I receive a lot of questions about the negativity bias and how to over come it. Here are a few: "Is the brain still evolving? Even though we have a brain sculpted by Stone Age experiences, is the brain in any way advancing into a more highly...
Learn how you can use your mind to change your brain, with this quick overview from Rick Hanson, Ph.D....
Simple steps for more self-worth, self-compassion, and confidence, from Rick Hanson....
Daily life is full of emotions, from the pleasures of happiness and love to the pains of worry, frustration, sorrow, and anger. While we may take them for granted, our feelings are actually an extraordinary evolutionary achievement, as remarkable in their own way as language...
Welcome to the third and last part of the series, From Shame to Self-Worth. Last week we discussed the Neurobiology of Shame here and we started with the Introduction here. This week we will learn that shame is a very primal emotion, one that has a lot...
This week we will continue from last week's introduction in the From Shame to Self-Worth series by gaining an understanding of the evolution of shame. [As we go through this somewhat intellectual material, try to make it real for yourself by relating it to your own everyday...
In this three part series, we will look at where shame comes from, in human evolutionary history, and in personal development. There also are three quite powerful exercises in seeing through, releasing, and replacing (with worth) any feelings you may have along the shame spectrum. The...
This is the fifth and final post in the series on Your Precious Life. In case you missed it, here's Part One, Part Two, Part Three, and Part Four. In it we’ll find the beauty of life even in the face of death. Some may find...