The Courageous Life

Practices for Great Relationships | Dr. Rick Hanson

March 03, 2023 Joshua Steinfeldt Season 3 Episode 73
The Courageous Life
Practices for Great Relationships | Dr. Rick Hanson
Show Notes

Dr. Rick Hanson is a multi-time past guest on the Courageous Life and is back to discuss themes from his new book, Making Great Relationships: Simple Practices for Solving Conflict, Building Connections, and Fostering Love.

In today’s wide ranging conversation with Rick we discuss:

  • How to find a sense of calm strength, groundedness, and choice that can help reduce reactivity and improve our relationships
  • 6 guidelines for speaking wisely and in ways that foster more effective communication, feedback, and that improve our connection with others
  • How to work with anger more effectively
  • Rick’s thoughts on how to keep the heart open and come from a place of love more often
  • Rick’s insights from his experiences as a teacher and author on how to connect with your your audience
  • Some of Rick’s favorite tips and practices for great relationships from his new book 
  • And more

More about Rick:

Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and have sold over a million copies in English alone. He’s the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the co-host of the Being Well podcast – which has been downloaded over 9 million times. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. To pick up Rick’s new book, find out more about him and his work please check out rickhanson.net

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