Authentic Happiness with Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How can we find happiness even when times are challenging? Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar joins us to explore authentic happiness, accepting difficult emotions, and giving yourself permission to be human. About our Guest: Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar is the bestselling author of six books, founder of the Happiness Studies Academy, and former professor of two of the largest courses in Harvard’s history. Learn more about his Certificate in Happiness Studies program here. Use the code HAPPY for a 10% discount. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Key Topics: 2:45: Unhappiness in spite of success. 4:15: How do you define happiness? 5:50: Combining self-actualization with in-the-moment happiness. 8:45: Accepting our painful emotions. 10:10: Giving ourselves permission to be human. 19:10: What did students learn in Tal’s courses that they didn’t expect? 22:30: How to make hard personal choices. 28:00: Authenticity and comparison. 30:15: Does pursuing happiness actually make you unhappy? 36:10: Creating lasting change. 40:10: Happiness as a business value-add. 43:00: Managing expectations. 46:00: The Happiness Studies Academy. From Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need. Sponsors: Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. 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: Follow us on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Subscribe on iTunes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and
0:05.0	welcome to being well. I'm Forrest Hansen.
0:07.0	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of
0:11.0	well-being.
0:12.0	And if you've listened before, welcome back. I'm joined today
0:15.2	as usual by Dr. Rick Hansen. Rick is a clinical psychologist and a
0:19.3	best-selling author who spent over 35 years teaching people the key lessons from psychology and
0:25.0	contemplative practice that lead to a good life. I'm also happy to say that he
0:29.2	happens to be my dad, so Dad, how are you doing today? I'm good and I have to say I'm really
0:34.5	delighted by our guest he's legendary I was doing a little bows in advance when we got
0:40.7	started so I'm very very very delighted to have this opportunity to talk with
0:45.2	him today. Yeah same and today as you said we have the pleasure of welcoming an
0:50.3	absolute expert on positive psychology, leadership, and the pursuit of
0:54.9	happiness and well-being altogether, Dr. Tall Ben Shahar. Dr. Ben Shahar is the
0:59.9	best-selling author of six books, founder of the Happiness Studies Academy, and former professor of
1:06.2	two of the largest courses in Harvard's history, positive psychology, and the psychology of leadership.
1:13.0	These days he consults, lectures, and teaches around the world on a variety of topics,
1:19.0	including leadership, happiness, education, and the science of behavior change.
1:24.0	Before we get to tall, quick reminder about Rick's positive neuroplasticity training online course,
1:30.0	it's a six-week course focused on helping people achieve change that lasts.
1:34.8	If you're interested in it, you can learn more through the link in the description of today's
1:38.5	episode, and podcast listeners can use the coupon code Be Well 50 to get an extra $50 off the already discounted price.
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