What We Learned from 2020

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Being Well

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

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🗓️ 7 December 2020

⏱️ 51 minutes

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It’s been a long, strange, challenging year. As we get toward the end of it, and look forward to 2021, it feels appropriate to start by taking a look back and seeing what, if anything, we can learn from the year that’s gone by. Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Key Topics: 2:30: The importance of internal resources. 4:15: "It can happen to us too." 6:00: Putting more effort into what’s local. 8:30: Interdependence and interconnection. 12:30: Appreciating the pains that aren’t happening. 17:30: Seeing clearly and allowing yourself to take appropriate action. 22:30: Your compassion is not dependent. 25:45: Avoiding playing into grievance theater. 30:40: Nonattachment. 33:00: Focusing on what really matters, and being fed up. 38:45: Lessons from our listeners. 43:30: What’s still here? 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. Sponsors: Explore your creativity at Skillshare.com/BEINGWELL and get a free trial of their Premium Membership. Want to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription. Join over a million people using BetterHelp, the world’s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month! 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
0:05.0	welcome to being well, I'm Forrest Hansen.
0:07.0	If you're new to the podcast, this is where we explore
0:10.0	the practical science of lasting well-being.
0:12.0	And if you've listened before, welcome back.
0:14.7	I'm joined today as usual by Dr. Rick Hanson. Rick is a clinical psychologist and a best-selling
0:20.4	author who spent over 35 years teaching people the key lessons from
0:24.7	psychology and contemplative practice that lead to a good life. And he's also my dad,
0:30.1	so Dad, how are you doing today? I'm good for us.
0:33.0	I always enjoy doing this with you.
0:35.0	It's one of the highlights, really of my day in my life.
0:38.0	Oh, well, thank you, Dad.
0:40.0	That's so sweet. Yeah, you're wandering toward what you've increasingly referred to as a soft retirement.
0:44.6	So you know I appreciate that you've maintained your commitment to the podcast so far.
0:49.2	Definitely.
0:51.2	So it's been a long and strange and difficult year for many, many people.
0:58.0	And as we get toward the end of it and look forward to 2021,
1:02.0	it feels appropriate to start by taking a look back and seeing what if anything we can learn
1:08.1	from the year that's gone by. So that's what we're going to focus on today.
1:13.0	What did 2020 teach us, if anything,
1:16.0	and are there good things that can come out, potentially,
1:19.0	of what has been generally regarded as quite a mess of a year. So how does that sound to you?
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