Changing Old Patterns, Using Psychedelics Thoughtfully, and Exploring Human Nature: October Mailbag

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

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🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Being Well, Rick and Forrest answer questions from listeners. They explore what they’re still working on in their relationship, how we can disengage from obsessive thoughts and old patterns, Rick’s thoughts on psychedelics and how they can be used with discernment, their views on whether human nature is innately cooperative or competitive, and much more. If you’d like to ask a question to be answered on the show, send us an email at contact@beingwellpodcast.com or support us on Patreon. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:10: What do Rick and Forrest still find challenging in their relationship? 8:40: What to do with obsessive thoughts 17:00: What to do when old patterns creep up 26:35: Rick’s thoughts on taking psychedelics with intention outside of therapy 35:05: Respect for indigenous tradition around psychedelic plant use 37:00: Interpretation, discernment, and drugs as telescopes 42:45: Compassionate justice vs. holding and controlling 47:50: How do we get the ideas we have about the world? 53:25: Recap Sponsors: Green Chef makes eating well easy with plans to fit every lifestyle. Order organic, environmentally conscious meal kits at GreenChef.com/beingwell135 and use code beingwell135 to get $135 off across five boxes - and your first box ships free! Access over 30 at-home lab tests from Everlywell, and head to everlywell.com/beingwell for twenty percent off your next test. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Want to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. MDbio is a plant-based medicine company with natural products that address sleep, anxiety, pain, and immunity. Get your FREE 10-count sample pack by going to mdbiowellness.com and entering the promo code BEINGWELL at checkout! Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.5	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for joining us today, and if you've listened before,
0:14.4	welcome back.
0:15.4	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick as a clinical psychologist, best-selling
0:20.5	author, and he's also my dad.
0:23.4	So dad, how are you doing today?
0:24.9	Really good for us and I'm looking forward to this a lot.
0:27.7	Yeah, same.
0:28.7	Today we're going to be opening up the mailbag and doing another Q&A episode, where we'll
0:33.2	be answering questions from our listeners.
0:35.4	If you'd like to submit a question to be answered, the best way to do that is by joining us on
0:39.4	Patreon.
0:40.4	You can find us at patreon.com slash being well, and for the cost of a few dollars a month,
0:46.0	you can support the show, and you'll receive some bonuses like deep dives into the research
0:50.1	behind each episode, transcripts, ad free versions of what we create, and the ability to contribute
0:55.8	to future episodes by doing things like asking questions that we're going to be answering
1:00.2	today.
1:01.2	So the first question we got, and I wanted to start with this one because I think it's
1:05.1	a doozy.
1:06.2	If you're comfortable talking about it, what do you still find challenging in your relationship
1:11.4	as a father and a son?
1:13.6	You present what looks like a very ideal relationship, but I also wonder what challenges you still
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