true to ourselves and stand up for what we ...
The Secret to Solving Most Psychological Problems: Integration
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We explore a lot of big ideas on this show, and alongside them a lot of specific tactics and frameworks that can support people in growing and changin...
Family Challenges, Financial Risks, and Connecting With a Wounded Inner Child: Mailbag
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re incredibly lucky to have such an engaged and interested group of people listening to the podcast, and because of that we regularly receive a l...
Embracing Uncertainty with Kaira Jewel Lingo
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kaira Jewel Lingo, a former Buddhist nun at the Plum Village community under the guidance of Thich Naht Han, joins Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson to expl...
Creating an Abundance Mindset
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So many forces in our brains, bodies, and culture move us toward the experience of scarcity – that something is missing, that we don’t have enough...
How to Find Your Passion and Purpose
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most people abandon their New Year's Resolutions by mid-January. This often occurs because people make resolutions based on what they feel like they s...
Finding Joy in the Face of Challenges
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson are joined by James Baraz, a meditation teacher for over 40 years and cofounder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center, to explo...
How to Use Mindfulness to Beat Depression with Dr. Zindel Segal
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson talk with Dr. Zindel Segal about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an eight-...
How to Get More From 2022
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson reflect on 2021, and explore how to maximize what we get out of 2022. We discuss how to rest in our aspirations, claim ide...
Navigating Estrangement Situations
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve received a substantial number of questions from our listeners regarding familial estrangement: when one family member distances themselves fro...
Dating 101: Green and Red Flags, Your First Fight, Dealing With Rejection
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson expand their conversation focused on finding a long-term partner to include what traits to look for, and how to navigate e...
How to Find a Long-Term Relationship: Intention, Skills, and Marketing
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve spent a lot of time on Being Well discussing how to improve our relationships - how to navigate conflict effectively, communicate more skillfu...
Existential Dread, and Overcoming an Existential Crisis
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s natural to have moments – even in the course of a generally happy, mostly fulfilling life – where we question our meaning, value, and purpo...
Moving Past Perfectionism and Unhealthy Striving with Dr. Diana Hill
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we aim high, achieve our goals, and get what we want out of life without falling prey to unhealthy striving and excessive perfectionism? Dr. ...
Creating a Secure Relationship with Elizabeth Earnshaw
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all want a relationship that's more than just functional, we want one that's truly fulfilling. On today's episode Forrest is joined by a wonderful ...
Life's Essential Psychological Skills, Part 2
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're continuing our exploration of the key inner strengths and psychological skills we truly feel like we couldn’t live without. In the secon...
10 Skills We Can't Live Without: Part 1
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore which key inner strengths and psychological skills they truly feel like they couldn’t live without. In the first...
Healing Your Attachment Wounds with Dr. Diane Poole Heller
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson focus on two of our most important subjects, attachment wounds and traumatic experiences, with a longtime therapist, train...
Building a Better Relationship with Yourself
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The most important relationship we have is with ourselves. You’re the only person you’ll be around every minute of every day for the rest of your ...
How to Create a Relationship That Lasts
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we create relationships that last? On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson lean on Rick's 35+ years of couples counseling e...
Unwinding Anxiety and Addiction with Dr. Jud Brewer
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In one of our favorite conversations, Dr. Jud Brewer joins us to explore the habit of anxiety, mindfulness practices to heal addiction, and what we ca...
Debunking Self-Help's BIGGEST Myths: No Pain No Gain, Hedonic Adaptation, and Meditation
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of two episodes, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore common self-help myths and misconceptions, including ones related to hedonic adapta...
Self-Help's BIGGEST Misconceptions: Therapy, Trauma, and Resilience
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As mental health and the psychological sciences have gone increasingly mainstream, so too have some common misconceptions and misunderstandings. In th...
Dealing with PMDD with Elizabeth Ferreira
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder, or PMDD, is a severe form of premenstrual syndrome that includes severe anxiety, depression, and feelings of shame. I...
Avoidance: How to Stop Procrastination and Worry
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore what "avoidant behavior" is, common forms it takes, and what we can do to limit its unhealthy aspects. Watch the E...
