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Meditation + Talk: Struggles, Lessons, and Hope

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 31-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion about Struggles, Lessons, and Hope.

Mamphela Ramphele is a Co-Founder of ReimagineSA, the Chair of the Tutu IPTRUST, and Co-President of the Club of Rome. She is a change agent rooted in the Black Consciousness Philosophy that enabled many young people in the 1970s to self-liberate from the inferiority complex imposed by racist oppression and inspired the revival of the liberation struggl...

Meditation + Talk: Wisdom in the Wounds

This Wednesday Night Meditation included an 18-minute meditation, an 45-minute talk, and a discussion on Wisdom in the Wounds.

Lakiba Pittman a Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) teacher certified by Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education (CCARE) in 2014. Working with the Compassion Institute, Lakiba develops and delivers public workshops, including culturally relevant specialized workshops for a range of clients. Lakiba is a Senior Adjunct Professor at ...

Being Well Podcast: Dan Harris: Mindfulness, Fear, and Love Without the Cringe

Dan Harris, author of 10% Happier, joins Dr. Rick and Forrest for a wide-ranging, open, and personal conversation. They explore dealing with anxiety and fear, sustaining a mindfulness practice, and accepting our nature while leaning into a new version of ourselves. 

Along the way they talk about the benefits and drawbacks of purely secular approaches to mindfulness, Dan’s recent time with the Dalai Lama, and why an “anti-sentimentalist” is writing a bo...

Being Well Podcast: Dealing with Criticism, Anxiety, and Dysfunctional Family Systems: July Mailbag

Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners. They explore how we can thoughtfully take the input of other people, identify and meet our needs, deal with anxiety and the fear of failure, and approach a conversation about drug use with teenagers. 

You’ll also learn strategies for reducing nighttime sleep anxiety, creating healthy boundaries, dealing with temperamental differences in a relationship, and finding peace and c...

Meditation + Talk: Practicing with Sorrow

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 35-minute meditation, a 48-minute talk, and a discussion with Rick Hanson about Practicing with Sorrow.

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

Meditation: Practicing with Sorrow

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Relax, You’ve Arrived

Are we there yet?

The Practice
Relax, you’ve arrived.

Why?

We spend so much of our time trying to get somewhere.

Part of this comes from our biological nature. To survive, animals – including us – have to be goal-directed, leaning into the future.

It’s certainly healthy to pursue wholesome aims, like paying the rent on time, raising children well, healing old pain, or improving education.

But it’s also important to see how this focus on the future – on endless striving, on getting the ...

Being Well Podcast: Simplifying Self-Help: 7 Lessons for a Lifetime of Well-Being

There is a lot of complicated advice out there (including on this podcast) for how to improve our well-being. In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick simplify the lessons they’ve learned from over 100 experts and 300 episodes. 

They explore the importance of individual context, focusing on what we can change even among difficult circumstances, the power of acceptance, influencing our attention, taking care of the body, social connection, and how we can i...

Meditation + Talk: The Power of Giving and Receiving

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation, a 50-minute talk, and a discussion on The Power of Giving and Receiving.

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.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Med...

Being Well Podcast: How to Become Securely Attached

In today’s episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on one of the most common, and most important, questions they get about attachment theory: can we heal our attachment wounds, and become more securely attached?

They explore the basics of attachment theory, whether people can change their attachment style, and how much change is truly possible. They then discuss some common frameworks for change, the power of positive experiences, and how we can break out...

Meditation + Talk: Connecting with Yourself and Others – Three Foundational Practices

This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 33-minute meditation, a 47-minute talk, and a discussion on Connecting with Yourself & Others: Three Foundational Practices.

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.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome...