Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Working with Irrational Fears, Setting Healthy Boundaries, and Understanding Therapy: March Mailbag

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Mar 25, 2024

Topics in this podcast include working with irrational fears, setting healthy boundaries in dysfunctional families, understanding evidence-based therapy, and navigating relationship challenges and parenting dilemmas. The hosts offer practical advice and techniques for building inner strength and fostering connections.

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Introduction

00:00 • 6min

Exploring Fear, Emotional Awareness, and Healing

05:54 • 12min

Exploring Cognitive Bypassing and the Function of Daydreaming

17:42 • 2min

Embracing Boundaries for Emotional Balance

20:08 • 17min

Exploring Evidence-Based Therapy Approaches and Workspace Setup

37:10 • 9min

The Nuances of Therapy Effectiveness

46:01 • 13min

Navigating Relationship Challenges and Parenting Dilemmas

59:03 • 19min

Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners focused on how we can work with irrational fears, create separation from our thoughts and feelings, and set healthy boundaries in dysfunctional families. Rick then goes off on the topic of “evidence-based” vs. “not evidence-based” approaches to therapy, leading to an interesting conversation about research, statistical significance, and what makes for good therapy. We think you’ll enjoy this one, thanks for listening!

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

1:25: How can I respond to fears I know are irrational?

11:05: How can I disidentify from my thoughts?

21:35: How do I set healthy boundaries in a dysfunctional family system?

39:25: Are “not evidence-based” therapeutic approaches such as IFS or somatic therapy inferior to “evidence-based” approaches like CBT?

55:20: My relationship is full of conflict, and I’m considering divorce. How should I think this through?

1:05:10: Recap

Forrest is now writing on Substack, check out his work there.

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