Deconstructing Yourself with Michael Taft
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What goes into making "a self," and how can we bring together the many aspects of who we are? Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson talk with meditation t...
Overcome Your Limiting Beliefs
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have limiting beliefs: patterns of think about ourselves and the world that tend to hold us back. On this episode Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson e...
Break Your Old Patterns
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have times in life where it feels like we’re stagnating. We’re unfulfilled, bored, or trapped in cycles of behavior that don’t serve us. ...
Finding and Maintaining Fulfillment
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We're all searching for fulfillment in one way or another. Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson discuss how we can find and maintain it, and if it's trul...
How to Change for Good with Dr. Katy Milkman
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Though there’s no lack of advice out there, changing in lasting ways is hard. Today Forrest and Dr. Rick Hanson are joined by Dr. Katy Milkman, an e...
Become Less Resentful
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we’re hurt in our relationships, it’s normal to experience resentment. We don’t talk about resentment very much, we’re more likely to tal...
Uncovering Your Natural Goodness with Tara Brach
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Brach joins Dr. Rick Hanson to help us learn how to "trust the gold:" recognizing and appreciating our essential human goodness, while resting in...
Learning When to Let Go
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most personal growth content out there suggests having a "never give up" mindset. But the truth is that a big part of life is deciding when it's time ...
How Speech Shapes Your Identity with Dr. Katherine Kinzler
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Forrest is joined by pioneering psychologist Dr. Katherine Kinzler to explore how our speech shapes our social identity, and the views we hold about o...
What to Do When Things End
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Life includes many major culminating moments: we finish the big work project, receive the award, watch the kids leave home, go on the vacation, win th...
Internal Family Systems Therapy with Dr. Richard Schwartz
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We all have different parts inside of us. This is perfectly normal, not psychotic. But our relationship with some parts is often better than others, a...
Connecting With Your Inner Child
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the common topics on the podcast is developmental psychology: how what happened to us as a child can influence our lives today. Alongside that...
Fierce Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
People generally think of self-compassion as a "soft" emotion that helps us comfort, reassure, and nurture ourselves. Today a pioneer in the field of ...
How to Make a Big Decision
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Some of the most important moments of our lives are crossroads of different kinds. There’s a big decision, and we have to pick one thing over anothe...
Being with Grief with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation from the Life After COVID Summit, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore joins Forrest to help us put the past in perspective, and relate in healt...
Dealing with Life's Disruptions
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re focusing on a topic that’s been particularly important over the last year: how we can deal more effectively with life's major disrupti...
Meeting Your Internal Family with Susan McConnell
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We usually experience ourselves as being one "self," but we all have different characters, different "parts," running around inside our heads. And our...
The Heart of Zen with Henry Shukman
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Henry Shukman, the guiding teacher of Mountain Cloud Zen Center, joins Rick and Forrest to explore self-transcendent experiences, relaxing self-identi...
The New Normal with Dr. Jennifer Ashton
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jennifer Ashton joins Rick and Forrest to discuss everything you need to know about the current state of the pandemic. This includes what vaccinat...
Why We Meditate: Purposes, Methods, and Common Misconceptions
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What's the "point" of meditation, and how can we build a practice that works for us? In this episode Rick and Forrest clear up some common misconcepti...
Working With Your Anxiety
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last year we’ve all been through a lot. In addition to the many major costs, there have been smaller, subtler costs as well, including a pe...
Relaxing the Self with Stephen Snyder
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we bring useful qualities of contemplative practice into our normal, everyday lives as people living in the real world? Senior meditation teac...
Building Healthy Boundaries with Nedra Tawwab
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the hardest, and most important, parts of creating great relationships is setting healthy boundaries with other people. Boundaries expert Nedra...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Steven C. Hayes
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The creator of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr. Steven C. Hayes, joins the show to help us explore how to use techniques from this powerful appr...
Becoming Wise with Dr. Roger Walsh
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we bring together psychological science and contemplative practice, and what can we all learn from the world’s great wisdom traditions? Dr. ...
