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May 9, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Relating to Your Anger
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest and I explore the varied ways anger surfaces, relating to your anger, and how in recognizing what it has to tell us we can channel its energy towards positive changes in our lives.
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Anger is one of the most complex, demanding, and difficult emotions we deal with on a regular basis. It comes with many ...
Being Well Podcast: How to Become More Self-Aware
Self-awareness is one of the most important skills for a person to have–and also one of the most difficult. How to become more self-aware might be the single biggest challenge in the world of personal growth because it is both so essential and so difficult to see ourselves clearly.
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In this episode of Being Well, Forrest and I explore wha...
Being Well Podcast: Changing Old Patterns, Self-Awareness, and Repairing with Family: Mailbag
On this episode, Forrest and I open up the mailbag to explore a variety of questions from our listeners. We talk about what causes our brains to become attached to unwanted habits, how to know which of your thoughts are worth listening to, and the pros and cons of Forrest’s tendency to say “kind of” so often.
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We then consider how to impr...
May 5, 2022
Meditation + Talk: What Do You Do When You Meditate?
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation and a 54-minute talk and discussion about What Do You Do When You Meditate?
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: What Do You Do When You Meditate?Download the Audio of this Meditation
Talk: What Do You Do When You Meditate?...
May 3, 2022
See Beings, Not Bodies
What happens when you look at someone?
The Practice:
See beings, not bodies.
Why?
When we encounter someone, usually the mind automatically slots the person into a category: older, younger, your friend Tom, the kid next door, etc. Watch this happen in your own mind as you meet or talk with a co-worker, sales clerk, or family member.
In effect, the mind summarizes and simplifies tons of details into a single thing – a human thing to be sure, but one with an umbrella label that makes it ...
May 2, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Maximize Your Motivation
We all have things we want to accomplish in life, but having goals or knowing we should be doing something is often not nearly enough to get us to actually sustain our efforts in getting where we want to go.
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Today on Being Well, Forrest and I explore how to optimize our motivation. We distinguish motivation from discipline, liking from wa...
April 29, 2022
Meditation + Talk: Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation and a 49-minute talk and discussion about Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: Handling Conflicts by Getting under the Surface in Yourself and Others Tal...April 26, 2022
Receive Faces
What do their faces say to you?
The Practice:
Receive faces.
Why?
As our ancestors evolved over millions of years in small bands, continually interacting and working with each other, it was vitally important to communicate in hundreds of ways each day. They shared information about external “carrots” and “sticks,” and about their internal experience (e.g., intentions, sexual interest, inclination toward aggression) through gestures, vocalizations – and facial expressions. Much as we de...
April 25, 2022
Being Well Podcast: Secondary Trauma: Recovering from Compassion Fatigue with Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
On this episode of Being Well, Forrest talks with trauma expert Laura van Dernoot Lipsy about how we can better manage secondary traumatic stress, how to avoid burnout and overwhelm, and what it looks like to stay hopeful and live fully in the face of daunting societal challenges.
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With so much suffering going on in the world that’s worthy...
April 21, 2022
Meditation + Talk: What to Do when They Get Triggered
This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and a 44-minute talk and discussion about What to Do when They Get Triggered.
I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!
Meditation: What to Do when They Get Triggered Talk: What to Do when They Get Triggered ...
