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How to Make Great Relationships with Dr. Rick Hanson

Jan 20, 2023

Dr. Rick Hanson, a senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center and a bestselling author, shares valuable insights on building great relationships. He emphasizes the importance of self-compassion as a foundation for connecting with others. The conversation dives into navigating conflicts by choosing harmony or truth, highlighting the strength in admitting faults. Dr. Hanson suggests using wise speech and making small agreements to improve communication. Ultimately, he advocates for empathy and mindfulness to foster deeper, more meaningful connections.

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Intro

3min

Nurturing the Inner Wolves

20min

Navigating Relationships with Awareness

11min

Healing Through Accountability

17min

Fostering Dignity and Connection in Relationships

3min

Enhancing Relationships Through Empathy and Communication

20min

Cultivating the Mind Garden

4min

In this Episode, You Will Learn...

The fundamental quality of recognizing the good in and having compassion for ourselves and how it's foundational in how we show up in relationships
Recognizing tension in relationships and developing practices to help you determine what to do or say and when
Asking yourself to choose harmony or truth in conflicts and how if you routinely choose one, you can end up with neither.
Why it's important to admit fault and how it's a strength, not a weakness
Using wise speech is about how we say something and it can have more impact than what we say
The useful strategy of making small agreements that can improve larger issues in a relationship

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