Episode 9: How to Be Resilient with Dr. Rick Hanson

Life can throw many major challenges at us. Sometimes it is a big event that we need to find resilience for, but for most people it is normal, everyday life that we need to learn how to find resilience within - we need to learn how to thrive in the mundane normal events of life. 

In today's episode, we talk with Dr. Rick Hanson who shares about how to find resilience in normal everyday life. He describes resilience as the capacity to recover from terrible experiences, as well as the ability to keep going forward in the pursuit of our goals and life dreams while protecting our fundamental well-being in our core.

In today’s episode you will learn about how you have the capacity to change your brain to develop resilience by developing some vital and research based human traits. We will talk about how you really can find peace, meaning, and gratefulness amidst the unpredictable world we live in today. 

Key takeaways

• His thoughts on man’s ability to change the way we think
• His definition of resilience
• What neuroplasticity is
• How people can get stuck in their circuit thinking 
• What green zones and red zones are
• How positive experiences/development can change the brain
• What happens when you stay in the present moment
• What his new book ‘Neurodharma’ is all about
• The psychological resource that can help a real person cope with challenges while staying resilient
• The importance of being clear about your needs
• How gratitude, pleasure, and success can help you gain resilience
• How someone can start gaining gratitude, pleasure, and success in this life
• How gratitude can help you build resilience

Links

• Donald Hebb - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebbian_theory
• Robert Sapolsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sapolsky
• Hillel the Elder - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillel_the_Elder
• Rick Hanson Website - https://www.rickhanson.net/
• Rick Hanson Online Courses - https://www.rickhanson.net/teaching/

Books

• Buddha’s Brain by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/buddhas-brain/
• Just One Thing by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/just-one-thing/
• Hardwiring Happiness by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/hardwiring-happiness/
• Resilience by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/resilient/
• Neurodharma by Dr. Rick Hanson, Ph.D. - https://www.rickhanson.net/books/neurodharma/
• Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers by Robert Sapolsky - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Zebras-Dont-Ulcers-Third/dp/0805073698

Rick Hanson Bio: 
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Senior Fellow of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, and New York Times best-selling author. His books are available in 28 languages and include Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs.