Best Selling Books by Rick Hanson

With New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Hanson''s four steps, you can counterbalance your brain''s negativity bias and learn to hardwire happiness in only a few minutes each day. Why is it easier to ruminate over hurt feelings than it is to bask in the warmth of being appreciated? Because your brain evolved to learn quickly from bad experiences and slowly from good ones, but you can change this. Life isn’t easy, and having a brain wired to take in the bad and ignore the good makes us worried, irritated, and stressed, instead of confident, secure, and happy. But each day is filled with opportunities to build inner strengths and Dr. Rick Hanson, an acclaimed clinical psychologist, shows what you can do to override the brain’s default pessimism. Hardwiring Happiness lays out a simple method that uses the hidden power of everyday experiences to build new neural structures full of happiness, love, confidence, and peace. You’ll learn to see through the lies your brain tells you. Dr. Hanson’s four steps build strengths into your brain to make contentment and a powerful sense of resilience the new normal. In just minutes a day, you can transform your brain into a refuge and power center of calm and happiness.

These days it’s hard to count on the world outside. So it’s vital to grow strengths inside like grit, gratitude, and compassion—the key to resilience, and to lasting well-being in a changing world. True resilience is much more than enduring terrible conditions. We need resilience every day to raise a family, work at a job, cope with stress, deal with health problems, navigate issues with others, heal from old pain, and simply keep on going. With his trademark blend of neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology, New York Times bestselling author Dr. Rick Hanson shows you how to develop twelve vital inner strengths hardwired into your own nervous system. Then no matter what life throws at you, you’ll be able to feel less stressed, pursue opportunities with confidence, and stay calm and centered in the face of adversity. This practical guide is full of concrete suggestions, experiential practices, personal examples, and insights into the brain. It includes effective ways to interact with others and to repair and deepen important relationships. Warm, encouraging, and down-to-earth, Dr. Hanson’s step-by-step approach is grounded in the science of positive neuroplasticity. He explains how to overcome the brain’s negativity bias, release painful thoughts and feelings, and replace them with self-compassion, self-worth, joy, and inner peace.

You’ve heard the expression, “It’s the little things that count.” Research has shown that little daily practices can change the way your brain works, too. This book offers simple brain-training practices you can do every day to protect against stress, lift your mood, and find greater emotional resilience. Just One Thing is a treasure chest of over fifty practices created specifically to deepen your sense of well-being and unconditional happiness. Just one practice each day can help you: Be good to yourself Enjoy life as it is Build on your strengths Be more effective at home and work Make peace with your emotions

If you change your brain, you can change your life. Great teachers like the Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, and Gandhi were all born with brains built essentially like anyone else’s—and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain, and more and more, we are learning that it''s possible to strengthen positive brain states. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights from thousands of years of mindfulness practice, you too can use your mind to shape your brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom. Buddha''s Brain draws on the latest research to show how to stimulate your brain for more fulfilling relationships, a deeper spiritual life, and a greater sense of inner confidence and worth. Using guided meditations and mindfulness exercises, you''ll learn how to activate the brain states of calm, joy, and compassion instead of worry, sorrow, and anger. Most importantly, you will foster positive psychological growth that will literally change the way you live in your day-to-day life. This book presents an unprecedented intersection of psychology, neurology, and contemplative practice, and is filled with practical tools and skills that you can use every day to tap the unused potential of your brain and rewire it over time for greater well-being and peace of mind.

