I got to drill Rick Hanson on what is happening behind the scenes in our species evolution with collective leadership.  For those who don’t know Rick - you should. And you should listen. I took 4 pages of notes during the interview.

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 include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide.

 The dude gets neuroplasticity at the forefront of psychology and meditation. Our conversation moves from the personal to the political. From claiming truth for yourself to claiming justice for all. You’ll receive an earful, a heartful and a brainful from this episode with Rick.

I rap with Rick Hanson about social evolution, connection + leadership

• Know your 3 needs and 3 brains
• How to come home to yourself quickly and thoroughly
• Advocating for our shared truth, shared welfare, shared justice and shared power/resources

What you’ll get out of tuning in:    

• A brief social history of our species that makes sense and rings true
• Why women are the driving force of social change
• What it means to feed the lizard, pet the money and

 

Links:
How to Master the Superpower that Builds All Other Powers with Rick Hanson

Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence

Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time

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 26 languages and include Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha’s Brain, Just One Thing, and Mother Nurture. He edits the Wise Brain Bulletin and has numerous audio programs. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA and founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, he’s been an invited speaker at NASA, Oxford, Stanford, Harvard, and other major universities, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. His work has been featured on the BBC, CBS, and NPR, and he offers the free Just One Thing newsletter with over 120,000 subscribers, plus the online Foundations of Well-Being program in positive neuroplasticity that anyone with financial need can do for free.