Dr. Rick and Forrest are joined by Columbia University professor Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman and well-being researcher Dr. Jordyn Feingold to explore how we can learn to consistently choose our best selves, overcome barriers to growth, and fully actualize ourselves. ...
On this fifth anniversary of the podcast, Forrest and I explore why, for many people, some things remain very difficult to change, how much change is possible, what makes change hard, the hidden barriers to real change, and what we can do about them. ...
We all think of stress as “bad” for you, but what if some forms of stress could actually help us grow and change for the better? On today’s episode Forrest and Dr. Rick are joined by Dr. Elissa Epel, a psychologist and leading stress...
Even though we’re all going to be criticized from time to time, many of us spend much of our lives living in fear of criticism. On the flip side, we’re all critics ourselves. Forrest and I focus on how we can get better at receiving...
Part of the reason we’re anxious today is because of the real challenges we face both individually and collectively. But we’re also affected by the natural tendencies of the brain, which is easily influenced by fear and threat. On this episode Forrest and Dr. Rick...
Forrest and Dr. Rick are joined by Nate and Kaley Klemp to explore how we can build fun, fulfilling, and truly equitable relationships....
Rick and Forrest explore the various roles we play in life, and the profound impact those often unconscious roles have on us. They talk about relationship models, how we select our roles, how familiar roles can keep us trapped in old patterns, enactments and triangulation,...
Rick and Forrest explore how we can develop a more durable sense of self-worth. They talk about self-worth vs. self-esteem, what causes people to lack self-worth, Rick’s personal story of developing a true sense of worthiness, and why more self-worth probably won’t turn you into...