The Science Of Rewiring Your Brain To Be Less Miserable - Dr Rick Hanson

Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, author, and speaker. Our brains are more adaptable than we realise. With a bit of understanding, patience, and the right techniques, you can rewire your brain for greater happiness and well-being. So what are the best ways to make this happen? Expect to learn what positive and negative mental states are from a neurological perspective, if human brains are predisposed to being happy or peaceful, how to convince someone that they actually can change their mind, what the process for making our brain more likely to be happy, how to stop ruminating on bad experiences, how to not focus on negative self-talk, and much more… - 00:00 Neurobiology of Positivity & Negativity 08:42 How Negativity Bias Occurs 17:04 The Power to Change Your Mind 22:39 How to Make Your Brain More Happy 29:15 The HEAL Framework 46:16 Importance of Slowing Down & Being Present 55:12 Our Fear of Insufficiency 59:17 Scientific Evidence for Changing Your Brain 1:07:21 What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear? 1:15:52 Is It Possible to Reverse Negative Patterns? 1:23:10 Where to Find Rick - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

Chris WilliamsonhostDr. Rick Hansonguest

Feb 15, 20251h 24mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 15, 2025
Duration: 1h 24m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, author, and speaker. Our brains are more adaptable than we realise. With a bit of understanding, patience, and the right techniques, you can rewire your brain for greater happiness and well-being. So what are the best ways to make this happen? Expect to learn what positive and negative mental states are from a neurological perspective, if human brains are predisposed to being happy or peaceful, how to convince someone that they actually can change their mind, what the process for making our brain more likely to be happy, how to stop ruminating on bad experiences, how to not focus on negative self-talk, and much more… - 00:00 Neurobiology of Positivity & Negativity 08:42 How Negativity Bias Occurs 17:04 The Power to Change Your Mind 22:39 How to Make Your Brain More Happy 29:15 The HEAL Framework 46:16 Importance of Slowing Down & Being Present 55:12 Our Fear of Insufficiency 59:17 Scientific Evidence for Changing Your Brain 1:07:21 What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear? 1:15:52 Is It Possible to Reverse Negative Patterns? 1:23:10 Where to Find Rick - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

SPEAKERS

Chris Williamson
host
Dr. Rick Hanson
guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Dr. Rick Hanson, The Science Of Rewiring Your Brain To Be Less Miserable - Dr Rick Hanson explores rewire Your Negativity-Biased Brain: Practical Steps To Lasting Happiness Chris Williamson and Dr. Rick Hanson explore how the brain’s built-in negativity bias shapes our emotions and why most people feel stuck with their minds. Hanson explains the neurobiology of states becoming traits, and how deliberate internalization of positive experiences can counteract this bias and build durable inner strengths. They unpack Hanson’s HEAL framework (Have, Enrich, Absorb, Link) as a practical method to grow resilience, contentment, and self-worth while reducing anxiety, rumination, and old emotional wounds. The conversation blends hard neuroscience, therapeutic insight, and Buddhist-informed wisdom, emphasizing agency: you can actively influence who you become in just a few minutes a day.

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