Owning Error, Why It's Hard, Why It's Crucial and How to (Mindfully) Do It! - An Interview with Rick Hanson, PhD

Description:

Bestselling author, psychologist and mindfulness teacher, Rick Hanson and I have a lively discussion about the role of personal responsibility and how it can be so elusive for people today. Join us as we discuss the role mindfulness practice can play in helping us show up more fully to our relationships with family, friends and co-workers such that we can sidestep our tendencies to duck and dodge responsibility. Rick and I even do a bit of role-playing as to how common it is to evade ownership of our errors with others, and the power of learning to more readily and compassionately own our mistakes with others.

About Rick:

Rick Hanson, PhD is a psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times best-selling author. His six books have been published in 29 languages and include Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain,  and Mother Nurture – with over a million copies in English alone. His free newsletters have 215,000 subscribers and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial need. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on the CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and is the founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves wilderness and taking a break from emails. Learn more at https://rickhanson.net/.

Learn about and listen to his “Being Well Podcast” at https://www.rickhanson.net/being-well-podcast.