Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson Emotional Regulation: How to Feel Your Feelings Flexibly
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Oct 20, 2025 
Dr. Rick Hanson, a clinical psychologist and author, dives deep into emotional regulation, sharing practical tools to help us feel without being overwhelmed. He discusses common misconceptions about emotions and introduces key steps: feeling, managing, and processing our feelings. Topics like cognitive defusion, opposite action, and the importance of interoception are explored. Rick emphasizes the balance between acceptance and agency as crucial for healthy emotional regulation, making it a treasure trove of insights for anyone looking to understand their emotions better.
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Goldilocks Emotional Regulation
- Healthy emotional regulation is a Goldilocks place: feel deeply without being flooded.
- It balances inner awareness with not being driven or overwhelmed by emotions.
Emotions Are Constructed And Malleable
- Emotions are both things that happen to us and things we participate in constructing.
- That means you can influence how feelings form now and over time.
Begin By Naming Resistance
- Start feeling your feelings by noticing the natural objection and why you resist it.
- Recognize that feeling opens up energy, information, and long-term release.
