Rick Hanson, PhD and author of Just One Thing and others, reflects upon how to deal with highly stressful and overwhelming times, as others before us have. The Practice: Take heart. Why? It takes heart to live in...
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Rick Hanson, PhD
Find the Good News
For those who feel swamped with bad news. Rick Hanson, PhD discusses the brain’s negativity bias and the importance of being able to recognize the positive things too. Why find the good news? “Tell the truth.”...
What’s Weighing You Down? Lighten Up
Rick Hanson, PhD is an author and teacher about the inner skills of personal well being, psychological growth and relationships. He explores the important of lightenening your load and avoiding picking up unnecessary...
Give No One Cause to Fear You
Rick Hanson, PhD, author and expert on the neuroscience of well-being and relationships, looks at some of the ways we can behave to illicit a calm vs threat response from others. We evolved to be afraid. The ancient...
What’s Your Role? See Your Part.
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the importance of taking responsibility for your part in difficult situations with others. In situations or relationships with any kind of difficulty – tension, feeling hurt, conflicts...
What Can You Do When You’re Shaken?
Rick Hanson, PhD, looks at the need we all have to find a place to stand firmly; whether it be physically, psychologically or spiritually. He offers ways to find stability when you feel shaken or out of control. I’ve...
Love Your Inner Child
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the power of your inner child to shape your adult self-concept. If you carry wounds from early in life, he offers ways to “love your inner child” to move towards healing. As long...
When Have People Been Caring?
Rick Hanson, PhD breaks down the practice of “feeling cared about.” The first step is to get past the obstacle of remembering when you haven’t. —– Feel Cared About Everyone knows what...
How Do You Love?
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the practice of loving “freely” and how to do that. One of the keys is not being controlled by your internal negative reactions. —– Love Freely In my early 20’s, I...
Are You Hard on Yourself?
Rick Hanson, PhD and author of Hardwiring Happiness, looks at the benefit of practicing forgiveness if you have a tendency to be your own worst critic. He shares his thoughts about how to allow your “inner...
