Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Live Show: Yung Pueblo on Relationships, Change, and Mindfulness

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May 5, 2025

Yung Pueblo, poet and bestselling author, shares his insights on love and mindfulness in a heartfelt conversation. He discusses how meditation has transformed his relationships and emphasizes the importance of honesty with partners. Delving into the difference between attachment and commitment, he highlights the necessity of open communication and vulnerability. Yung Pueblo also explores the challenges of evolving alongside a partner and offers strategies for rebuilding after past hurt, advocating for a compassionate approach to connection.

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ANECDOTE

Diego's Near-Death and Meditation Start

Diego Perez nearly lost his life at 23 due to substance abuse.
Meditation began as a tool to reformat his mind and saved him from his downward spiral.

INSIGHT

Meditation Transforms Relationships

Meditation qualities like self-compassion extend naturally to others.
This shift sparked a renaissance in Diego's close relationships.

ADVICE

Truth as Relationship Culture

Build a relationship culture based on speaking the truth.
Avoid blame games and own your emotions honestly.

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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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