Drop Tart Tone
People are more sensitive to tone. To paraphrase the poet Maya Angelou, people will forget what you said, but they'll remember how you made them feel....
14 February, 2023
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Being Well Podcast: What Addiction (and Recovery) Can Teach Us About Change with Eric Zimmer
We explore with guest Eric Zimmer the key lessons from experts in addiction and recovery, the role of insight, why some people go from insight to action and others don’t, acceptance, shame, and responsibility, and the balance between determinism and agency....
12 February, 2023
Meditation + Talk: Resting in the Beautiful Good Qualities Already Within You
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Resting in the Beautiful Good Qualities Already Within You....
10 February, 2023
Love Someone
What can you do when there’s nothing you can do? Love Someone. Sometimes something happens. Perhaps your cat takes a turn for the worse, there’s a money problem, or it’s on a larger scale: maybe there’s been an election and you’re grappling with its...
07 February, 2023
Being Well Podcast: Repairing with Family, Dealing with Difficult People, and Recognizing Power: Mailbag
Dr. Rick and Forrest open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners related to how we can build better relationships (particularly with our families) and deal with difficult people....
05 February, 2023
Meditation + Talk: Lovingness and Peacefulness: Combining Compassion and Equanimity
In this Wednesday Night Meditation, Dr. Rick Hanson offered a meditation and talk on Lovingness and Peacefulness: Combining Compassion and Equanimity....
02 February, 2023
Change The Channel
Sometimes when inner practices fail you, it helps to change the channel. A respite or some sort of pleasure will help to refuel you for challenges....
31 January, 2023
Being Well Podcast: How to Navigate Common Arguments
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the four common structures of relationship disagreements, the subtle ways power shows up in our relationships, separating content from process, and how to stand your ground....
29 January, 2023