How to Change Who We Are

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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There are times in our lives when we recognize that something’s got to change. Today Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore a big question: What goes into making who we are, and how can we give ourselves the freedom to grow and change over time? Life After COVID Summit: Join Dr. Rick Hanson, Forrest Hanson, and a roster of world-class experts during this FREE three-day online event to explore our life after COVID. Click here to learn more about the Summit and register now. Key Topics: 2:00: What does “self-concept” mean? 6:00: Where does self-concept come from? 11:30: Different ways to understand childhood development. 17:00: Why is it so hard for people to change? 26:00: Social forces that prevent us from changing. 33:00: Three case studies of personal change. 34:00: Who owns the problem? 38:30: Do you really want it? 44:30: We can change if we’re willing to take risks. 52:00: Trusting yourself, and feeling validated. 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. Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership. 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: Follow Forrest on YouTube 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 welcome to Being Well, I'm Forest Hanson.
0:10.5	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore the practical science of lasting
0:14.8	well-being.
0:15.9	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:18.8	There come times in most of our lives when we recognize that something's got to change.
0:24.2	Maybe it's a habit or a behavior that we're trying to alter.
0:28.1	Maybe it's a view that we've held on to about the way the world is that we realize no longer
0:32.8	serves us.
0:34.3	Or maybe it's something much more fundamental, some aspect of who we are, how we view ourselves,
0:39.3	or even our self-concept altogether, that we know we need to change in order to make
0:44.3	our lives the way that we'd like them to be.
0:47.4	Today we're going to be exploring a pretty big question inside of that context.
0:51.8	What goes into making who we are?
0:53.5	And how can we give ourselves the freedom to grow and change over time?
0:57.6	So to help us do this, I'm joined as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, so dad, how are you doing
1:02.3	today?
1:03.3	I'm good.
1:04.3	I'm looking forward to this discussion and what I might learn and how I might grow from
1:07.9	it.
1:08.9	Oh, okay, well, great.
1:09.9	Yeah, what a wonderful mindset to bring it to it, right?
1:12.2	We're both trying to do a little grown and changing of ourselves, I'm sure, at the same
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