Understanding The Replication Crisis
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever heard of the marshmallow experiment? The 10,000 hour rule? How about the Dunning-Kruger effect, the Stanford prison experiment, or willpower fati...
How to Meet Your Needs for Connection: Attunement
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During this time of increased isolation our needs for connection are harder to meet than ever. Today Rick and Forrest are exploring how we can use the...
Accepting and Identifying Our Needs
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone has needs, there’s no avoiding them. In order to "be well" we need to meet those needs. But being "needy" is often viewed as a weakness, an...
Building The Perfect Relationship with Dr. Stan Tatkin
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships are hard, and making them last is even harder. Today we’re exploring how we can be happier and healthier in all of our relationships w...
Personalize Your Nutrition with Dr. Tim Spector
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We generally focus on topics related to mental health, but there's nothing like a pandemic to throw the importance of our physical health into sharp r...
How to Change Who We Are
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There are times in our lives when we recognize that something’s got to change. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore a big question: What goes into m...
Radical Compassion with Tara Brach
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tara Brach joins Rick and Forrest to explore how we can find more compassion and acceptance while maintaining our motivation to change ourselves, and ...
Do We Control Our Happiness?
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With so much challenging stuff going on in the world around us these days, it's natural to ask a simple question: how much control do we have over how...
How to Deal with Dissociation
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When we’re presented with challenging circumstances it’s natural for us to cope with them through a wide variety of behaviors. Today Dr. Hanson an...
How to Cope During a Pandemic with Dr. Bruce Perry
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this timely episode, Dr. Bruce Perry joins the podcast to explore how we can limit the long-term impact of stressful events, and heal from past tra...
Being More, Doing Less
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re somehow both more efficient than ever before, and, at the same time, busier than ever before. All of the many ways that we’ve found to opt...
Optimism and Influence with Dr. Tali Sharot
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What allows people to push on even during the darkest times? And how can we use that answer to influence our behavior, or the behavior of other peop...
Guided Practice: Achieving Your New Year's Resolutions
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you want to achieve in 2021? In this short episode, Dr. Rick Hanson walks you through a guided practice focused on helping you achieve your go...
How to Make 2021 Your Best Year
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have something we want to do "someday," but for most of us "someday" just never seems to come around. Here's how to make 2021 the year you fina...
Facing Your Dreaded Experience
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all have things that frighten us. But some fears can become so core to who we are that we start to organize our lives around not having to experien...
Why Does Therapy Work?
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why does talking to a therapist have such a huge impact on people's lives? On the first edition of "10 Good Minutes," Forrest Hanson dives into the re...
Compassion, Power, and Human Nature with Dr. Dacher Keltner
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Does power corrupt? Where does compassion come from? And do positive or negative emotions serve as the basis for our true nature? Today we're explorin...
What We Learned from 2020
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s been a long, strange, challenging year. As we get toward the end of it, and look forward to 2021, it feels appropriate to start by taking a loo...
Unlearning Unconscious Bias with Dr. Jack Glaser
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're all subject to forms of bias and prejudice. On this episode, Forrest and Rick are joined by Dr. Jack Glaser, an expert on intergroup bias and ra...
Meditation: Gratitude and Finding Pleasure
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On today's short episode, Dr. Rick Hanson leads a guided meditation aimed at experiencing gratitude and finding the small pleasures in life. Support...
Sadness and Disappointment Around the Holidays
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment aro...
Learn Faster, Learn Smarter with Josh Kaufman
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learning is the single most important skill: if you know how to learn, you can get good at anything else. Today we're joined by Josh Kaufman, author o...
Relaxing Anxiety During Stressful Times
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you live in the United States – and probably for many people who don’t – it’s been a bit of a stressful week. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest ...
10 Lessons for a Great Life, Part 2: Accepting Difference, Embracing Life, and Impermanence
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of our 10 most essential lessons for a great life, we explore accepting difference, open heartedness, healthy skepticism, embracing...
10 Lessons for a Great Life, Part 1: Respecting Childhood, Slowing Down, and Supporting Yourself
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the most essential lessons we've ever learned? Today we're exploring the first half of our 10 most important practices, skills, techniques, a...
