Rick Hanson, Ph.D. Author for RethinkCare

Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

Psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center, Author

Psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center and NY Times best-selling author including Resilience and Hardwiring Happiness.

Resources by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

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Be Home

What’s your deepest nature? The Practice: Be home. Why? Throughout history, people have wondered about human nature. Deep down, are

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Forgive

Are you holding onto feeling wronged? The Practice: Forgive. Why? Forgiveness is a tricky topic. First, it has two distinct

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Rest

Busy, busy? The Practice: Rest. Why? This practice is definitely a case of teaching what you need to learn: I’ve

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12 Good Things

Keeping with tradition, each year I offer a list of Twelve Good Things. I’ve paired each good thing with a

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The Science of Meditation

Key Facts About Your Brain: Shaped by evolution, especially of emotional and relational capacities; for example, the bigger the primate

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Foundations of Mindfulness

“The education of attention would be an education par excellence.“ —William James We hear the word “mindful” more and more

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From Shame to Self-Worth: Evolutionary Neurobiology of Shame

This week we will continue from last week’s introduction in the From Shame to Self-Worth series by gaining an understanding

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Speak Wisely

What are you saying? The Practice: Speak wisely. Why? “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never

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21 Ways to Turn Ill Will to Good Will

My recent posts have highlighted two very powerful, yet opposing forces in the human heart: in a traditional metaphor, we

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Lower The Pressure

Is it truly urgent? The Practice: Lower the pressure. Why?

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10 Ways to Support Your Partner

“I feel worn out and wish my husband would give me more support. He says he wants to and that

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Beware Anger

Have you been wronged? The Practice: Beware anger.Why? Anger is tricky. On the one hand, anger – feeling annoyed, irritated,

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Your Wonderful Brain

Introduction

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What Helps Carry Your Load? Feel the Support

What helps you carry your load?

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Give Them What They Want

What’s up with these people?

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Cultivate Goodwill

Do people ever make you mad?

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Grow the Good in Your Brain to Fight Stress

Imagine that your mind is like a garden. You could simply be with it, looking at its weeds and flowers

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The First Thing You Should Do in the Morning

What do you think about when you first wake up?