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

Latest Episodes:

Understanding Shame Mar 11, 2019

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Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their series on "Who Am I" by exploring one of the fundamental human experiences: shame.

Timestamps:

1:30: Defining shame.

4:10: Is there natural variation in how strongly people feel shame?

9:00: Sociopathy

10:00: Shame injuries and shaming experiences during childhood.

13:30: Developing susceptibility to shame.

18:20: Abuse and shame.

24:30: The complex layering of our emotions.

27:00: Working with and reducing shame.

34:00: Recap

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Gretchen Rubin on Happiness and Habit Mar 04, 2019

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Forrest and Dr. Hanson speak with many-time bestselling author, award-winning podcaster, and explorer of happiness, good habits, and human nature Gretchen Rubin. Together they talk about the importance of developing good habits, understanding your individual tendencies, and why one size rarely fits all.

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Timestamps:

2:10: Gretchen's start in self-help.

4:20: Key takeaways from The Happiness Project.

7:30: Radical transitions.

10:50: How to keep your resolutions.

12:25: The Four Tendencies

19:50: Can you change your temperament?

23:50: Why we have different tendencies.

26:05: Better Than Before

32:00: Can order be taken too far?

35:10: How can habits bring freedom?

40:35: Outer Order, Inner Calm

47:00: Recap

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Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Feb 25, 2019

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Forrest and Dr. Hanson continue their series on "Who Am I" with an exploration of tendencies related to obsessive compulsive disorder. This includes how we can manage our own tendencies in that direction, and support others in managing theirs.

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Timestamps:

3:09: Where does OCD come from?

5:45: What does obsession mean clinically?

10:05: How does OCD differ from other kinds of intrusive thoughts?

12:40: What is a compulsion, and why do obsessions lead to compulsions?

14:15: What does compulsion respond to?

18:25: Why are compulsions so challenging to manage?

22:15: How can we break the connection between obsessions and compulsions?

26:15: How can people learn to manage their obsessions better?

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Minimalism with Matt D'Avella Feb 18, 2019

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Forrest and Matt D’Avella, director of the Netflix documentary Minimalism, explore why minimalism changed Matt's life, how we can become more fulfilled by redefining success, and the importance of taking the first step toward distant goals.

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Timestamps:

1:00: The power of establishing routines.

5:45: Finding minimalism.

9:45: Redefining success.

11:40: Lifestyle creep and greed.

14:30: Recognizing our needs.

15:50: Finding buffer time.

20:00: Unplugging from social media.

24:20: Why has minimalism become more popular?

27:00: Objections to minimalism.

30:00: Taking the first step, and being a professional.

37:20: “The Fargo Incident.”

43:00: Coping with feelings of failure.

46:30: Starting from zero.

50:00: Recap

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Managing Anxiety and Fear Feb 11, 2019

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Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their series on “Who Am I” by exploring the “how” of managing anxiety. This includes calming and settling ourselves during anxious states, reducing our “trait” of anxiety, and working with others to help them manage their own fears.

Timestamps:

2:30: What can we do to cope with anxiety?

5:40: Why don’t we act when we’re anxious?

10:15: The complex emotional stew of anxiety.

15:40: How to investigate the roots of our anxiety.

19:45: Suggestions for reducing trait anxiety.

25:50: How can we support others in managing their anxiety?

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The Importance of Grit with Angela Duckworth Feb 04, 2019

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Dr. Angela Duckworth joins Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest to explore how we can become more passionate and perseverant when times are tough.

About Our Guest: Dr. Angela Duckworth, a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, and author of the bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Dr. Duckworth has also given an incredibly popular TED talk on the subject of Grit that’s been watched over 20 million times.

Timestamps:

1:45: What is grit?

2:10: Where did your interest in grit come from?

4:00: How did you find a sense of purpose?

6:45: Is passion or purpose more important?

9:45: Are there other factors that support grit?

11:30: Does grit feel good?

13:15: How much of what makes us gritty is changeable?

16:00: Can grit be found in communities?

18:45: Developing grit.

22:45: How can we find passions?

25:15: Helping children develop passions.

30:30: How has your research been misunderstood or misused?

32:00: How passion and perseverance support one another.

33:40: How has your work changed your life personally?

35:45: Comparison is the thief of joy.

38:45: Three suggestions for teaching children.

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Why We Worry Jan 28, 2019

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Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their series on the central question “Who Am I” by exploring subjects related to the development of fear, wariness, and worry in our often anxious brains.

Timestamps:

2:00: Threat, aversion, inhibition, wariness, and anxiety.

6:50: The relationship between wariness and anxiety.

8:20: Anxious states vs. anxiety as a trait.

11:30: Is anxiety genetic?

12:20: Why is there variation in levels of anxiety?

17:40: Can we develop an anxious temperament over time?

21:30: Anxious in some situations but not in others.

24:40: Moving without fear.

27:30: Being afraid of not feeling afraid.

29:20: What is anxiety the shadow of?

35:30: Recap

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Managing Worry with Lori Deschene Jan 21, 2019

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Forrest and Lori Deschene, founder of TinyBuddha.com, explore how we can learn to manage paralyzing experiences of anxiety and worry. This includes focusing on what you can control, limiting responsibility to a comfortable level, and developing comfort with uncertainty.

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Timestamps:

2:30: What was the inspiration behind Tiny Buddha?
5:30: Has engaging with self-help made you personally happier?
7:45: Worrying about being enough.
12:10: Focusing on what you can control
14:00: Recognizing your own strength.
15:25: Using creative activities.
18:20: Returning to childlike joy.
21:45: Limiting responsibility to a comfortable level.
26:00: Acknowledging your everyday accomplishments.
27:30: Developing comfort with uncertainty.
32:00: Being honest with yourself.
34:00: Recap

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New Series: Who Am I? Jan 14, 2019

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Dr. Hanson and Forrest begin a new series of episodes dedicated to a simple question: Who am I? To explore this big question, they start by going into what creates our individual variation in personality and temperament, how we’re impacted by our genes and environment, the ups and downs of personality typing, and just how in control of our own nature we really are.

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Timestamps:

2:20: Where does personality come from?

5:25: Nature and nurture.

14:30: What can we really control?

19:45: Why we group people.

24:00 Personality typing.

31:00: Expanding the circle of your comfort

35:00: Stereotype threat.

38:30: The village in the mind.

40:00: Recap

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Caring For Yourself with Tara Brach Jan 07, 2019

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It’s easy for our New Year's aspirations and goals to come wrapped in a package of self-criticism. To help fight that, Dr. Rick Hanson is joined by Dr. Tara Brach for this special episode. Rick and Tara explore the importance of self-caring how we can grow this critical resource inside ourselves, and why it’s not selfish to be on your own side.

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Timestamps:

3:00: The “sweet spot” of personal growth.

6:45: Why should we open to painful experiences?

10:15: A personal story of self-caring.

14:00: The “near enemies” of self-caring.

16:40: How can we feel the difference between authentic self-caring and imposter emotions?

19:00: Self-caring and wholeness of the self.

21:35: Self-caring without narcissism.

25:55: Facing our needs.

29:30: A practice of self-compassion.

38:35: Seeing through the eyes of another.