DeepSummary
In this episode, Forrest Hanson and his father Dr. Rick Hanson discuss the process of becoming a new person by letting go of old beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve us. They talk about how our self-concept and unconscious beliefs influence our behavior, and how we often cling to grievances and narratives that keep us stuck.
They explore practical strategies for change, such as being honest with ourselves, challenging limiting beliefs, and taking a step back to view our experiences from a different perspective. They emphasize the importance of getting to the root of our issues and being willing to get our 'hands dirty' in exploring our psyches.
The episode also covers topics like appreciative inquiry, finding motivation, and reframing our personal narratives to view ourselves in a more heroic light. They discuss the role of values, emotions, and beliefs in shaping our behavior, and offer suggestions for taking small steps towards growth and change.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Our self-concept and unconscious beliefs profoundly shape our behavior and experiences.
- Getting to the root of our limiting beliefs, fears, and narratives is crucial for meaningful change.
- Reframing our personal stories through an appreciative, heroic lens can open new possibilities.
- Adopting new values and behaviors, even small steps, reinforces shifts in identity.
- Change requires willingness to explore our psyches deeply and honestly.
- Creating psychological distance from experiences allows new perspectives.
- Finding motivation in core values like growth, effort, and learning supports change.
- Small practical actions often precede shifts in thinking and identity.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “So one way to think about that helps me is to sort beliefs into beliefs about the self, others, the past, and the future.“ by Dr. Rick Hanson
- “Another belief goes to the background notion that you and I have explored here of object relations, in which there's a basic paradigm of self and other. And so there might be a belief that others, let's say, are cold, uncaring, when in fact, others are just the usual mix of humanity.“ by Dr. Rick Hanson
- “So I think for a lot of people, they don't want to realize that they really could have done it better. Like, oh, my God. Because they feel horrible. So it's important to reframe it. Reframing is a key term. We haven't used it yet here, where we take certain situations and we put them in a different framework. We change their perspective of them.“ by Dr. Rick Hanson
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Episode Information
Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson
12/11/23