Next Episode: Ep. 14: Agency

On today’s episode of the Being Well podcast, Dr. Rick Hanson and Forrest discuss "linking" - how we can use new, positive experiences to soften and eventually replace old, negative ones.


Timestamps:


1:20: What is linking?


2:20: An example of linking.


3:50: How does linking work in the brain?


5:50: How removing old, painful experiences works in the brain.


8:30: How we can remove old pains.


10:10: Quick recap


11:05: The two opportunities to remove negative material.


13:20: The two problematic ways people deal with upsets.


14:05: The better way to approach upsetting situations.


15:20: Matching the right positive experiences to the negative experience.


16:00: The pitfalls of linking.


17:55: Why negative material isn’t “bad.”


18:30: The third option found in linking.


19:45: The difference between wounds and deficits.


20:30: The three levels of engaging negative material.


23:30: Pulling the tip of the root.


24:00: How to talk to your young experiences.


27:10: The three conditions for linking.


29:25: Recap