Hedonic Adaptation: Causes, Critiques, and How to Stay Happy
We’ve talked on this show about lots of ways we can be happier over time, but one of the hardest things to do is to STAY happy as the events of life wash over us. On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr....
21 Mar 202259min
The Science of "Self" with Dr. Jud Brewer
One of the underlying threads that runs through many of our conversations on Being Well is our relationship with our “self”. On this episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson talk with neuroscientist, mind...
14 Mar 20221h 17min
Supporting Yourself During Difficult Times
The tone of this episode of Being Well is a bit different. For context, we recorded it four days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It feels like we've had more than our fair share of difficult t...
7 Mar 20221h
Coping with Failure, and Dealing with Disappointment
One of the most important skills we can develop is the ability to deal with disappointment and cope with failures big and small. On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson discuss what...
28 Feb 202255min
Standing Up for What You Believe In with Todd Kashdan
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 think is right. On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr. ...
21 Feb 20221h 6min
The Secret to Solving Most Psychological Problems: Integration
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 changing for the better. This includes everything from ho...
14 Feb 202257min
Family Challenges, Financial Risks, and Connecting With a Wounded Inner Child: Mailbag
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 lot of interesting questions via email and social med...
7 Feb 20221h 1min
Embracing Uncertainty with Kaira Jewel Lingo
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 explore how we can cultivate trust and equanimity in t...
31 Jan 202257min
