Welcome to Being Well with Dr. Rick Hanson! On this podcast we’ll learn how to increase our everyday happiness, build inner strengths, and get the most out of life.
On our first episode, Dr. Hanson gives an overview of some of the central questions this podcast will try to answer: Why does your brain have what scientists call a “negativity bias”? What does ... Show More
Today
Limerence: The Psychology of Romantic Obsession with Brandy Wyant
Forrest and therapist Brandy Wyant discuss limerence, an intense and often one-sided state of romantic obsession. They explore how limerence differs from both love and ordinary crushes, why uncertainty fuels it, and how it can take over a person’s inner world. Brandy shares both ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 18
Mingyur Rinpoche: A Meditation Master on Anxiety, Awareness, and Awakening
Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Mingyur Rinpoche, a renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher, to explore calming anxiety with awareness, relaxing unhealthy wanting, and finding a deeper sense of our innate goodness. Rinpoche shares how a near-death experience during his four-year “wa ... Show More
1h 8m
Aug 11
9 Lessons from the Great Minds of Psychoanalysis
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the evolution of psychoanalysis after Freud, highlighting key ideas from figures like Adler, Klein, Winnicott, and Hillman. They track how the field expanded from focusing on the individual ego all the way out to exploring the existential forces that ... Show More
1h 47m
Apr 2024
The #1 Neuroscientist: After Listening to This, Your Brain Will Not Be the Same
Today, you are getting a step-by-step guide on how to change your brain so that it helps you get what you want. Joining Mel today is Dr. Tara Swart Bieber, MD, PhD. She has a medical degree from Oxford and a PhD from King's College London, and is a senior lecturer at MIT. This #1 ... Show More
1h 29m
May 2024
#483 Mind Over Matter: How Thoughts Shape Our World
Mind Over Matter: How Thoughts Shape Our World This podcast delves into the fascinating ways our internal landscape directly influences how we perceive the world. Exploring the interplay of emotions, thought patterns, and past conditioning, "Mind Over Matter" reveals how these f ... Show More
14m 9s
Oct 2022
The 6 Steps To BOOST BRAIN HEALTH & Reverse Cognitive DECLINE | Dr. Daniel Amen
On Today's Episode: You likely dream about success and have a deep desire to earn more money, genuinely help people, and you probably struggle making it happen like many people do. Being low on resilience every time you come against an obstacle or challenge, dealing with high lev ... Show More
2h 21m
Jun 2024
Brain Hacks: 6 Secrets to Learn Faster & Unlock The Full Power Of Your Mind
Do you want to know the most important lesson from 200,000 brain scans? What about the daily habits that make you smarter, improve your memory, and help you learn faster? Would you like to control your mind and speak to yourself in a more positive way? Today’s episode is a master ... Show More
50m 49s
Sep 2023
The Backwards Law: Stop Chasing Happiness. Become Anti-fragile Instead | Gad Saad PT 2
Welcome back to the final part of our two-part episode with Gad Saad. In this segment, we delve deeper into Gad's unique perspectives on life, happiness and truth. He shares the evolutionary reasons for religion, the dangers of confusing equality of opportunities with equality of ... Show More
1h 34m
Nov 2021
Iain McGhilchrist: How the Brain Actually Works, Rewiring Your Beliefs, and the Newest Brain Science Revealed & More
Iain McGilchrist, renowned psychiatrist, author and thinker joins Tom to share some of the key ideas he writes about in his latest 2 volume book, The Matter of Things. Part of what he proposes is that you keep an open mind and be aware that the ideas and images people are so stro ... Show More
1h 23m