Debunking Self-Help's BIGGEST Myths: No Pain No Gain, Hedonic Adaptation, and Meditation

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

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🗓️ 27 September 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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In the second of two episodes, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explore common self-help myths and misconceptions, including ones related to hedonic adaptation, "no pain no gain," and meditation. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 2:30: Misconception #1: People can’t really change in lasting ways/Hedonic adaptation stops people from becoming happier. 17:00: Misconception #2: No pain, no gain. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. 27:50: Misconception #3: You can only meditate by sitting quietly on a cushion. 41:15: Misconception #4: I can heal myself all on my own. Relying on a therapist means something is “wrong” with me. 50:00: Misconception #5: All therapy is talk therapy. It’s really cognitive and top-down. 57:45: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors: 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. Find the new CBD+ performance gummies and the whole dosist health line-up today at dosisthealth.com. Use promo code BEINGWELL20 for 20% off your purchase. New Day from Lemonada just premiered on September 15th - listen wherever you get podcasts. 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 legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. 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	Hello and welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:11.0	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of lasting
0:15.7	well-being.
0:16.7	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:19.2	Today, we're continuing the conversation that we began last week focused on common misconceptions
0:26.7	around self-help, personal growth, therapy, and overall are attempt to better our own
0:33.4	psychology throughout our lives.
0:35.8	So to help me with this topic, I'm joined as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, so dad, how are
0:41.0	you doing today?
0:42.0	I'm good.
0:43.0	And I love these topics.
0:45.0	They're right at the heart of being engaged with your own mind in this life.
0:51.9	So I think it's fantastic that we're addressing a variety of critiques that have come along
0:57.1	the way, a variety of objections to doing what you can to look inside yourself and heal
1:03.5	and grow and even awaken a little bit every day.
1:07.2	So these are a variety of common misconceptions that are very present out there in the world
1:14.0	related to these topics.
1:15.5	And their ideas that all can sound pretty convincing, and some of them might even have
1:19.7	a kernel of truth at the core of them.
1:22.5	And they're held by a lot of people.
1:24.6	But for one reason or another, they're incomplete or otherwise problematic or misguided.
1:31.9	So before we get into today's misconceptions, we explored, I want to say maybe five or
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