Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Filmmaker and mountaineer Jimmy Chin once said that the greatest risk in life is to take no risks at all. Rick takes that idea into the territory of our relationships, where we hold back from vulnerability, stay guarded with people we care about, and call it self-protection. We can't ultimately control how people will respond to us, but playing it safe has a cost, too.
In this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick Hanson and I talk about what it takes to go from understanding your patterns to actually changing them, including why the fears underneath our avoidance are worth testing.
I'm not a clinician, and what I say on this channel should not be taken as medical advice.
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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.
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Filmmaker and mountaineer Jimmy Chin once said that the greatest risk in life is to take no risks at all. Rick takes that idea into the territory of our relationships, where we hold back from vulnerability, stay guarded with people we care about, and call it self-protection. We can't ultimately control how people will respond to us, but playing it safe has a cost, too.
In this episode of Being Well, Dr. Rick Hanson and I talk about what it takes to go from understanding your patterns to actually changing them, including why the fears underneath our avoidance are worth testing.
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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You can follow me here:
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