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NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:
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Social Anxiety, Self-Advocacy, and Too Much Self-Help: September Mailbag
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"There's a lot of evidence that it's helpful for two or more people to talk through a complicated situation and have what emerges be greater than the sum of the parts, have it be creative and collaborative as a result."
– Dr. Rick Hanson
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Dr. Rick and Forrest dive into the mailbag, and answer questions from listeners focused on working with anxiety in ourselves and our relationships, including social anxiety. They start with a question that’s essential to the podcast as a whole: is it possible to be too preoccupied with personal growth? Rick talks about how to manage the desire for approval, offering strategies to foster self-acceptance and healthier self-validation, before Forrest shares his own journey with finding the right amount of try-hard.
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FREE ONLINE EVENT:
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Anxiety Super Conference 2.0
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The 2024 Anxiety Super Conference will be offering a FREE Replay Weekend from September 28th-30th! The ENTIRE event will be available to you during this weekend, which includes 60+ hours of exclusive interviews with the world’s most trusted anxiety experts, body movement trainings, meditations, real, filmed therapy sessions, and much more.
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ALSO NEW ON THE BEING WELL PODCAST:
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How to Build a Securely Attached Relationship
WITH JULIE MENANNO
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Forrest sits down with marriage and family therapist Julie Menanno to explore one of the most crucial aspects of healthy relationships: secure attachment. They discuss the impact of anxious, avoidant, and secure attachment patterns, and provide practical advice on identifying and communicating attachment needs, fostering emotional safety, and addressing the common anxious-avoidant partner dynamic.
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ASK RICK:
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I’m dealing with generalized anxiety around air travel. How can I most effectively use your HEAL technique to deal with this?
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Fears of air travel are really common as you probably know. Very normal. Besides concerns about crashing, there is the loss of control or the feeling of being trapped when the door closes. It’s helpful to be mindful of the specific triggers of the anxiety.
In terms of what you could do, you could use HEAL to:
- Internalize general resources for anxiety, such as relaxation, feeling loved, and sense of perspective (e.g., the odds of a bad event on your flight are vanishingly tiny);
- Internalize specific resources for air travel, such as compassion for the other travelers and, ultimately, acceptance of whatever happens;
- Do the Link step in which you focus on experiences of the resources above while also experiencing, off to the side of awareness, thoughts and feelings related to air travel.
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"Additionally, you could do a few sessions with a therapist, perhaps hypnotist, to do experiential practices, including the sort listed above, related to travel."
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I also know people who speak to a physician and take a little medicine before a flight, such as a “beta-blocker.”
Personally, I have a little ritual in which I bless the plane, imagine it surrounded by light, focus on compassion for the other passengers (I want them to be fine, too), and then accept and be at peace with whatever may happen. Works for me!
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Resources for Navigating Political Turmoil
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Not too surprisingly, I've been receiving a lot of questions lately about how to deal with everything going on in the political landscape in the United States and around the world. With that in mind, I've put together this page of free resources to offer some guidance during these challenging times and hope you find it useful.
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RICK'S PICKS:
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A Listening Room for a Restless Society
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In a world increasingly dominated by noise and distraction, this
cool place in Munich serves as a vital sanctuary for connection, inviting individuals to pause, share their stories, and experience the profound power of being truly listened to.
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