Today we’re leaning on Rick’s experience as a couples counselor and family therapist, and learning what we can do to build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.

Today Dr. Rick and I are joined by Columbia University professor Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and well-being researcher Dr. Jordyn Feingold to explore how we can learn to consistently choose our best selves.

On today’s episode I’m joined by Dr. Rick Hanson to explore how much change is possible, what makes change hard, the hidden barriers to real change, and what we can do about them.

In this episode, Dr. Rick and I focus on what supports us and what holds us back from reinventing ourselves and becoming all we wish to be.

Dr. Rick and I are joined by Dr. Elissa Epel, a psychologist and leading stress researcher, to explore the science behind the stress response, what distinguishes “good” stress from “bad” stress, and how to deal with existential forms of stress like the climate crisis.

On this episode, Dr. Rick Hanson and I focus on how we can get better at receiving and giving criticism, learn to accept what lies outside of our control, and avoid the “mood of complaint.”

On this episode of Being Well, Koshin Paley Ellison joins Rick and I to explore living, dying, and personal practice in the midst of our beautiful, challenging lives.

We’re living in an anxious time, partly due to very real challenges, and partly due to the natural tendencies of the brain. On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and I focus on how we can see threats clearly and be the “right amount” of concerned.

On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and I are joined by Nate and Kaley Klemp to explore how we can build fun, fulfilling, and truly equitable relationships.

On this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick and I explore the various roles we play in life, the profound impact these often unconscious roles have on us, and how to select roles that benefit both ourselves and those we are in relationship with.

On this episode of Being Well, Rick and I explore how we can develop a more durable sense of self-worth, and why cultivating more self-worth probably won’t turn you into a narcissistic a**hole.

Diego Perez, widely known by his pen name Yung Pueblo, joins me to explore how we can deepen our personal practice, refine the mind, break old patterns, relax the self, and feel lighter than we were before.

On this episode Dr. Rick Hanson and I explore forgiveness, including how we can forgive ourselves. This includes common misunderstandings about forgiveness, healthy and unhealthy forms of shame and remorse, acceptance, and a roadmap to achieving (self-)forgiveness.

On this episode Dr. Rick Hanson and I explore forgiveness, including how we can forgive ourselves. This includes common misunderstandings about forgiveness, healthy and unhealthy forms of shame and remorse, acceptance, and a roadmap to achieving (self-)forgiveness.

On this episode, we discuss with Bessel van der Kolk how to approach trauma with creativity and compassion both as individuals and as a culture.

On this episode, Rick and I answer questions from listeners. We share what we’re still working on in our relationship, how to disengage from obsessive thoughts, our views on psychedelics, and whether human nature is innately cooperative or competitive.

On today’s episode of Being Well, former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander joins me to talk about his personal journey recovering from PTSD, the impact of his time serving in Afghanistan, and what we can do to better support veterans.

In this episode, Dr. Rick Hanson and I explore best practices for claiming and expressing our needs. This includes how to navigate shame and inhibition, make effective agreements, and become more skillful at negotiation and repair.

On today’s episode of Being Well, Forrest and I discuss different frameworks for categorizing our needs, what to do when we are confused by our desires, and how to best identify what we want and need.

On today’s episode of Being Well Podcast, Dr. Gabor Maté joins Rick and I explore the many problems for our body and mind that arise out of our modern culture, and what we can do to meet our needs, heal ourselves, and become more whole.