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Meditation + Talk: Embracing Vulnerability

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 32-minute guided meditation and 44-minute talk and discussion, with guest teacher Daniel Ellenberg.

Daniel Ellenberg, Ph.D., is a co-founder of Relationships That Work®, founder/director of Strength with Heart® men’s groups and workshops, and a principal in Rewire Leadership Institute®. He is a licensed psychotherapist, leadership coach, and seminar leader.

Daniel Ellenberg and Rick Hanson will be offering a live online workshop on Courage, Vul...

Enjoy The Good That Lasts

What doesn’t rust?

The Practice:
Enjoy the good that lasts.

Why?

So many things change. Leaves fall, friends move away, children leave home. My dad died a year ago, and my mom about ten years before that. I don’t know about you, but I’m getting older (darn, there is no fooling the mirror).

The world changes, too. Evolving technologies alter jobs and lives. Elections happen and different people take charge. New restaurants open while others close.

The experience itself is always changin...

Being Well Podcast: How to Find a Long-Term Relationship: Intention, Skills, “Marketing”

We’ve spent a lot of time on Being Well discussing how to improve our relationships – how to navigate conflict effectively, communicate more skillfully, and create a romantic relationship that’s truly fulfilling – but we’ve spent very little time talking about how to get into one of those relationships in the first place. Today, Forrest and I talk about how to maximize your chances of finding a fulfilling long-term relationship. We explore how to develop a clear inten...

Being Well Podcast: How to Find a Long-Term Relationship: Intention, Skills, Marketing

We’ve spent a lot of time on Being Well discussing how to improve our relationships – how to navigate conflict effectively, communicate more skillfully, and create a romantic relationship that’s truly fulfilling – but we’ve spent very little time talking about how to get into one of those relationships in the first place. Today, Forrest and I talk about how to maximize your chances of finding a fulfilling long-term relationship. We explore how to develop a clear inten...

Meditation + Talk: How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We”

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 34-minute meditation and 59-minute talk and discussion about How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We.” Also at the beginning of the talk, please find a brief discussion on The Great Un.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!

Meditation: How to Stay Grounded in “Me” While Opening to “We”

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Find Your Ground

What can you do when you’re shaken?

The Practice:
Find your ground.

Why?

I’ve been to New Zealand, and really respect and like it. There’s a Maori term – turangawaewae, “a place to stand” – that I’ve come back to many times.

I’m sure I don’t know the full meaning of the word in its cultural context. But at a basic level, it’s clear that we all need a place to stand. A physical place to be sure – hearth and home, land and sea, a bed to curl up in – but also psychological or spiritual pla...

Being Well Podcast: Existential Dread, and Overcoming an Existential Crisis

It’s natural to have moments – even in the course of a generally happy, mostly fulfilling life – where we question our meaning, value, and purpose. This “existential dread” sometimes culminates in an “existential crisis.” Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson consider how we can confront these basic questions with acceptance and curiosity, and find the meaning and purpose that can help us live good lives.

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Meditation + Talk: The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation and 48-minute talk and discussion about Being Who You Want to Become.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – open to everyone!

Meditation: The Gratitude That Frees the Mind and Opens the Heart

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Say Thanks

What do others give you?

The Practice:
Say Thanks.

Why?

What do you feel when someone thanks you for something? For a comment in a meeting, a task done at home, an extra step taken, an encouraging word.

You probably feel seen, appreciated, that you matter to the other person. Maybe a little startled, maybe wondering if you really deserve it, but also glad. Personally, this is how it is for me.

Turning it around, when you say “thank you” to someone, it is a small moment with big ripples:...

Being Well Podcast: Perfectionism and Unhealthy Striving with Dr. Diana Hill

How can we aim high, achieve our goals, and get what we want out of life without falling prey to unhealthy striving and excessive perfectionism? Dr. Diana Hill joins Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson to explore the costs of perfectionism, productivity anxiety, psychological flexibility, calming the threat system, and how we can go from striving to thriving.

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