“50 simple, powerful ways to improve your relationships at home and at work” (Lori Gottlieb, author of Maybe You Should Talk To Someone), based on the latest findings in neuroscience, mindfulness, and positive psychology—by the New York Times bestselling author of Neurodharma and Resilient Relationships are usually the most important part of a person’s life. But they’re often stressful and frustrating, or simply awkward, distant, and lonely. We feel the weight of things unsaid, needs unmet, conflicts unresolved. It’s easy to feel stuck. But actually, new research shows that you create your relationships every day with the things you do and say, which gives you the ability to start improving them now. You have the power to make all your relationships better just by making simple changes that start inside yourself. New York Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain and Hardwiring Happiness, Rick Hanson, PhD, brings his trademark warmth and clarity to Making Great Relationships, a comprehensive guide to fostering healthy, effective, and fulfilling relationships of all kinds: at home and at work, with family and friends, and with people who are challenging. As a psychologist, couples and family counselor, husband, and father, Dr. Hanson has learned what makes relationships go badly and what you can do to make them go better. Grounded in brain science and clinical psychology, and informed by contemplative wisdom, Making Great Relationships offers fifty fundamental skills, including: • How to convince yourself that you truly deserve to be treated well • How to communicate effectively in all kinds of settings • How to stay centered so that conflict doesn’t rattle you so deeply • How to see the good in others (even when they make it difficult) • How to set and maintain healthy boundaries or resize relationships as needed • How to express your needs so that they are more likely to be fulfilled With these fifty simple yet powerful practices, you can handle conflicts, repair misunderstandings, get treated better, deepen a romantic partnership, be at peace with others, and give the love that you have in your heart. Making Great Relationships will teach you how to relate better than ever with all the people in your life.

When ex-marine, ex-cop, and hopefully-soon-to-be-famous sculptor Adam McCleet travels to Taos, New Mexico, he finds a body in the backyard of the house he''s borrowing from his sister, Margot. Soon, he becomes the main suspect in a murder investigation, and his only hope lies in solving the crime himself before he gets locked up in jail forever.

Intrepid detective-by-default Adam McCleet finds himself immersed in a bizarre case of multiple murder on an Indian reservation overtaken by a real estate developer and huckster who has formed a new independent nation called Bob.

LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLER • “An easy-to-follow road map for creating day-to-day inner peace in today’s increasingly complex world.”—Lori Gottlieb, MFT, New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone Throughout history, people have sought the heights of human potential—to become as wise and strong, happy and loving, as any person can ever be. And now recent science is revealing how these remarkable ways of being are based on equally remarkable changes in our own nervous system, making them more attainable than ever before. In Neurodharma, the follow-up to his classic Buddha’s Brain, New York Times bestselling author Rick Hanson, PhD, not only explores the new neuroscience of awakening but also offers a bold yet plausible plan for reverse-engineering peak experiences, sense of oneness, and even enlightenment itself. And he does so with his trademark blend of solid science and warm encouragement, guiding you along this high-reaching path with good humor, accessible tools, and personal examples. A groundbreaking yet practical book, Neurodharma shares seven practices for strengthening the neural circuitry of profound contentment and inner peace—qualities that offer essential support in everyday life while also supporting the exploration of the most radical reaches of human consciousness. Step by step, this book explains how to apply these insights in order to cultivate unshakable presence of mind, a courageous heart, and serenity in a changing world. The breakthroughs of the great teachers are not reserved for the chosen few. Dr. Hanson shows how we can embody them ourselves in daily life to handle stress, heal old pain, feel at ease with others, and rest in the sense of our natural goodness. The Buddha didn’t use an MRI to become enlightened. Still, 2,500 years after he walked the dusty roads of northern India, neuroscientists are discovering the mechanisms of the brain that underpin the Buddha’s penetrating analysis of the mind. With deep research, stories, guided meditations, examples, and applications, Dr. Hanson offers a fascinating, inspiring vision of who we can be—and an effective path for fulfilling this wonderful possibility.

A patient undergoing a therapy session in a psychiatric ward in Portland attacks his doctor and kills him. Police attribute the killing to the patient''s mental state, but sculptor and sleuth Adam McCleet thinks someone had drugged the man to kill the doctor. By the author of Spare Parts.

Adam McCleet, ex-marine, ex-cop and semi-successful sculptor takes off in pursuit of his sister Margot''s henpecked husband and a deranged killer--the Yuppie Ripper--who''s been relieving upwardly mobile professionals of vital organs and has the whole Pacific Northwest trembling.

Private eye Adam McCleet, ex-policeman, ex-Marine and would-be sculptor, is promised $15 million if he solves a murder that has not yet been committed. The man who hires him is the salmon king of Oregon, who expects murder to strike his heirs when he dies. It does, too.

