Finding and Maintaining Fulfillment

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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We're all searching for fulfillment in one way or another. Today Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson discuss how we can find and maintain it, and if it's truly possible to be fulfilled all the time. We're exploring how we can relate to our low moments amidst a "good vibes only" culture, what gets in the way of fulfillment, and the importance of respecting individual differences in nature. Here's the video about fulfillment on Forrest's channel that we refer to during the episode. Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:45: Fulfillment: “Climate” rather than “weather.” 3:20: Context for the episode: Forrest’s video. 5:00: Authentic fulfillment in the self-help space. 9:15: The tyranny of low expectations. 13:20: Eudaimonic and hedonic wellbeing. 15:30: Pitfalls of chasing fulfillment. 17:40: The importance of nature, individual variation, and circumstance. 27:00: What are the upper reaches of possibility? 29:50: Dealing with “low fulfillment” moments. 38:30: What tends to lead to fulfillment…and dealing with existential dread. 43:30: Finding meaning amidst meaninglessness. 48:05: Recap 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. Just One Thing: Dr. Rick Hanson offers 3 free, regular newsletters with a variety of tips, practices, videos, meditations, and other helpful resources you can use in everyday life to grow the good that lasts. Learn more and sign up here. Sponsors: 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
0:15.2	well-being.
0:16.2	And if you've listened to before, welcome back.
0:19.2	Most people go through periods in life where they feel like they just don't know what
0:23.0	they're doing.
0:24.0	Or maybe they know what they're doing, but they don't find it so satisfying anymore.
0:28.9	Life has become dull and grey.
0:31.0	They're no longer fulfilled by their work or their personal lives.
0:35.0	These periods can be really hard to talk about because we've created a culture where
0:38.5	everyone is doing fine all the time.
0:42.0	And what we present on social media or at work and sometimes even to our close friends
0:46.9	and family is a kind of carefully curated highlight reel of our happiest self that
0:52.5	often has little in common with the wholeness of our experience.
0:56.6	I've gone through my own struggles with fulfillment.
0:59.0	And I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, my dad, a guy who is really authentically
1:05.1	fulfilled pretty much all of the time.
1:08.4	So today we're going to be talking about fulfillment.
1:10.8	How can we relate to the reality of those low moments, particularly in the context of
1:15.2	that broader culture that generally has a good vibes only kind of mentality?
1:20.4	Is it possible to be truly pretty much fulfilled most of the time?
1:26.4	What gets in the way of that?
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