223: 223: Rick Hanson on Growing Positive Qualities

<p><a href="http://oneyoufeed.net/support" target="_blank">Please Support The Show with a Donation</a></p><p><br></p><p>Rick Hanson, PhD is a Neuropsychologist, teacher and author of many books. He is the founder of the Wellspring Center for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and an affiliate of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkley. This is the 2nd time Dr. Hanson has been a guest on the show and we invited him back because of how great his work really is. In this episode, he talks all about the fact that who we become is a result of what we grow inside of ourselves. Using the analogy of tending a garden, he teaches us very practical ways to grow and enrich ourselves through the experiences in our lives. Get a pen and paper - you'll probably want to take notes on this one!</p><p><br></p><p>Visit Bombas&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bombas.com/wolf" target="_blank">www.bombas.com/wolf</a>&nbsp;and enter offer&nbsp;WOLF at checkout for 20% off the most comfortable socks in the world</p><p><br></p><p>In This Interview, Rick Hanson and I Discuss...</p><ul><li>The Wolf Parable</li><li>His book, <a href="https://amzn.to/2pK9PGd" target="_blank">Resilient: How to grow an unshakable core of calm, strength, and happiness</a></li><li>Who we become is a result of what we grow inside ourselves</li><li>How you manage your challenges, protect your vulnerabilities, Increase your resources: out in the world, in the body, and in the mind</li><li>Growing resources in our mind is a good focus</li><li>Converting an experience into lasting change</li><li>Slowing down content delivery so that the nervous system in our brains has a chance to receive it and rewire accordingly</li><li>5 ways to enrich a beneficial experience:</li><li>Extend the experience (make it longer)</li><li>Intensify the experience (really lean into it)</li><li>Embody the experience (how does it feel in your body and your mind)</li><li>Freshen the experience (see what's novel about it? Bring a beginners mind)</li><li>Value the experience (see the re