Ep. 26: Why Be Calm?

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

English - July 09, 2018 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratings
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Previous Episode: Ep. 25: How to Feel "Like a Good Person"

Next Episode: Ep. 27: Avoiding Needless Fear

On today’s episode of the Being Well Podcast, Dr. Hanson and Forrest begin a new series of episodes exploring the strength of Calm. Particularly, they focus on how we can learn to activate the calming wing of the nervous system to fight back against stress.

Timestamps:

1:30: Why is calm an important inner strength?

3:20: The dangers of being hijacked by fear.

7:05: The biological basis of calm.

11:05: Modern culture and the sympathetic nervous system.

12:30: Understanding your needs.

15:15: Developing a wide range of response.

17:20: The ease of being driven from the green zone.

19:20: Ways to calm down.

23:00: State calm vs. trait calm.

28:00: The importance of tranquility.