{"podcast":{"title":"Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson","slug":"being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807","podcast_index_feed_id":218807,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BEING3442328255","website_url":"https://rickhanson.com/being-well-podcast/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/29c0137e-b6fb-11ee-8b98-972782997553/image/367a270febbb547b30aa6399eb94f34b.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Being Well","episode_count":472,"summary":"Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist (and his dad) Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807"},"episode":{"title":"6 Lessons from Existential and Transpersonal Psychology","slug":"6-lessons-from-existential-and-transpersonal-psychology","published_at":"2026-04-06T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807/6-lessons-from-existential-and-transpersonal-psychology","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/BEING4382910303.mp3?updated=1775162575","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/211/traffic.megaphone.fm/BEING4382910303.mp3?updated=1775162575","summary":"Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the lessons we can learn from two of Humanistic psychology’s more challenging branches: existential psychology and transpersonal psychology. Existential psychology asks what it means to build a meaningful life in the face of death, while Transpersonal psychology wonders if the individual self is what we should be so focused on. Forrest and Rick focus on the work of Rollo May, Irvin Yalom, Abraham Maslow, and Stanislav Grof, and major themes include freedom, agency, anxiety, the limits of the “self,” and how confronting these can lead to a fuller and more meaningful life. Rick’s Self-Worth Course: Starts this week! In this 6-week online course, Rick will guide you in practical, research-backed ways to release old patterns and grow a lasting sense of confidence, kindness toward yourself, and genuine self-worth. Learn more at RickHanson.com/worthy and use coupon code BeingWell25 to receive a 25% discount. Key Topics: 0:00: Intro and recap of humanistic psychology 6:12: History and context of existential psychology 12:04: Three important lessons from existentialism 26:03: Agency and meaning making within existential psychology 38:38: Overview of transpersonal psychology 1:00:43: Three important lessons from transpersonal psychology 1:11:14: Closing reflections, and a one word summary 1:14:07: Recap Support the Podcast: We're on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. SponsorsSleep Reset is offering a free 7-day trial, available only at thesleepreset.com/podcast. Start your first week of real, clinician-designed insomnia treatment tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Dr. Rick and Forrest explore the lessons we can learn from two of Humanistic psychology’s more challenging branches: existential psychology and transperso…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5216,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807/episodes/6-lessons-from-existential-and-transpersonal-psychology/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/being-well-with-forrest-hanson-and-dr-rick-hanson-218807/6-lessons-from-existential-and-transpersonal-psychology.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}