Step One: Becoming Self-Aware with Dr. Rick Hanson
This episode is step one in the 10-Step Toolkit to Having Critical Conversations and features Dr. Rick Hanson, a psychologist, senior fellow at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times bestselling author. His seven books have been published in 31 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Hardwiring Happiness, and Buddha's Brain, with over a million copies in English alone. He's the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Studies. He's also the co-host of the Being Well podcast, which has been downloaded over 10 million times. His free newsletters have 250, 000 subscribers, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs.
In this episode, we:
- define mindfulness and self-awareness and contrast the two
- discuss the importance of self-awareness in critical conversations
- unpack the science behind self-awareness
- provide tangible practices to becoming more self-aware
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Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Defining Mindfulness and Self-Awareness
(00:09:11) Why Self-Awareness is Important in Critical Conversations
(00:12:39) How Self-Awareness Creates Joy
(00:16:26) How Self-Awareness Cultivates Connection to Others
(00:17:18) Horizontal vs. Vertical Self-Awareness
(00:21:38) Self-Awareness and Vulnerability
(00:24:28) Science Behind Self-Awareness
(00:35:13) Self-Awareness in the Face of Adversity
(00:40:09) Tangible Practices to Enhance Self-Awareness
(00:55:29) Three Captivating Things
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