We explore a lot of big ideas on this show, and alongside them a lot of specific tactics and frameworks that can support people in growing and changing for the better. This includes everything from how to get the most out of therapy, how to deal with traumatic experiences, and how to manage a variety of psychological conditions and individual tendencies. There’s a question that underlies all of these domains: how does personal healing actually work?
On today’s episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick Hanson and I discuss the fundamental strategies that allow us to become aware of and integrate all parts of ourselves–those we want to celebrate and expand, and those we’d like to heal and change.
Key Topics:
0:00 Introduction
3:00 Overview of psychological patterns related to healing
7:35 Forrest’s personal journey as a case study
13:40 Rick assessing Forrest’s narrative from a psychologist’s perspective
16:15 Cognizing, and other stories we tell to avoid parts of ourselves
21:30 Showing appreciation for our defenses, completing patterns
26:45 Catharsis and ways to reach it
40:05 Practical ways to reclaim and reconnect with parts of yourself
44:50 Playing with the nature of identity/ego
48:20 Self-forgiveness and celebrating what you’re good at
51:20 Recap
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Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (https://amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (https://apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
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