The Keys to a Great Relationship

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2023

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Before becoming the “Buddhist brain guy” Dr. Rick spent over 30 years working in private practice as a couples counselor and family therapist. Today we’re leaning on that experience, and learning what we can do to build healthier, happier, and more fulfilling relationships. Watch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You can watch this episode on YouTube. New Online Course From Dr. Rick: Learn the tools you need to build strong, healthy, fulfilling relationships of all kinds in Rick's new Strong Heart Relationship Series. The program begins on February 18th, and all the teaching is recorded so you can watch on your own schedule. Visit RickHanson.net/strongheart to learn more and get 20% with coupon code BeingWell20. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction and Rick’s upcoming book 3:20: The importance of deliberate action in making a relationship 5:50: 6 practical steps from Rick’s new book 10:05: The relationship we have with ourselves 13:10: When others don’t want the same thing 18:50: Rick’s recurring observations in relationship counseling 25:00: Balancing intimacy and autonomy, and asserting what you want 30:50: Staying on topic and establishing thorough agreements 36:25: Sticking to our needs without alienating others 37:45: Tolerating discomfort 40:20: Getting to truth with others 41:40: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors: This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and you can join over a million people using 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.
0:10.8	If you're new to the podcast, thanks for joining us today and if you've listened before,
0:14.4	welcome back.
0:15.6	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson, Rick is a clinical psychologist, bestseller
0:20.6	and author, and he's also my dad, so dad, how are you doing today?
0:24.4	I'm good and I'm looking forward to this topic about relationships and I'm going to
0:29.6	talk entirely about what I've learned from you.
0:33.1	Oh wow, so I was the primary model that you used in your new book, is that what you're
0:40.9	trying to say?
0:41.9	It wasn't 40 years of couples counseling and family therapy, it was just about your relationship
0:47.7	with your son.
0:48.7	All right, no pressure, dad, I get how it is.
0:51.3	So as I just alluded to, Rick has a new book out.
0:54.8	It's focused on building the healthy relationships that are a huge part of a happy life and it's
1:00.3	titled Making Great Relationships.
1:03.0	Simple practices for solving conflicts, building connection and fostering love.
1:08.3	And if you're interested in ordering it, you can find it pretty much wherever books are
1:11.9	sold.
1:12.9	I've also linked to it in the description of today's podcast episode.
1:15.9	So for starters, dad, congratulations, I don't know what number book this is, but are
1:20.2	we at eight?
1:21.2	Is this nine?
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