Self-Help Fads and Finding What Really Works with mindbodygreen CEO Jason Wachob

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 May 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

There’s an enormous amount of advice out there in the self-help world…and much of it isn’t very good. Jason Wachob, the Founder and Co-CEO of mindbodygreen, joins Forrest and Dr. Rick to separate fact from fiction and clarify what really matters. They explore the importance of finding joy in the well-being journey, simple practices that have stood the test of time, and how we can pursue goals in healthy ways. Specific topics include the importance of high-quality sleep, breathing better, sifting through diet and exercise fads, developing a pursuit mindset, hormetic stress, and finding the things that work for you. About our Guest: Jason Wachob is the Founder and Co-CEO of mindbodygreen, one of the largest, most influential media brands in the wellness space. He’s also the host of the mindbodygreen podcast, and the co-author of The Joy of Well-Being: A practical guide to a happy, healthy, and long life. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:15: Distinguishing well-being from wellness 3:50: Healthy change is joyful change 7:50: Having a pursuit mindset 11:30: Addressing the main objection to well-being 14:45: Present moment awareness 16:55: Box breathing and sleep 22:10: Jason’s background, and how identity dictates our behavior 32:20: Honoring your inner knowing 37:50: Finding your ‘why’ 42:45: Good stress, and finding what works for you 46:40: Vulnerability with others 48:55: Feeling connected to the world 50:50: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. NEW Offering from Rick! Join Rick and 5 world-renowned teachers – including Dr. Gabor Mate, Tara Brach, and Thupten Jinpa – for The Heart of Compassion, a 5-week online program that will teach you how to access, grow, and apply compassion. Head to rickhanson.net/hoc to learn more, and use code BEINGWELL10 for 10% off. Sponsors: Zocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today. Finally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. 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. 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.
0:10.6	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for listening today, and if you've listened before, welcome
0:14.8	back.
0:15.8	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, a best-selling
0:21.1	author, and hey, he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:25.4	I'm doing great, and I'm actually a little starstruck with our current guest, Jason
0:30.6	Wacup.
0:31.6	Jason is the founder and co-CEO of Mind Body Green, which is one of the largest and most
0:36.8	influential media brands in the wellness space, and he's also the host of the Mind Body Green
0:41.4	podcast and the author of Wealth, How to Build a Life, Not a Resume, and his new book,
0:46.4	which he co-authored with his wife and co-CEO Colleen, the joy of wellbeing, a practical
0:52.1	guide to a happy, healthy, and long life.
0:55.2	So Jason, thanks for doing this today.
0:57.2	Thanks so much for having me, big fanning your show, so it's such an honor to be here.
1:01.0	Well Jason, thanks, and Colleen was going to be here, of course, and she couldn't be.
1:06.2	I know my better half, child care, snafu, unfortunately, but comes with the territory.
1:12.7	Well, no worries at all, and it is come with a territory.
1:16.6	Maybe to jump in here, so you've written with her, this fantastic book, right?
1:21.2	The joy of wellbeing, and there's a line that stood out for me early on, so bear with
1:26.0	me while I read from it.
1:27.8	You write, our goal is to provide you with the raw material you need to weave well-being
1:35.2	instead of chase wellness.
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