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Dr. Rick Hanson's Occasional Collection of Good, Free Stuff

NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:

Navigating Situationships: How to Get What You Really Want

"It's been my view about a lot of relationships that sometimes people get really caught up in wanting to name it, and that actually squeezes the life out of a relationship, and what's much more fundamental is substance."
— DR. RICK HANSON

Forrest and Dr. Rick explore “situationships” – those poorly defined, boundary-free relationships that exist in a gray area between friendship and committed dating. Through their father-son dialogue, they unpack why these arrangements have become so common, examine the emotional trade-offs that keep people stuck, and share how to reclaim a sense of agency and build more authentic connections.

NEW FROM THE WEDNESDAY TALK/MEDITATION:

The Power of Patience

Life often feels like a relentless push and pull—beauty and joy on one side, pain and challenges on the other. And in the midst of it all, impatience creeps in: with others, with circumstances, and often with ourselves.

In this weekly talk, I explored the transformative power of patience—not as passive resignation, but as an active, profound skill to navigate life’s complexities with greater ease and wisdom.

I also offered a meditation on Resting in Being, Letting Go of Becoming — I hope you find it helpful.

ALSO NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:

Limerence, Love, and Life Transitions: January Mailbag

Dr. Rick and Forrest begin the mailbag by exploring limerence – an obsessive form of romantic attraction – and offer practical recommendations for working with one-sided infatuation. They then discuss what to do when romantic vulnerability feels unsafe, and how we can rebuild trust in others after traumatic experiences. The episode also tackles managing career transitions, dealing with social anxiety around positive interactions, and maintaining boundaries without being consumed by anger.

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ASK RICK:

When you say to "think of someone who loves you," I think it can be quite painful for people who actually can’t think of anyone. Not everyone has someone who truly loves them!

I really hear you about the risks in trying to think of someone who loves you. That’s why I try to always speak in broader terms of looking for ways to feel cared about, and usually list five aspects of being cared about: being included, seen, appreciated, liked, or loved. I stress that it is important to look for mild, everyday moments of being cared about in one of these ways, such as your dog wanting to go for a walk with you, coworkers appreciating your idea in a meeting, or a moment of friendliness with someone.

"In other words, even if someone has not been loved or has been but can’t feel it, there are still many other ways to feel cared about – which is indeed very important to us as the most social species on the planet."

We need to feel cared about in the psychological sphere as much as we need water in the physiological sphere.

I also suggest that people open to feeling caring, since caring is caring whether it is flowing in or flowing out.

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