Look for opportunities to amaze yourself as you will find them all around you. The post Be Amazed first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Be Amazed appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Dr. Rick joins Forrest on this episode of the Being Well Podcast for a deep dive into harnessing our natural generativity. How can … Read more

In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk about Buddhist Myth #2: “Just Be Mindful” The post Meditation + Talk: Buddhist Myth #2: “Just Be Mindful” first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Meditation + Talk: Buddhist Myth #2: “Just Be Mindful” appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Dr. Rick … Read more

Forrest and Dr. Rick explore what workaholism is really, the psychological functions it serves, and how it relates to other addictive behaviors. You’ll learn both how to approach changing behaviors like workaholism in general and specific interventions that can help. The post Being Well Podcast: Workaholism: Anxiety, Addiction, and Finding Balance in a Busy World … Read more

When things are difficult, we often add a lot of unnecessary frustration, anxiety, and self-criticism by resisting the difficulty of them – often with an underlying attitude of “it shouldn’t be this way.” Find more peace by accepting difficulty instead of getting aggravated by it. The post Accept Difficulty first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. … Read more

In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk about Buddhist Myth #3: “Have No Judgments.” The post Meditation + Talk: Buddhist Myth #3: “Have No Judgments” first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Meditation + Talk: Buddhist Myth #3: “Have No Judgments” appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Dr. Rick … Read more

Rick and Forrest open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners focused on getting the most we can out of therapy, processing old painful experiences, and sabotaging ourselves. The post Being Well Podcast: Childhood Trauma, Self-Sabotage, and Therapy: September Mailbag first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Being Well Podcast: Childhood Trauma, Self-Sabotage, … Read more

Being at peace with others’ pain helps us be supportive of their pain. The post Be at Peace with the Pain of Others first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Be at Peace with the Pain of Others appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. Dr. Rick joins Forrest on this episode of the Being … Read more

In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk about How to Balance Caring for Them and Caring for Yourself. The post Meditation + Talk: How to Balance Caring for Them and Caring for Yourself first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Meditation + Talk: How to Balance Caring for Them … Read more

“If you don’t like something, change it; if you can’t change it, change the way you think about it.” ~Mary Engelbreit “So, what do you think?” my husband asked, the dinner table lit by the soft glow of the overhead light. He’d been talking for a while, and I knew I should have been listening. … Read more

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore what authenticity is, where it comes from, and whether it’s actually a good thing to be more authentic. The post Being Well Podcast: Authenticity: How to “Be Yourself” first appeared on Dr. Rick Hanson. The post Being Well Podcast: Authenticity: How to “Be Yourself” appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson. … Read more