This book, written by Dr. Rick Hanson and his son Forrest Hanson, focuses on developing inner strengths such as grit, gratitude, and compassion to enhance resilience. It draws on neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology to provide concrete suggestions, experiential practices, and personal examples. The book helps readers overcome the brain's negativity bias, release painful thoughts and feelings, and replace them with self-compassion, self-worth, joy, and inner peace. It also includes effective ways to interact with others and repair and deepen important relationships, all grounded in the science of positive neuroplasticity[2][5][6].
Forrest is joined by poet and author Diego Perez - better known as Yung Pueblo - for a live conversation recorded at City Arts & Lectures in San Francisco. They reunite the sensitive boys club to talk about how inner work transforms our relationships, what it means to love with an open hand, and the difference between attachment and commitment. Diego shares how his meditation practice reshaped his life and partnership, how he and his wife built a new culture of honesty together, and why real love always shows you what you need to work on.
About our Guest: Yung Pueblo is a poet, meditator, and the bestselling author of five books, including How to Love Better: The Path to Deeper Connection Through Growth, Kindness, and Compassion.
Key Topics:
0:00: Introduction
4:55: Diego’s personal background, and how he came to meditation
9:25: How meditation affects your relationships
13:40: Attachment vs. commitment, and developing comfort with receiving love
20:50: The student mentality, spiritual arrogance, and ‘don’t know mind’
26:45: Preventative communication
30:40: Being in a relationship when both partners are constantly evolving
35:55: What happens on a silent retreat
40:45: How “advanced meditators” argue, and how to have a low stakes relationship check-in
47:45: Rebuilding after past hurt
54:50: Diego’s relationship with the internet, and why he goes by Yung Pueblo
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