“Ideal for these unsettling times; highly recommended for general readers." —Library Journal (starred review) A quick-relief guide for calming anxiety and stress right now. If you’re feeling unprecedented levels of stress and anxiety right now, please know that you aren’t alone. In these extreme and uncertain times, it’s natural to be in a constant state of mental and physical strain. Whether you’re dealing with job loss, a sick loved one, or just feeling the weight of the world during your 2 a.m. doomscroll—you need quick tools you can use right now, whenever and wherever you are, to lower stress and soothe anxiety. This emergency kit has you covered. Written by a dream team of mental health experts and grounded in evidence-based therapy, The Anxiety First Aid Kit offers powerful tools for triaging stress and anxiety in the moments when you need it most. You’ll find easy and doable ways to help you press pause on panic, and find your calm spot right away. You’ll discover in-the-moment interventions to help you relax before your anxiety and stress go into overdrive. And finally, you’ll learn how to make healthy and workable lifestyle changes to improve your mental health and increase resilience, so you can effectively deal with stressful situations in the future—no matter what life throws at you. Between pandemic-related economic fears, the frustrations of social distancing, indoor confinement, work and household double duties (now including homeschooling!), and the looming threat of serious illness, is it any wonder you’re feeling completely stressed out and anxious? If you need immediate relief, The Anxiety First Aid Kit has everything you need to manage stress and anxiety—right now.

"If you ever wanted a second chance, if you ever wanted to do it all over and do it right, then listen to Joe Kita. He did it for all of us." (Regis Philbin) We all have our regrets, but rarely do we give ourselves a chance to try to do anything about them. After turning forty, Joe Kita set out to relive his top-twenty personal regrets. In Another Shothe recounts his adventures-from the hilarious to the poignant. Dismayed that he may have missed his sexual peak, he convinces his wife to enroll with him in sex camp. Bemoaning the selling of his first love, a powerhouse Camaro, he hires a private detective to find it. Still smarting from the sting of getting cut from his high school basketball team, he convinces his alma mater''s coach to let him try out for the squad again-more than twenty years later. Above all, though, it''s Kita''s relationships with his family that haunt him. His interaction with his mother has always been strained, and he attempts to understand her by taking her out for a special night. Kita even tries to get in touch with his late father through a medium because he never got to say goodbye. At once witty and profound, Another Shotoffers a glimpse into the hopes and worries of a regular guy and speaks to everyone about not letting regrets keep us from enjoying the rest of our lives.

Princípios da neurociência para desenvolver uma fonte de calma, força e felicidade em sua vida "Claro, acessível e inteligente, este livro resume o que você precisa saber para se tornar seu melhor amigo, em vez de seu maior crítico." – Mark Willams, coautor de Atenção plena "No caos da incerteza e da adversidade, uma pessoa calma faz toda a diferença. Rick Hanson nos ensina como ser essa pessoa." – Frank Ostaseski, autor de Os cinco convites Determinação, amor-próprio e bondade são recursos mentais que nos tornam resilientes: capazes de lidar com a adversidade, abrindo caminhos e superando os desafios em busca de oportunidades. Embora seja fundamental para nossa recuperação depois de perdas e traumas, a verdadeira resiliência oferece mais do que isso, promovendo bem-estar e uma sensação intrínseca de felicidade, amor e paz. Combinando ensinamentos da neurociência, da atenção plena e da psicologia positiva, este livro ensina como lidar com as dificuldades e ir atrás dos nossos sonhos com confiança e contentamento. Autor do consagrado O cérebro de Buda, Rick Hanson nos ajuda a consolidar as 12 principais potencialidades mentais para vivermos com tranquilidade e força. Repleto de sugestões concretas, práticas experimentais, histórias reais e informações sobre o funcionamento do cérebro, o livro ensina: • Maneiras de superar a negatividade e enxergar a vida sob uma perspectiva mais otimista e generosa. • Ferramentas para substituir pensamentos dolorosos por autocompaixão, autocuidado, alegria e paz interior. • Estratégias para interagir melhor com os outros e ter relacionamentos mais gratificantes. • Técnicas para integrar novos recursos emocionais aos seus circuitos cerebrais.

