Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Season 2, Ep. 1: Introducing Resilience

Jan 9, 2018

15:18

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Discover the importance of resilience and how to grow key strengths for reliable happiness. Explore challenges, vulnerabilities, and changing the brain for the better. Learn about the negativity bias, hopefulness of growing strengths, and the difference from just positive thinking.

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Resilience is crucial for long-term happiness and enables individuals to cope and thrive in the face of challenges.

Enhancing resilience involves identifying key strengths, seeking experiences to nurture them, and internalizing these experiences for lasting positive changes.

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Importance of Resilience

Resilience is crucial in dealing with everyday challenges, not just catastrophic events. It involves bending but not breaking, like a willow tree in a storm. Building inner strength aids in facing disappointments, setbacks, and daily stressors. Resilience is essential for long-term happiness, enabling individuals to cope and thrive.

Developing Inner Resources for Self-Reliance

02:30

Intro

2min

Building Inner Strength and Resilience

6min

Exploring the Concept of Inner Strengths as Brain Strengths

2min

Exploring the Power of Developing Inner Resources and Overcoming the Brain's Negativity Bias

3min

Exploring Specific Strengths and Personal Growth

2min

What does it mean to truly be Resilient? Dr. Hanson explains the importance of Resilience and HOW we can grow the most important strength for achieving reliable happiness.

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Timestamps:

0:30: Why resilience is important

2:05: The HOW of growing key strengths

5:00: Dealing with challenges/What's in your backpack?

6:30: Resources, challenges, and vulnerabilites

7:40: Changing the brain for the better

9:45: How is this different from just "positive thinking"?

11:10: The negativity bias

13:45: The hopefulness of growing strengths

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Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Season 2, Ep. 1: Introducing Resilience