When was the last time you went through a day without comparing yourself to anyone? For instance, by comparing your life to someone else’s highlight reel on social media, or being critical of your own willpower and abilities? Avoiding these mental traps can be difficult in a culture that emphasizes the importance of being 'special.'
Of course, we are all spe ... Show More
Apr 20
Breaking the Habit of Overthinking: Rumination, Cognitive Bypassing, and the Insight Trap
Why does knowing we overthink not help us stop? Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss why rumination becomes a self-reinforcing habit, and why insight alone rarely helps. They distinguish between rumination and reflection, and talk about how balancing acceptance and agency can help us go ... Show More
1h 22m
Apr 13
Trauma Therapy: What It’s Really Like with Dr. Jacob Ham and Elizabeth Ferreira
In this very special episode, Dr. Jacob Ham and associate therapist Elizabeth Ferreira join me to discuss their work as trauma therapists. They talk openly about the messy, unglamorous reality of struggle, mistakes, and repair that characterizes trauma work, its nature as both ar ... Show More
1h 16m
Jan 2019
Beating Depression, Improving Relationships And Feeling Better with Dr. Ron Frey #265
Dr. Ron Frey is a clinical psychologist and author of Feeling Better: Beat Depression and Improve Your Relationships with Interpersonal Psychotherapy. When it comes to treatment for depression, we have been getting it all wrong. Instead of focusing on just the biochemistry, we ne ... Show More
56m 38s
Jul 2020
How to Change Your Brain With Dr. Andrew Huberman (+ Utkarsh!)
“Behavior first. Thoughts, feelings and perceptions follow.”Andrew HubermanYou can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Past the ripe age of 25, we are fully cooked; calcified in our ways. So dispense with the idea of learning a new language, skill, or thought pattern—it’s just not hap ... Show More
2h 47m
Sep 2020
Health is About the Little Things: Rangan Chatterjee, M.D. on How to Feel Better in Five Minutes
As 2020 continues to unfurl in a fashion beyond surreal, more and more are descending into the anguished abyss of distress. Awakening to acrid tangerine skies that have transformed sunny California into a Blade Runner dystopia, I myself vacillate between melancholia and a commitm ... Show More
2h 13m
Nov 2022
Bryony Gordon on OCD, Overcoming Addiction and Building Mental Resilience #314
CAUTION: Contains swearing and themes of an adult nature.
Today’s guest has a remarkable life story which includes addiction, mental health struggles, eating disorders, guilt, shame and so much more. Bryony Gordon is a prominent mental health campaigner, a journalist and a bests ... Show More
1h 55m
Mar 2023
How to Connect Deeper & Love Better | Rick Hanson, PhD
<p>What if there was a game-changing relationship practice or tool or strategy that was capable of not only transforming your personal relationships, even the really tense one, but also your relationship with yourself, and even with the way to respond to others, even complete str ... Show More
53m 54s
May 2022
#190: Dr Rangan Chatterjee: Routines And Habits To Make You Happier
<p>If you're listening to this podcast, there's a good chance you have your own morning routine – but does it work? There are countless ways to get our days started, including exercising, meditation, eating breakfast and more, but what if our routines don't actually help us in th ... Show More
1h 1m
Mar 2022
The Joys of Insignificance | Ron Siegel
<p>Many, if not all, of us have a nonstop, ambient thought-track running through our minds of: how am I doing? How do I look? Why did I say that? Am I running behind? What do other people think of me?</p> <p><br /></p> <p>How did we get this way? And what do we do about it? Ron S ... Show More
59m 43s
Mar 2019
Ep. 200 - Finding Purpose in Pain: Ruthie Lindsey On The Ways Love, Plant Medicine + Friends Brought her Back to Herself
We are big fans and have been so deeply impacted by the work and truth of our guest today. Renowned speaker, author, and podcast host, Ruthie Lindsey joins us for a conversation we will never forget. Ruthie travels the globe sharing her story, empowering others to find purpose i ... Show More
1h 53m