Tu cerebro es, con mucho, el órgano más importante del cuerpo, y lo que sucede en él determina lo que piensas y sientes, dices y haces. Este libro trata de algo muy sencillo, y es el poder oculto que tienen las experiencias positivas cotidianas de cambiar tu cerebro -y por tanto tu vida- para mejor. En él te enseñaré a convertir los momentos buenos en algo que pondrá a tu cerebro rebosante de felicidad, fuerza, tranquilidad, paciencia y confianza. No me refiero a los momentos inusitados y excepcionales; estoy hablando de transformar las experiencias fugaces en mejoras duraderas de tu patrimonio neuronal. Vas a aprender a incorporar la felicidad a tu cerebro, a tu mente y a tu vida. Vas a aprender a cultivar la felicidad.

La chiave per trasformare le esperienze effimere in risorse interiori durature è già custodita dentro di noi ed è la nostra forza. La vera capacità di adattarsi a un mondo in continuo cambiamento scaturisce da forze interne come la grinta, la gratitudine e la compassione. Questa è la resilienza, quella dote di cui abbiamo bisogno ogni giorno per crescere una famiglia, lavorare insieme ad altri, affrontare lo stress, i problemi di salute, le divergenze, il dolore o semplicemente i momenti di difficoltà. Con la sua caratteristica miscela di neuroscienza, mindfulness e psicologia positiva, il dottor Rick Hanson ci mostra come sviluppare dodici forze interiori vitali legate al nostro sistema nervoso. Attraverso una guida pratica, piena di suggerimenti concreti, esercizi, esempi personali e informazioni preziose su come funziona il nostro cervello, ci offre gli strumenti per affrontare le sfide della vita con meno ansia, più ottimismo, fiducia in noi stessi, calma e concentrazione.

„Cultivarea fericirii este una dintre cele mai importante abilități pe care ni le putem dezvolta de-a lungul vieții. Această carte ne pune la dispoziție pași simpli și accesibili pentru a atinge pacea și bucuria.“ Thich Nhat Hanh „Unul dintre cei mai mari specialiști în antrenarea minții ne arată cum să cultivăm părțile bune și utile din interiorul nostru. Un dar inspirat și înțelept, alături de exerciții optimiste, care îi vor ajuta realmente pe cititori. O carte despre speranță și bucurie!“ Dr. Paul Gilbert Creierul nostru învață în permanență, așa că este proiectat să fie schimbat de experiențele pe care le trăim. Rick Hanson, renumit psiholog și specialist în neuroștiințe, ale cărui cărți au fost traduse în 26 de limbi, ne dezvăluie puterea experiențelor pozitive de a ne schimba mentalitatea – și, prin urmare, viața − în bine. Pornind de la cele mai noi descoperiri din domeniul neuroștiințelor, prezentate într-un limbaj accesibil, cu ajutorul unor exerciții simplu de realizat, cartea ne ajută să aplicăm concret cunoștințele legate de funcționarea creierului, pentru a ști cum să ne transformăm, să fim fericiți, optimiști și încrezători în propriile forțe.

Práticas para aumentar a tranquilidade, o bem-estar e a empatia. A neurociência por detrás do amor, da sabedoria e da felicidade. A ciência tem vindo a demonstrar como o fluxo de pensamentos molda o nosso cérebro. Ao combinar as mais recentes descobertas na área da neurociência com as práticas budistas, Cérebro de Buda é um guia prático para estimular o cérebro, aumentar o bem-estar, desenvolver a tranquilidade e a compaixão, e reduzir o sofrimento. Com as meditações guiadas e os exercícios de mindfulness deste livro, irá aprender a ativar estados de calma, alegria e compaixão em vez de se enredar em preocupações, mágoa e raiva. Repleto de ferramentas práticas para explorar todo o potencial não utilizado do cérebro, esta é uma leitura essencial para compreender que, quando se muda de mente, muda-se de vida. Uma interseção sem precedentes entre psicologia, neurologia e prática contemplativa, repleto de ferramentas práticas que se podem usar todos os dias para explorar o potencial não utilizado do cérebro e reconectá-lo ao longo do tempo para obtenção de maior bem-estar. Os elogios da crítica: «Um contributo importante para entender a relação entre a ciência e a meditação no caminho da transformação.» — Joseph Goldstein, autor norte-americano e professor de meditação «Cérebro de Buda mostra-lhe como práticas mentais, baseadas em tradições contemplativas, podem aumentar a capacidade de experienciar felicidade e paz. Usando conhecimentos científicos, é um livro com orientações claras para cultivar um coração sábio e livre.» - Tara Brach, autora bestseller de Aceitação Radical

