On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest continue their focus on the strength of Grit with determination. Particularly, they look at the different aspects of determination, and explore how we can grow each of them over time....
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation group with Rick Hanson, Ph.D. is titled, “The Perfection of Patience" and focuses on sources of well-being and grit, and specifically on what could be considered a modest strength of patience. Patience has many large implications. The San Rafael...
On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson begins a new focus on the fourth of the twelve strengths he’ll be covering throughout this series: Grit. Particularly, this episode explores how to grow agency – an aspect of grit where we feel like...
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation and focuses on sources of well-being and grit, and specifically on the quality of agency - which is feeling more like a "hammer" and less like a "nail."...
On today’s episode of the Being Well podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson discusses "linking" - how we can use new, positive experiences to soften and eventually replace old, negative ones....
This talk from the San Rafael Meditation is titled, “From Craving to Contentment” and focuses on where our mind dwells and what is in our heart, and the relationship between the two....
On today’s episode of the Being Well podcast, Rick and Forrest Hanson talk about how we can find and use “key resource experiences” – experiences that we can match to our unique vulnerabilities in order to grow the strengths we need the most....
Your experiences as a child make a big impact on your own sense of autonomy, and how it affects your relationships. In the excerpt below, we'll explore how your childhood has impacted your own sense of intimacy....