Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 490
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Listener location: Canada
YouTube: 46.9k subscribers
Instagram: 82.0k followers
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Host
Forrest Hanson - Writer and podcast host focused on psychology, personal development, and lasting well-being.
Dr. Rick Hanson - Clinical psychologist, author, and meditation teacher specializing in positive neuroplasticity, resilience, and well-being.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Dr. Ellen Hendriksen - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Self-criticism, Perfectionism, Procrastination, Social Anxiety, And The Strengths And Limitations Of Cbt.
Dr. Rachel Zoffness - Chronic Pain, The Biopsychosocial Model, Central Sensitization, Pain Treatment, Placebo Effects, Mindfulness, And The Relationship Between Pain And Stress.
Jan Hanson - Depleted Mother Syndrome, Maternal Exhaustion, Brain Fog, Low Mood, Nutrition, Recovery, And Maintaining Relationships During Motherhood.
Simone Saunders - Feeling Emotions, Trauma Responses, Functional Freeze, Shame, Grief, Emotional Regulation, And Developing A Sense Of Agency.
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Episodes
Self-Acceptance: How to Accept Yourself Without Giving Up on Change
October 05, 2026
Self-acceptance gets recommended constantly, but are we really supposed to accept the parts of ourselves we don't like? Won’t that stop us from changing? Dr. Rick and Forrest discuss what self-acceptance is, what it isn't, and why it’s the starting point for real change. They share the four stages of competence (and why conscious incompetence is where learning stalls), the two escape hatches people take from it, why harsh self-criticism is a form of avoidance, and Rick's three circles model o...
Treating Shame with Self-Compassion with Dr. Chris Germer
September 28, 2026
Shame is one of the hardest emotions to work with, in part because it blocks what we need most when we’re feeling shame: self-compassion. Dr. Chris Germer, co-developer of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, joins Forrest to discuss how we can get around that trap. They talk about where shame comes from, how to recognize it when it’s hiding behind other emotions, and practical tools that help us experience less shame. About our Guest: Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist, lecture...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: What the Critics Get Right (and Wrong) w/ Dr. Ellen Hendriksen
September 21, 2026
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is the world's most researched, recommended, and criticized form of therapy. Clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen joins Forrest to talk about what CBT is, its history, its strengths and weaknesses, and why it's gotten such a bad rap. They walk through the common criticisms: that it's spreadsheet therapy, that it's a form of self-gaslighting, and that it has an, er, "complex" relationship with insurance companies. They then apply the best of the CBT too...
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