Transcending the Self with Dr. David Yaden

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to "transcend the self?" Today Dr. Hanson, Forrest, and Dr. David Yaden explore self-transcendent, or “peak,” experiences, which the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow defined as “moments of highest happiness and fulfillment.” As a note, David is referred to as a "PhD student" during the episode. Since it was recorded, he's gone on to earn his doctorate! About our Guest: David is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine who studies the varieties of spiritual and self-transcendent experiences from the perspectives of psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Read David's paper on The Varieties of Self-Transcendent Experience here. New Sponsor: Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! Key Topics: 3:00: The two key characteristics of self-transcendent experiences. 4:30: “Everyday” versions of peak experiences. 8:00: Self-transcendence and psychopathology. 11:00: David’s account of self-transcendence. 13:50: The lasting impact of peak experiences. 17:00: Is there a “place” where self-transcendence occurs in the brain? 20:45: Making use of peak experiences. 28:00: Should we seek peak experiences out? 36:00: Relaxing the sense of self. 41:30: A message to your younger self. 43:30: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. From Dr. Hanson: Hardwire lasting change into your mind and heart in just a few minutes a day with Dr. Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price! 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. Connect with the show: 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 I'm really looking forward to today's episode.
0:05.0	Hello and welcome to being well.
0:08.0	I'm Forrest Hansen. I'm joined as usual by Dr Rick Hansen.
0:12.0	And I'm really looking forward to today's episode.
0:14.8	Generally on the podcast we explore topics that are pretty fundamental to mental health and
0:19.3	skillful behavior both in ourselves and out in the world.
0:24.0	Topics like how we can build up fundamental strengths or relate to challenging people, or
0:28.6	maybe even heal from painful experiences that took place earlier in our lives. These are big important topics and there's a lot to say on them.
0:37.0	But today we're going to wander maybe a bit further out into the deep end of the pool and engage a topic that I know that Rick finds particularly interesting,
0:45.4	self-transcendent or peak experiences, which the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow defined as
0:51.7	moments of highest happiness and fulfillment.
0:55.0	To help us do that, we're joined by a true expert on the subject, David Yayden.
0:59.0	But before we get to David, I wanted to give you a quick reminder about our new Patreon account.
1:04.4	If you would like to support us on Patreon, you can go to Patreon.com backslash Being Well Podcast, where for less than the cost of about a cup of coffee a month you can support the show.
1:15.0	You'll also get access to our private Patreon feed, additional background information on various
1:20.8	episodes, the Just One Thing episodes, and access to special bonuses like
1:25.8	monthly Q&A episodes where we answer questions from our patrons.
1:29.6	Again, that's Patreon. Patreon. Patreon.
1:33.0	And I've included a link to it in the description of today's episode.
1:37.5	So now on to David.
1:39.7	David is a research fellow and PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania who studies the
1:44.0	varieties of spiritual and self-transcendent experiences from the perspectives of
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