Hello and welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.

If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of lasting

well-being, and if you've listened before, welcome back.

Every one of us has needs.

There's no avoiding them.

One our needs aren't met, it's natural for us to feel stressed and worried, frustrated

and hurt.

And equally, sometimes it can be really uncomfortable to accept that we have needs in the first place,

and it's common for many people to enter a cycle consciously or otherwise, where they're

both frustrated that their needs aren't being met and frustrated at themselves for having

needs at all.

Today we're going to talk about needs, including importantly, how we can identify our core

needs, get better at accepting those needs, and maybe even find some healthy ways to

meet the needs of other people.

To help us do that, I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, so dad, how are you

doing today?

I'm actually really good for us.

Thanks for asking.

And some adult children stop asking their parents how they're doing, so I have a regular

opportunity.

That's very welcome.

If you're a parent who's got adult kids, you know, you'll maybe get a chuckle out of

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