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Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson explore the practical science of lasting well-being, and teach you how to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life.

23/09/2026

We often wait to feel motivated or confident before we begin. CBT can flip that sequence: take a small action first, then let your feelings and beliefs catch up to the evidence that you can do the thing.

In this week’s episode, .hanson talks with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen about what CBT is designed to do and why behavior can be such a powerful place to start when we feel stuck.

22/09/2026

Perfectionism can make us feel like overpreparing is what keeps us safe from criticism. When things go well, though, all of that extra effort can end up getting the credit. We never get to find out whether we were capable all along, and performance can start to feel tied to our worth.

In this week’s episode, .hanson talks with Dr. Ellen Hendriksen about how CBT can help us understand perfectionism and loosen the connection between how well we perform and how we see ourselves.

18/09/2026

Chronic pain is deeply individual, and there is rarely one intervention that works for everyone. Finding relief can mean looking at the full picture and figuring out which parts of your own “pain recipe” are actually responsive to change.

This week, .hanson and talk with Dr. Rachael Zoffness () about the science of pain, why chronic pain requires a whole-person approach, and what can help people build more agency without minimizing the reality of what they’re experiencing.

16/09/2026

Being in pain is hard enough without also being told the experience is “all in your head.” Taking someone’s pain seriously can be an important part of reducing the stigma so many people with chronic pain face.

This week, .hanson and talk with Dr. Rachael Zoffness () about the science of pain, why chronic pain is so often misunderstood, and what a more compassionate approach to care can look like.

15/09/2026

A scan, test, or physical finding can tell us important things about the body, but it cannot objectively measure someone’s experience of pain. Pain is processed by the brain, and each person’s experience of it is individual. Self-report is still the way we measure pain, which is why someone’s description of what they’re feeling matters.

This week, .hanson and talk with Dr. Rachael Zoffness () about what pain actually is, the factors that shape our experience of it, and why understanding pain as biological, psychological, and social can open up more possibilities for care.

The episode is titled: Understanding Pain with Dr. Rachel Zofness

14/09/2026

Living with pain can come with a lot of pressure to explain why you aren’t getting better. When people haven’t been given a full picture of how pain works or the range of tools that may help, that struggle can easily feel personal.

In today's episode, .hanson and talk with Dr. Rachael Zoffness () about the science of chronic pain, why so many people feel blamed or dismissed, and how a broader understanding of pain can create more options for care. Listen to the episode at the link in our bio.

12/09/2026

People pleasing can show up as saying yes before you’ve really thought through what you’re taking on, or spending so much attention on everyone else’s emotional state that you start filling in the blanks about what they might be feeling. When so much of your focus goes outward, it can get harder to notice what’s happening for you.

In this week’s episode, .hanson and unpack what separates people pleasing from the fawn response and why that distinction matters. They also talk about how these patterns develop and what can help us relate to other people without losing track of ourselves. Listen to People Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change at the link in our bio.

11/09/2026

People-pleasing can develop as an attempt to solve a real problem in your environment. If keeping other people happy once helped you stay safe, that pattern made sense for a reason. Part of changing it is asking whether the same problems you were responding to then are actually present for you today.

In this week’s episode, .hanson and explore the difference between people pleasing and fawning, why old relationships can pull us back into familiar roles, and how to reconnect with what we actually want. Listen to People Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change at the link in our bio.

10/09/2026

People pleasing can become so automatic that you don’t realize you’ve overridden yourself until resentment shows up later. Learning to pause before agreeing and notice what you actually want can help bring more choice back into your relationships.

In this week’s episode, .hanson and unpack the difference between people pleasing and the fawn response and look at how these patterns take shape in our relationships. They also talk about what can help us become more assertive while still staying connected to the people we care about. Listen to the full episode, People Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change, at the link in our bio.

09/09/2026

People pleasing isn’t the same as being kind, and the alternative isn’t becoming difficult or uncaring. The challenge is finding the middle ground where you can consider other people without automatically giving up your own position.

In this week’s episode, .hanson and unpack what separates people pleasing from the fawn response and why that distinction matters. They explore where these patterns come from, how they show up in relationships, and what can help us respond differently. Listen to People Pleasing vs. Fawning: Why We Do It and How to Change at the link in our bio.

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