436: Dr. Rick & Forrest Hanson on Learning to Be Well

<p>Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson are hosts of the popular podcast, Being Well.&nbsp;Rick is a psychologist who writes and teaches about the essential inner skills of personal well-being, psychological growth, and contemplative practice, and together they address many of these issues on their podcast.</p><p>In this episode, Eric and Ginny discuss how to be well and experience psychological growth with Rick and Forrest.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong><em>Enrollment for the Spiritual Habits Group Program is now open through October 12.&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="https://www.oneyoufeed.net/spiritualhabits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>Click here</em></strong></a><strong><em>&nbsp;to learn more and signup!</em></strong></p><p>In This Interview, Eric, Ginny, Rick, and Forrest Discuss Learning How to Be Well and …</p><ul><li>Their podcast,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Being Well</a></li><li>The “dreaded experience” and how we organize our lives to avoid our fear, shame, vulnerability</li><li>How growth comes from facing and leaning into our dreaded experiences</li><li>Limiting beliefs and how our self-conception is 6 months out of date</li><li>Understanding that our brains are forecasting machines</li><li>Rick’s experience in a body massage skills workshop</li><li>Pausing to take in the positive experiences that come on the other side of facing the dreaded experiences</li><li>The assumptions that Forrest must be perfectly adjusted being the son of a psychologist</li><li>Nature versus nurture and how we all have wounds to deal with, n