Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Dive into psychological defenses with Dr. Rick and Forrest, exploring how they shape behavior and relationships. Learn about defense mechanisms like repression and projection, and how to navigate shame and guilt. Discover practical strategies for handling defenses and helping others. Explore the importance of distress tolerance and integrating repressed emotions for personal growth.

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the fawn stress response, discussing people pleasing, self-abandonment, weak boundaries, and self-sacrifice. They cover the roots of fawning and provide tools for healthy boundaries and self-acceptance. Key topics include power imbalances, personal history leading to fawning, shame, self-expression, and becoming your own source of safety.

Somatic trauma therapist Elizabeth Ferreira discusses creating secure relationships, trauma's impact, working through disagreements, changing relationship dynamics, supporting partners, different relationship styles, choosing love, and expressing needs positively.

Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson tackle topics like dealing with negative people, overcoming avoidance in relationships, seeking healthy support, building self-confidence, and handling criticism from aging parents in this insightful and practical podcast episode.

Explore the psychology of manifesting and changing thoughts to transform lives. Discuss the law of attraction, self-worth, and overcoming limiting beliefs. Embrace authenticity, consistency, and working with fear to create the life you want.

Exploring the flight response to stress, they delve into anxiety, avoidant behavior, and how to feel safe. They discuss the purpose of flight, building self-belief, managing anxiety, and overcoming self-sabotage. Practical tools like graduated exposure therapy are shared to navigate anxiety effectively.

Dr. Rick and Forrest delve into the complexity of anger, resentment, and self-regulation. They discuss managing expectations, empowering yourself, and challenging authority. The episode explores transitioning from complaint to request, navigating unhealthy anger, and handling resentment. It offers strategies for claiming anger without succumbing to its seductive nature.

Clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson discuss everything about therapy; getting more from it, choosing the right approach, and reasons behind therapy costs. They cover major schools of psychotherapy, alternative modalities, questions for therapists, client motivation, and duration of therapy. The conversation explores deep emotional processes, insurance challenges, and the benefits of mindfulness in therapy.

Dr. Peter Levine, a Somatic psychology legend, discusses trauma recovery through body-based approaches. Topics include resourcing experiences, creating safety, developing interoception, abandonment wounds, diverse perspectives in somatic work, and working with shame. Personal stories and insights on healing trauma are shared.

Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss recovering from a difficult childhood through reclaiming, resupplying, and repairing. They explore the impact of unmet needs, changing personal narratives, and developing agency. Tools like releasing repressed emotions, self-soothing, and envisioning positive experiences are highlighted. The importance of developing competency, letting go of the past, and naming desires are also emphasized.