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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
by Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson · English
Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist (and his dad) Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.
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Reducing Emotional Reactivity and Finding Inner Peace with Yung Pueblo
How to reduce emotional reactivity and cultivate inner peace by slowing down, observing bodily sensations, and changing responses before acting.
9 Nov 2026 · 1h 10m · 21 chaptersHow to Stop Feeling Self-Conscious: Escaping the Panopticon
The “internalized panopticon”—the psychological habit of feeling constantly observed and policing yourself as if under surveillance.
2 Nov 2026 · 49m · 13 chaptersHow to Break Relationship Patterns: Resolving Conflict and Communicating Your Needs
How to break repetitive relationship conflict by improving emotional regulation, communicating needs clearly, using “topic control” to reach real agreement, and applying systems ideas like Murray…
26 Oct 2026 · 1h 14m · 28 chaptersHow to Fix Insomnia: CBT-I with Dr. Ashley Mason
CBT-I for insomnia—what insomnia is, why common “sleep hygiene” fixes often fail, and how cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improves the experience of sleep by changing behaviors and…
19 Oct 2026 · 1h 16m · 35 chaptersHow to Accept the Parts of Yourself You Don't Like
Self-acceptance as a way to change effectively, not to stop improving.
12 Oct 2026 · 1h 7m · 23 chaptersSelf-Acceptance: How to Accept Yourself Without Giving Up on Change
Self-acceptance as a “middle path” between self-criticism and complacency—accept what is (without approval or resignation) so you can tolerate learning discomfort and still change.
5 Oct 2026 · 1h 1m · 21 chaptersTreating Shame with Self-Compassion with Dr. Chris Germer
How shame works (it attacks the self, hides inside other emotions, and becomes “sticky” through avoidance/dissociation) and how self-compassion can be used to treat it.
28 Sep 2026 · 1h 11m · 25 chaptersCognitive Behavioral Therapy: What the Critics Get Right (and Wrong) w/ Dr. Ellen Hendriksen
The episode explains what cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is, why it’s widely recommended, and how to understand (and respond to) common online criticisms.
21 Sep 2026 · 1h 33m · 32 chaptersThe New Science of Pain: It's Not Just Physical with Dr. Rachel Zoffness
Explains chronic pain using pain neuroscience and the biopsychosocial model.
14 Sep 2026 · 1h 49m · 33 chaptersPeople Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change
People-pleasing and fawning—how they differ, where they come from, when they’re adaptive, and how to change them while preserving relationships.
11 Sep 2026 · 1h 13m · 24 chaptersDepleted Mother Syndrome: Why Moms Burn Out, and How to Recover with Jan Hanson
Depleted Mother Syndrome (DMS) explains why some mothers of young children feel “run down,” stressed, and emotionally flat, often worsening around a child’s third or fourth birthday, and how to…
31 Aug 2026 · 1h 17m · 27 chaptersHow to Feel Your Feelings with Simone Saunders
How to “feel your feelings” by shifting from cognitive/intellectual coping to body-based, nervous-system regulation.
24 Aug 2026 · 1h 25m · 29 chaptersThe Psychology of Manipulation: How to Become Manipulation Resistant
The psychology of manipulation and how to become “manipulation resistant” by learning common tactics, recognizing personal vulnerabilities, and building emotional and informational defenses.
17 Aug 2026 · 1h 10m · 29 chaptersWhat’s The Problem With Therapy Speak? August Mailbag
Mailbag episode on (1) the downsides of “therapy speak” spilling into everyday life, (2) whether an introverted person is avoiding growth by resisting relationship-centered self-help, (3) how couples…
10 Aug 2026 · 1h 1m · 23 chaptersBurnout: A Practical Guide for Normal People
Burnout as a workplace/structural problem, not a personal flaw; practical ways to recover and reduce stress load when you can’t simply quit or take long vacations.
3 Aug 2026 · 1h 15m · 27 chaptersThe Grieving Body: How to Heal After Loss with Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor
How grief reshapes the brain and body after loss, arguing that grief is an ongoing physiological process (not something to “get over”).
27 Jul 2026 · 1h 28m · 25 chaptersHealing from Parentification: When the “Gifted Child” Grows Up
Parentification—when a child takes on parental roles or emotional caretaking—its effects in adulthood, and how to reconnect with one’s authentic self.
20 Jul 2026 · 1h 15m · 26 chaptersUnderstanding Dissociation and DID: What It's Really Like, and How People Recover w/ Dr. Milissa Kaufman and Dr. Lauren Lebois
The episode explains dissociation and dissociative identity disorder (DID), correcting common media portrayals, describing a spectrum from everyday dissociation to clinical dissociative disorders,…
13 Jul 2026 · 1h 27m · 23 chaptersFrom Insight to Action: How to Face the Fear You Keep Avoiding
How to move from insight about avoidance (procrastination, people-pleasing, shrinking your life) to lasting behavioral change by running “right-sized” exposure experiments that update feared…
6 Jul 2026 · 1h 15m · 29 chaptersBreaking the Avoidance Loop: Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns
The episode explains how avoidance coping creates a self-reinforcing “avoidance loop” that keeps people repeating patterns (procrastination, emotional swerving, relationship dynamics).
29 Jun 2026 · 1h 7m · 21 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy