48 min

Healing Shame with Compassion Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

    • Mental Health

Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how compassion can serve as an antidote to shame with Dr. Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Chris is the co-founder of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.
Sponsor Message: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.
Key Topics:
2:50: Non-duality
4:10: Dr. Germer’s first experience with self-compassion.
7:30: Can you be too mindful?
10:50: Defining self-compassion.
13:20: Mindfulness as a response to suffering.
17:00: Masculinity and self-compassion.
20:20: Becoming more receptive to your suffering.
24:30: How to apply self-compassion.
28:00: State to trait.
30:20: Self-compassion and shame.
34:30: How can compassion for shame reduce aggression?
37:10: What would you tell a younger version of yourself?
40:20: Recap
If you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.
Sponsors:
Reset and rebalance with Recess, a sparkling water infused with hemp extract and adaptogens. Take 15% off your first order by using code BEINGWELL at checkout.
Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! 
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Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how compassion can serve as an antidote to shame with Dr. Chris Germer, a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Chris is the co-founder of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy.
Sponsor Message: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.
Key Topics:
2:50: Non-duality
4:10: Dr. Germer’s first experience with self-compassion.
7:30: Can you be too mindful?
10:50: Defining self-compassion.
13:20: Mindfulness as a response to suffering.
17:00: Masculinity and self-compassion.
20:20: Becoming more receptive to your suffering.
24:30: How to apply self-compassion.
28:00: State to trait.
30:20: Self-compassion and shame.
34:30: How can compassion for shame reduce aggression?
37:10: What would you tell a younger version of yourself?
40:20: Recap
If you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.
Sponsors:
Reset and rebalance with Recess, a sparkling water infused with hemp extract and adaptogens. Take 15% off your first order by using code BEINGWELL at checkout.
Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! 
Connect with the show:

Visit us on the web

Follow us on Instagram

Follow Rick on Facebook

Follow Forrest on Facebook

Subscribe on iTunes

 

48 min