Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson - Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson

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Growing Compassion And Mindfulness Jan 27, 2020

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Dr. Shauna Shapiro, clinical psychologist, author and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion, joins Rick to discuss how we can grow and include compassion alongside mindfulness.

About Our Guest: Dr. Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 16 languages. Her TEDx Talk, The Power of Mindfulness, has been viewed over a million times.

Her newest book Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy is now available.

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Key Topics:

07:34: Shauna's personal story.

12:26: Strengths and traits that support mindfulness.

14:21: The attitudes we should build.

21:32: “Good morning, I love you.”.

23:31: A practice of mindfulness.

28:19: Working through self-criticism.

32:56: What can people do practically if they're feeling helpless about the state of the world?

36:59: Applying mindfulness in the day-to-day.

41:06: How do you keep growing every day?

43:16: A message to your younger self

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Just One Thing: Set Your Intention Jan 24, 2020

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Sometimes it's nice to have just one thing to focus on: a simple theme each week to reflect on and be inspired by. On this short episode Dr. Kelly McGonigal shares the most important thing she does, each day, for her own well-being.

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The Joy of Movement with Dr. Kelly McGonigal Jan 20, 2020

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We all know that exercise is good for us, but that doesn't always make it easy to do. Dr. Kelly McGonigal joins Dr. Hanson and Forrest to share some of the surprising benefits of activity, and how to find ease and joy in movement.

About Our Guest: Dr. McGonigal is a health psychologist, lecturer at Stanford University, and award-winning science writer. She is the author of several wonderful books, including the international bestseller The Willpower Instinct, The Upside of Stress, and her newest book The Joy of Movement: How exercise helps us find happiness, hope, connection, and courage.

Today we explore:

How movement draws us into social connection.
The lasting biological benefits of any movement practice.
How to access willpower and align with our values.

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Timestamps:

01:13: Movement as a cure for loneliness.

12:48: How can movement help us express agency?

18:40: Moving past blocks around exercise.

23:31: Why is it that people tend to struggle with sticking with exercise, and what can we do about it?

28:56: How can we work toward success?

33:50: How can people work with their internal inhibitions related to movement?

38:26: Bringing conscious movement to the rest of our day.

43:33: A message to your younger self.

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Just One Thing: Love Yourself Jan 17, 2020

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Sometimes it's nice to have just one thing to focus on: a simple theme each week to reflect on and be inspired by. On this short episode Jack Kornfield shares the most important thing he does, each day, for his own well-being.

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Jack Kornfield on Mindful Awareness Jan 13, 2020

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Jack Kornfield, one of the key teachers who introduced Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West, joins Rick and Forrest to discuss practice, mindful awareness, and how to view reality altogether.

Jack is the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, and the Spirit Rock Center in Woodacre, California. His books have been translated into 20 languages and sold more than a million copies. His most recent book is No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are.

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Key Topics:

01:25: What was it like to go to Southeast Asia in the 1970’s and be a monk?

12:20: When you emptied out everything, was love still there?

22:10: Integrating your teachings into the day-to-day.

27:47: When you find yourself stuck in a certain headspace, what do you do to get yourself out of that?

34:08: What draws your heart?

43:16: Bearing the state of the world.

49:44: If you could back in time and tell yourself one thing, what would that be?

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Just One Thing: Don't Leave Yourself Out Jan 10, 2020

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Sometimes it's nice to have just one thing to focus on: a simple theme each week to reflect on and be inspired by. On this short episode Dr. Tina Bryson shares the most important thing she does, each day, for her own well-being.

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The Power of Showing Up with Dr. Tina Bryson Jan 06, 2020

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Dr. Tina Payne Bryson joins Dr. Hanson and Forrest to share how we can become better friends, parents, and people.

About our Guest: Dr. Bryson is the bestselling author of The Whole Brain Child, No-Drama Discipline, and The Yes Brain. She’s also the co-author of a new book The Power of Showing Up: How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired with Dr. Daniel Siegel.

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Key Topics:

03:45: Why focus on “showing up?”

08:27: Why is it so important to be “predictable?”

13:01: The 4 S’s.

21:02: How do you respond to parents who hear your information and realize they handled their kids poorly?

29:19: Describing what it means to be “Soothed” and “Secure”

35:27: For those who were in imperfect environments growing up, how can they become more securely attached as adults?

40:12: How can we approach people who aren’t equally good to us?

49:12: What would you tell a younger version of yourself?

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A Year of Well-Being Dec 30, 2019

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On the final episode of 2019, Forrest and Dr. Hanson discuss their favorite episodes from the last year, what they've learned, and their resolutions for 2020.

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Timestamps:

5:30: Who Am I?

15:00: Differentiating parts from the whole.

19:20: Guest experts and interviews.

27:00: What truly changes the brain.

29:20: Resolutions for the new year.

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Recovering from a Relationship with a Narcissist Dec 23, 2019

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Emotionally abusive relationships are sadly very common. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore a subset of those relationships with Dr. Rhonda Freeman, who shares her own journey to recovery from a toxic relationship with a malignant narcissist.

Dr. Freeman is a clinical neuropsychologist. She works with patients diagnosed with neurological conditions, and focuses much of her work on helping people who were involved in toxic or abusive relationships. She is also the founder of Neuroinstincts, and writes for Psychology Today and the Huffington Post, among others.

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Timestamps:

02:13: Differences between sociopathy, narcissism, and psychopathy.

04:48: How do sociopathy and narcissism interact?

08:01: Subtle signs of malignant narcissism.

11:12: What kept you in this type of relationship, despite the warning signals?

15:18: Releasing a trauma bond.

23:30: Helping yourself heal.

33:08: Differences between working with a mild and malignant narcissist.

42:14: A message to your younger self.

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