Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Connecting With Your Inner Child

06.14.2021 - By Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest HansonPlay

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One of the common topics on the podcast is developmental psychology: how what happened to us as a child can influence our lives today. Alongside that, there can also be a lot of value in reconnecting with the person we were when we were young, before the world got in the way. This can give us a sense of our true nature, and new ideas for how to become an ever-more-complete version of ourselves out in the world.

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Key Topics:

1:10: Uncovering our true nature.

4:20: Our cultural view of children.

7:20: “Feeling down” into younger layers.

13:30: What were you like when you were young?

18:20: A process of contacting your true nature.

25:00: What were your innate desires?

34:00: Compassion for our source.

39:00: Guiding questions, and the layers of self we can access.

43:00: The core needs of most young people.

51:40: Writing a letter to your younger self.

53:00: Recap

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