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Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson · 490 episodes with transcripts

Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist (and his dad) Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being.

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Latest Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson transcripts

Self-Acceptance: How to Accept Yourself Without Giving Up on Change

October 5, 2026

Forrest Hanson (0:07)

Hello, and welcome to Being Well. I'm Forrest Hanson. If you're new to the show, thanks for joining us today. And if you've listened before, welcome back. There is a really unfortunate part to learning more about ourselves. As our self-awareness improves, we usually find a lot in there to like, but we can also find…

Well, I don't think so.

Rick Hanson (1:31)

I'm really good, Forrest, honestly, juggling a lot of plates. And this topic of self-acceptance is so great because it opens into, how do you combine handling what is there to handle in the outer world, as well as in the inner world, while resting in a fundamental wisdom about it all? That includes accepting it and…

Both and. It's a sweet spot. I look forward to exploring it with you.

Forrest Hanson (1:59)

We're a middle path kind of podcast over and over again, as it turns out. So before we get into it today, I do want to give people a quick reminder about one of Rick's upcoming programs that we're really excited about. It's called The Healing Link, and it's a six-week live online course focused on teaching a…

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