Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnderstanding the “Flight” Response: Anxiety, Avoidance, and Feeling Safe
Season 3 Episode 311
Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss the “flight” response to stress, which includes feelings of anxiety and fear, avoidant behavior, and an underlying sense…
1 year, 10 months ago
Managing The “Fight” Response: Anger, Repression, and Self-Regulation
Season 3 Episode 310
Dr. Rick and Forrest continue their series on the stress responses with the “fight” response to stress. They explore anger, repression, and the balan…
1 year, 10 months ago
Everything You Need to Know About Therapy
Season 3 Episode 309
In this mega-episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson explore everything you need to know about therapy. They share how you …
1 year, 11 months ago
Healing After Trauma with Dr. Peter Levine
Season 3 Episode 308
Somatic psychology legend Dr. Peter Levine joins Dr. Rick and Forrest to explore how we can use body-based approaches to recover from traumatic exper…
1 year, 11 months ago
Recovering from a Challenging Childhood: Reclaim, Resupply, and Repair
Season 3 Episode 307
Dr. Rick and Forrest explore a huge topic: what can we do to recover from a difficult childhood as an adult? Rick introduces a three step process tha…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dealing with Emotionally Immature People (and Parents) with Dr. Lindsay Gibson
Season 3 Episode 306
Dr. Lindsay Gibson joins the podcast to share her groundbreaking work on emotional maturity. Forrest and Dr. Gibson explore how growing up with emoti…
1 year, 11 months ago
How to Make the Most of Your 20s with Dr. Meg Jay
Season 3 Episode 305
Twentysomethings are bombarded with misinformation, hype, and contradictory messages that pull them in many different directions. Dr. Meg Jay, a spec…
2 years ago
Managing the Freeze Response: Dissociation, Emotional Shutdown, and Creating Safety
Season 3 Episode 304
What do dissociation, avoidance, and emotional shutdown all have in common? They’re connected to the “freeze” response to stress. In one of our favo…
2 years ago
Working with Irrational Fears, Setting Healthy Boundaries, and Understanding Therapy: March Mailbag
Season 3 Episode 303
Forrest and Dr. Rick open up the mailbag and answer questions from listeners focused on how we can work with irrational fears, create separation from…
2 years ago
10 Things We Wish We Knew in Our 20s
Season 3 Episode 302
Our 20s are a unique decade filled with opportunity…including the opportunity to make a lot of mistakes. On today’s episode, Dr. Rick and Forrest sha…
2 years ago