MindFull of Good - Holiday Survival Guide, Gratitude Journal, What Really Helps Trauma, and More!

Tools for holiday family gatherings, gratitude, working and being with trauma, and more

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An Occasional Offering from Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:

The Being Well Holiday Survival Guide

"In the holidays, I think about a way of being that is both very moral in the ultimate sense...and it's also very much enlightened self-interest. It's to rest as much as you can in a kind of simple, good wishes and appreciating of other people."
– Rick Hanson

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore how to survive the holidays with the dishes (mostly) intact. They talk about the pull of dysfunctional family systems, our tendency to return to the way things were “back then,” and balancing the desire to flip the Thanksgiving table with the desire to just make it through another year.

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Weekly Gratitude Journal
from Dr. Rick Hanson

We tend to spend our lives seeking good things in the future, but this is stressful and tiring in the present. With gratitude, you feel good already. Use this weekly journal to shift your attention away from resentment, regret, and guilt, and lift your mood, increase satisfaction with life, and build resilience.

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ALSO NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:

What Really Helps Trauma?
with Dr. Jacob Ham

In one of the most interesting conversations we’ve ever had on the podcast, Forrest is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Jacob Ham to explore what really helps people work with – and be with – trauma.

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ASK RICK:

How can I simplify the holidays so I actually enjoy myself and my loved ones?

Commit to less. Do as much as possible in advance. Ask others to pick up their fair share of the additional tasks.

"Don’t get too attached to fixed ideas of how things need to be."

Focus on the essentials, the point of the holidays: time off, relaxing, being with loved ones, generosity and gratitude – and if this is meaningful to you, honoring the original spiritual purposes of this time of year.