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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts

Episodes

Total: 398

How to Change Your Perspective

2023/10/9

How we view ourselves, other people, and the world around us has a huge impact on the emotions we fe

“The mistake most of us make is building our homes in other people. When we do that, we give them th

We’re often told to “be true to ourselves:” to line-up the person we are on the outside with the per

Rick and Forrest open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners focused on getting the most

In our productivity-obsessed, always-on world it’s easy for busyness to become a badge of honor. But

Forrest and Rick sit down with Dr. Susan David, the creator of the concept of Emotional Agility. Emo

The only constant in life is change. Moments come and go, people enter and leave our lives, and we o

Dr. Chris Palmer, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, joins Forrest to disc

Emotional intelligence is considered an essential trait for everything from being a desirable romant

Our thoughts, emotions, and experiences can reshape the very structure of our brains, allowing it to

So You Want to Be a Therapist?

2023/7/31

Over the last 10 years interest in therapy has boomed, and with the greater demand for therapists mo

Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, joins Dr. Rick and Forrest for a wide-ranging, open, and personal

Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners. They explore how we ca

There is a lot of complicated advice out there (including on this podcast) for how to improve our we

In today’s episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on one of the most common, and most important, questi

The average human will live for roughly 4000 weeks. Foregrounding this can be a source of stress, le

We've all experienced that frustrating feeling of knowing that we should be doing something, and yet

Rick and Forrest are joined by award-winning journalist Michael Krasny for an episode focused on how

If you’re tired of feeling stuck, this one’s for you. Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how we can overco

Forrest and Dr. Rick explore how to overcome imposter syndrome, the common psychological experience