How to Have Hard Conversations with Celeste Headlee
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
About the Episode: Studies show that Americans feel less connected and more divided than ever before. Celeste Headlee, an award winning journalist, jo...
Staying Sane During Hard Times
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s one thing to use some of the tools that we talk about on this podcast when things feel stable and are going “good enough.” It’s another t...
Maximize Productivity with Mindfulness
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we be more productive, and improve our ability to focus on the things we really care about, without it becoming a source of stress? Chris Bail...
Children, Trauma, and Racism with Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How have children experienced this year's challenges, and how can we get better at talking with them about race and racism? Today we’re focusing on ...
Angry and Content
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we maintain contentment, calm, or inner peace, while still aiming high, pursuing good goals, and experiencing natural frustration and anger? A...
Authentic Happiness with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can we find happiness even when times are challenging? Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar joins us to explore authentic happiness, accepting difficult emotions, a...
How to Change Your Brain
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we're exploring the single most important skill we will ever teach on this podcast: How to change the brain in lasting ways. The dirty secret o...
Complex PTSD and Developmental Trauma with Pete Walker
31 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What are the consequences of growing up inside an abusive family, and what can we do as adults to heal old wounds? Today we're joined by Pete Walker, ...
Psychological Safety with Dr. Amy Edmondson
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What makes for a great team – whether personal or professional – and how can organizations and individuals create a more psychologically healthy e...
Real Change with Sharon Salzberg
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Salzberg, one of the most prominent teachers of mindfulness in the West, joins us to discuss how we can create real change in our hearts, minds...
Key Skills for Great Relationships
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In part two of our conversation, we explore some of the key psychological skills that lead to a truly great relationship informed by 35 years of coupl...
How to Have Great Relationships: Attachment and the Self
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all want great relationships - ones that are fulfilling, loving, stable, and fun. This is the first of two episodes focused on becoming a 'great re...
The Pitfalls of Self-Help: Comparison and The Secret
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode related to the pitfalls of self-help, we explore how individuals and environments can manipulate others by making them feel like...
Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Stephen Porges joins Rick and Forrest to explore his Polyvagal Theory, which explains how we can use the systems of the body to completely change ...
The Pitfalls of Self-Help: Forced Positivity
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Do self-help environments force us into inauthentic happiness? And how can we move away from the false front, and into more authentic expression? This...
Start Now: Mid-Year Resolutions
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We're halfway through a very strange year, and it's a good time to take stock, check in with ourselves, and establish some new commitments – even if...
Can We Do No Harm?
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Is it possible to "do no harm," and should we even try? Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore what it means to do no harm, and the inner resources that allow...
Unlearning Racist Conditioning with Erin Trent Johnson
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can we do to combat, unlearn, and ultimately unburden ourselves from the influence of systemic structures of racism - both out in the world and i...
Healing Our History with Dr. Sherri Taylor
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What is intergenerational trauma, how does it influence our lives today, and what can we do to heal and persevere when things get tough? The events of...
Institutional Racism and Traumatic Stress with Dr. Alfiee
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Racism and racist structures place an enormous mental health burden on the people they persecute. Dr. Alfiee joins me to discuss the mental health con...
We Should Be Uncomfortable
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's our turn to be uncomfortable. https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co Racism is a public health crisis. Ways You Can Help Donate to: ACT Blue ...
Living and Dying Well with Frank Ostaseski
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What can death teach us about living well? A pioneer in the field of end-of-life care joins us to explore the fear of death, anger, true courage, and ...
Transcending the Self with Dr. David Yaden
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to "transcend the self?" Today Dr. Hanson, Forrest, and Dr. David Yaden explore self-transcendent, or “peak,” experiences, which...
The Science of Well-Being with Laurie Santos
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Laurie Santos joins the podcast to share what the science says about how we can maintain our well-being during this difficult time. About our Gues...
COVID and Releasing Obsessive Fear
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can we work with, and release, obsessive fear during this particularly anxiety-provoking time? Dr. Dan Kalb, an expert on anxiety disorders and OCD, j...