Recovering from a Challenging Childhood: Reclaim, Resupply, and Repair

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

Dr. Rick and Forrest explore a huge topic: what can we do to recover from a difficult childhood as an adult? Rick introduces a three step process that can help us reclaim our past, identify the key needs we have these days, and internalize related positive experiences. They discuss related tools from psychology like releasing repressed emotions, claiming agency where we can, and changing what we emphasize in the story of our lives. If you had a hard time growing up, this one’s for you.

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Key Topics:

0:00: Introduction

1:40: Recovering from childhood wounds - Reclaim, Resupply, and Repair

7:00: Clarifying your personal narrative, and the importance of agency

12:25: How the unmet needs from your past impacts your present

18:25: Changing what we emphasize in the story we tell ourselves

28:50: Letting the fizz out of the bottle

32:20: Identifying the right medicine for your unresolved wounds

38:00: How developing competency helps you break free from your past

41:50: Self-soothing through envisioning positive experiences

45:00: The process of letting go of the childhood you wish you had

57:50: Naming what you want from life, and the universal ground of being

1:02:00: Recap

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