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MindFull of GOOD |
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Dr. Rick Hanson's Occasional Collection of Good, Free Stuff |
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NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST: |
Letting Go: Rumination, Breakups, and How to Stop Feeling Attached |
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"It’s helpful to realize that sometimes, there really is no function being served anymore by an old pattern—it’s just familiarity, a lesser happiness."
— DR. RICK HANSON |
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In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick focus on one of life’s most challenging but essential skills – letting go. Whether you’re trying to break free from repetitive thoughts, move on from a relationship, or change an old pattern of behavior, this episode will help you learn how to release what no longer serves you. |
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NEW FROM THE WEDNESDAY TALK/MEDITATION: |
Remembering Our True Nature |
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If you ever feel disconnected — from yourself, others, or a sense of purpose — you’re not alone. In the face of fear, self-doubt, and life’s endless demands, it can be hard to stay grounded in who you truly are.
Guest teacher Maria Paula Jimenez explores obstacles that keep you from your true nature and offers practical tools rooted in mindfulness and compassion to guide you back. This is your invitation to reconnect and come home to yourself. |
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ALSO NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST: |
Healing Attachment Wounds with Elizabeth Ferreira |
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Attachment wounds are emotional injuries that develop based on painful experiences with those we care about. These experiences create a kind of blueprint we carry around for how relationships work, and when that internal model is based on fear and pain, it’s hard for our relationships to thrive. In this episode, somatic therapist Elizabeth Ferreira joins the show to help us understand ways of healing attachment wounds and developing more secure forms of relating.
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FROM OUR FRIENDS: |
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE PODCAST EPISODE |
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Forrest and I were honored to be one of Dr. Elisha Goldstein's first guests on his new Emotional Longevity Podcast. We had a great conversation about the real secret to emotional resilience, and you can check out the episode here. |
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FREE EVENT FROM OUR FRIENDS: |
2025 Relationship Wisdom Summit |
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Are you ready to improve your well-being and the health of your relationships? If so, you might want to check out the FREE Relationship Wisdom Summit, where you will learn to create relationships that bring you more joy and enhance your well-being and ways to deepen your physical, emotional, and spiritual resilience through effective self-care practices.
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ASK RICK: |
Where do awe and gratitude fit within the 3 core needs of safety, satisfaction, and connection? |
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I think of the three needs (safety, satisfaction, connection) and related motivational and regulatory systems (avoiding harms, approaching rewards, attaching to others) as spacious organizing frameworks, not a rigid ideology. They are loosely related to the three stage (both anatomical and functional) evolution of the brain – but of course the whole brain works together to meet our needs, and to avoid and approach and attach. |
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"Note that one system could draw on the other two systems to fulfill its needs, such as reaching out to others (attaching system) for support with a threat (safety need)." |
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And some experiences blend systems to meet multiple needs, such as being cared about helping us to feel safer and more satisfied and more connected.
Gratitude is particularly related to satisfaction and approaching rewards. Still, we could be grateful for something that brings safety or connection (or both).
Awe is rewarding, certainly (satisfaction) while often involving a sense of connection with vastness.
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RICK'S PICKS: |
A Call for a Better Path Forward |
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The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde's sermon, delivered at Washington National Cathedral during President Trump's inauguration, beautifully and courageously emphasized the importance of unity, dignity, honesty, and humility. |
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MindFull of Good is a free newsletter that highlights new and free content from Dr. Rick Hanson and the Being Well Podcast as well as other free offerings to fill yourself up with good. |
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