«Cincuenta maneras sencillas y poderosas de mejorar tus relaciones en casa y en el trabajo» (Lori Gottlieb, autor de Deberías hablar con alguien), basado en los últimos descubrimientos en neurociencia, mindfulness y psicología positiva, del autor superventas de Neurodharma y Resiliente Las relaciones suelen ser la parte más importante de la vida de una persona. Pero a menudo son estresantes y frustrantes, o sencillamente incómodas, distantes y solitarias. Sentimos el peso de las cosas no dichas, de las necesidades no satisfechas y de los conflictos no resueltos. Es fácil sentirse estancado. Pero, en realidad, las investigaciones recientes muestran que creas tus relaciones cada día con las cosas que haces y dices, lo que te da la capacidad de mejorarlas ahora mismo. Tienes el poder de hacer que todas tus relaciones sean mejores sólo con unos sencillos cambios que empiezan dentro de ti. El autor superventas de El cerebro de Buda, Rick Hanson, PhD, aporta su calidez y su claridad características a Construye grandes relaciones, una guía completa para fomentar relaciones de todo tipo sanas, efectivas y plenas: en casa, en el trabajo, con la familia y los amigos, y con la gente que te supone un reto. Como psicólogo, consejero familiar y de pareja, esposo y padre, el doctor Hanson ha aprendido qué hace que las relaciones vayan mal y qué puedes hacer para que vayan mejor. Basado en la ciencia del cerebro y la psicología clínica, e inspirado en la sabiduría contemplativa, Construye grandes relaciones ofrece cincuenta habilidades fundamentales, entre las que se incluyen: Cómo convencerte de que realmente te mereces ser tratado bien Cómo comunicarte de manera eficiente en todo tipo de situaciones Cómo mantenerte centrado para que el conflicto no te afecte tan profundamente Cómo ver lo bueno de los demás (incluso cuando lo hacen difícil) Cómo establecer y mantener límites saludables, o redimensionar relaciones cuando resulte necesario Cómo expresar tus necesidades para que sea mucho más probable que se satisfagan Con estas cincuenta sencillas pero poderosas prácticas, puedes gestionar conflictos, solucionar malentendidos, ser tratado mejor, profundizar en una relación de pareja, estar en paz con los demás y dar todo el amor que tienes en tu corazón. Construye grandes relaciones te enseñará cómo relacionarte mejor que nunca con todas las personas que pasen por tu vida.

Teoria e pratica si fondono perfettamente in questo libro che è di per sé un toccasana per il nostro benessere psicologico e mentale. Molti di noi si sentono bloccati, se non addirittura intrappolati, nelle relazioni. Magari con un collega difficile o un coinquilino esasperante, con un cogenitore poco collaborativo, un parente disaffezionato, un capo sempre pronto a criticare o un coniuge disamorato. Con parole che infondono grande speranza, Rick Hanson ci mostra in modo semplice e immediato i passi che sono in nostro potere per trovare sostegno e felicità nelle relazioni, e per renderle migliori. Sono nate con questo intento le 50 lezioni pratiche di resilienza raccolte in questo libro, da consultare e seguire secondo le nostre personali esigenze. Ricche di consigli e spunti originali, ci indicheranno la strada per comunicare con efficacia in contesti di ogni tipo, farci valere, esprimere i nostri sentimenti più profondi, restare fuori dai litigi sterili, dire (e ottenere) ciò che vogliamo, ridimensionare le relazioni a seconda delle necessità, perdonare gli altri e noi stessi, prendere le cose meno sul personale, sentirci davvero accuditi.

