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November 19, 2023
Being Well Podcast: What Really Helps Trauma? with Dr. Jacob Ham
In one of the most interesting conversations we’ve ever had on the Being Well Podcast, Forrest is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Jacob Ham to explore what really helps people work with – and be with – trauma.
They begin with Dr. Ham’s background and what drew him to trauma work before Forrest asks him how he “conceptualizes” different kinds of traumatic experiences. Dr. Ham then takes them away from the conceptual, and toward the felt.
They talk...
November 17, 2023
Meditation + Talk: Wise Effort: Already Home
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation and a 49-minute talk about Wise Effort: Already Home.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – which are open to everyone!
Meditation: Wise Effort – Already Home Talk: Wise Effort – Already HomeNovember 13, 2023
Being Well Podcast: The Being Well Holiday Survival Guide
Ah the holidays, that blessed time of year when we come together with our highly functional family systems to engage in some good, old-fashioned fun.
If that sounded like a joke, this episode of the Being Well Podcast is for you.
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to survive the holidays with the dishes (mostly) intact. They talk about the pull of dysfunctional family systems, our tendency to return to the way things were “back then,” and balancing the ...
November 10, 2023
Meditation + Talk: Tools For Difficult Conversations
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 32-minute meditation and a 52-minute talk about Tools For Difficult Conversations.
Our guest teacher Oren Jay Sofer teaches meditation and communication internationally. He holds a degree in comparative religion from Columbia University and is a Certified Trainer of Nonviolent Communication and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner for the healing of trauma. Oren is also the author of several books, including the best-seller Say What You Mean: A ...
November 6, 2023
Being Well Podcast: The Polyvagal Theory and Recovering from Trauma with Dr. Stephen Porges
Dr. Stephen Porges, the creator of the polyvagal theory, joins us on this episode of the Being Well Podcast to walk us through how its lessons can be applied to recovering from traumatic experiences.
We start by simplifying the polyvagal theory, discussing the three key states our body can rest in, and exploring some of polyvagal’s key take-aways. Dr. Porges then explains why there are common responses to traumatic events, and finishes by sharing some ...
November 4, 2023
Meditation + Talk: How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and a 47-minute talk about How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – which are open to everyone!
Meditation: How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You Talk: How to Use Fear and Not Let It Use You ...October 30, 2023
Being Well Podcast: Mastering Change with Brad Stulberg
We all know that change is inevitable in life, and getting good at changing is one of the most important skills we can develop. It’s also one of the most difficult to master, as so many parts of who we are tend to resist change.
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, writer and coach Brad Stulberg joins Forrest to explore how we can reshape who we are, navigate and embrace change, and become more resilient.
About our Guest: Brad focuses his w...
October 27, 2023
Meditation + Talk: See the Whole, Be the Whole
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation and a 50-minute talk about See the Whole, Be the Whole.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – which are open to everyone!
Meditation: See the Whole, Be the Whole Talk: See the Whole, Be the WholeOctober 24, 2023
Drop The “Shoulds”
Is it really true?
The Practice:
Drop the “shoulds.”
Why?
One time I watched a three-year-old at her birthday party. Her friends were there from preschool, and she received lots of presents. The cake came out, she admired the pink frosting rose at its center, and everyone sang. One of the moms cut pieces and, without thinking sliced right through the rose – a disaster for this little girl. “I shoulda had the rose!” she yelled. “I shoulda shoulda SHOULDA had the rose!” Nothing could cal...
October 23, 2023
Being Well Podcast: Should You Become A Parent?
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Rick and Forrest focus on one of the most important decisions we’ll make in life: the choice to become a parent.
They focus on what good parenting looks like in practice, the key difference in thinking of a child as a “means” or an “end,” and how to know whether becoming a parent is the right path for you.
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