Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest discuss "linking" - how we can use new, positive experiences to soften and eventually replace old, negative ones.

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Timestamps:

1:20: What is linking?

2:20: An example of linking.

3:50: How does linking work in the brain?

5:50: How removing old, painful experiences works in the brain.

8:30: How we can remove old pains.

10:10: Quick recap

11:05: The two opportunities to remove negative material.

13:20: The two problematic ways people deal with upsets.

14:05: The better way to approach upsetting situations.

15:20: Matching the right positive experiences to the negative experience.

16:00: The pitfalls of linking.

17:55: Why negative material isn’t “bad.”

18:30: The third option found in linking.

19:45: The difference between wounds and deficits.

20:30: The three levels of engaging negative material.

23:30: Pulling the tip of the root.

24:00: How to talk to your young experiences.

27:10: The three conditions for linking.

29:25: Recap

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