Por que é mais fácil ficar remoendo uma mágoa do que se entregar ao carinho de um gesto amoroso? Porque é assim que a mente foi programada durante a evolução: aparelhada para aprender rapidamente com as experiências ruins, mas não tão rapidamente com as boas. É um antigo mecanismo de sobrevivência que transformou o cérebro em velcro para coisas negativas e teflon para as positivas. A vida não é fácil, e com um cérebro programado para incorporar o que é ruim e ignorar o que é bom nós nos tornamos preocupados, irritados e estressados, em vez de confiantes, seguros e felizes. Embora cada dia apresente inúmeras oportunidades de desenvolver nossas forças interiores, o cérebro foi projetado para ignorá-las e desperdiçá-las. Isso faz com que você seja mais rigoroso consigo do que é com os outros, sinta-se incapaz mesmo quando é bem-sucedido em diversos aspectos e se sinta sozinho mesmo quando há muitas pessoas a seu lado. Neuropsicólogo renomado e autor de sucesso internacional, o médico Rick Hanson explica o que fazer para superar essa programação cerebral engessada. O cérebro e a felicidade apresenta um método simples que utiliza a força oculta das experiências do dia a dia para desenvolver estruturas neurais que atraem a felicidade, o amor, a confiança e a paz. As quatro etapas do doutor Hanson criam um cérebro suficientemente forte para resistir à antiga tendência negativista, permitindo que a alegria e uma profunda sensação de bem-estar se tornem seu novo estado normal. Com alguns poucos minutos diários, podemos transformar nosso cérebro em um oásis de tranquilidade. Podemos interiorizar a felicidade. "Rick Hanson é um mestre em seu ofício, e nos mostra neste livro um caminho sábio para a vida cotidiana. Baseado nas últimas descobertas da neurociência, este livro revela que, se entendermos o um pouco do cérebro, podemos cuidar melhor de nossas vidas, e fazer uma diferença real para o nosso bem-estar. Este é um livro para saborear, praticar e levar a sério." - Mark Williams, Ph.D., professor da Universidade de Oxford, autor de ''Atenção Plena: Mindfulness'')

Le saviez-vous ? Il suffit de petites modifications pour provoquer de grandes transformations dans votre cerveau et dans votre vie. La méditation est la clé de ce changement. Chacun peut entraîner ses capacités naturelles et avoir un "cerveau de Bouddha" A l''origine, Bouddha avait le même cerveau que tout le monde, capable de sérénité mais aussi de colère, de clair-voyance comme de confusion, d''amour ou de haine. Par le travail de la méditation, il a transformé son être profond. Rick Hanson vous explique comment, à la lumière des neurosciences et des plus récentes découvertes en psychologie. Il vous propose également des conseils pratiques et des méditations guidées, pour intégrer la pleine conscience à votre quotidien.

Ce livre est un recueil d''exercices très simples à faire régulièrement, le plus souvent dans votre tête, qui permettent de renforcer l''estime de soi, la résilience, l''efficacité, le bien-être, la lucidité et la paix intérieure. A première vue, vous pourriez être tenté de sous-estimer leur puissance. Mais ces petits riens changeront peu à peu votre cerveau grâce à ce qu''on appelle la neuroplasticité, c''est-à-dire la capacité du cerveau à se modifier au fil des expériences. Il s''agit de s''imprégner de ce qui est bon, de protéger son cerveau, de se sentir plus en sécurité, d''être moins angoissé par ses imperfections, de trouver refuge ou de réparer les blessures du coeur. Rick Hanson

Leading from the Heart: The New Corporate Foundation articulates a model of leadership based on being, not doing. It applies to anyone who wants to be a leader, even if they do not hold a formal position of authority within a team. Leading from the Heart coaches you in how to show up every day to inspire the greatest possibility and performance in yourself and others. The lessons in the book translate universal principles into tangible ways of being to help you be a more respected, inspiring, and influential leader. Each chapter addresses one topic and will broaden your perspective and change your awareness in that area. As the content of each chapter informs how you show up as a leader, the chapters will start to work together to evolve your total leadership style and positively impact your life and work environment.