Being Well With Dr. Rick Hanson

The holidays are coming up, and for many people they’re likely to be very different this year from usual. Experiencing sadness or disappointment around the holidays is normal even among the best circumstances, and we're far from those. On this episode, Dr. Hanson and Forrest explore how to work with this year's natural feelings of sadness and disappointment. Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Key Topics: 4:50: A therapy session focused on sadness with Rick.  9:30: Associations between current sad experiences and our past material.  11:45: A process for experiencing and working with sadness.  17:45: Imagery to aid experiencing. 19:00: Helping sadness soften and release.  24:30: Non-judgement  28:40: Identifying underlying beliefs. 29:40: Letting in good experiences alongside challenging ones.  33:10: Finding the root experience, and communicating our needs.  37:00: Sadness vs. depression.  41:30: Dealing with disappointment.  45:00: Finding agency in