Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
@RickHanson and I continue last week’s conversation on avoidance coping, this time focusing on how to move from insight into meaningful action. We explore why self-awareness often isn’t enough to create change, focusing on common impediments like ambivalence, shame, and the difficulty of seeing our patterns in real time. We then unpack the practical science of change: surfacing predictions behind avoidance, testing them through right-sized experiments, and fully internalizing the outcomes. Other topics include scaffolding, state-dependent learning, the HEAL process, and what to do when the dreaded experience actually happens.
Key Topics:
0:00 Intro: why awareness isn't enough
5:01 Ambivalence to change
14:06 Other impediments to change
22:18 How to want to change
29:28 Creating predictions
33:17 Setting up an effective experiment
44:32 Linking new outcomes to old memories
1:02:33 Recap
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@RickHanson and I continue last week’s conversation on avoidance coping, this time focusing on how to move from insight into meaningful action. We explore why self-awareness often isn’t enough to create change, focusing on common impediments like ambivalence, shame, and the difficulty of seeing our patterns in real time. We then unpack the practical science of change: surfacing predictions behind avoidance, testing them through right-sized experiments, and fully internalizing the outcomes. Other topics include scaffolding, state-dependent learning, the HEAL process, and what to do when the dreaded experience actually happens.
Key Topics:
0:00 Intro: why awareness isn't enough
5:01 Ambivalence to change
14:06 Other impediments to change
22:18 How to want to change
29:28 Creating predictions
33:17 Setting up an effective experiment
44:32 Linking new outcomes to old memories
1:02:33 Recap
Sponsors:
We'd like to know more about you! Take our audience survey here: rickhanson.com/survey
For a limited time, try OneSkin with 15% off using code BEINGWELL at oneskin.co/BEINGWELL.
I'm not a clinician, and what I say on this channel should not be taken as medical advice.
Subscribe to Being Well on:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5d87ZU1XY0fpdYNSEwXLVQ
Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
Subscribe to Rick on YouTube: youtube.com/@RickHanson?sub_confirmation=1
Get Rick's Free Newsletters: rickhanson.com/writings/newsletters-from-dr-rick-hanson
Follow Rick Here:
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