Steady Yourself
Release Mom Guilt and Stay Grounded When You’re Triggered
with Rick Hanson, PhD
A spilled drink. One more question from your partner. A small thing that suddenly feels unbearable.
In this conversation, Dr. Rick Hanson breaks down what’s actually happening in your brain when tiny stressors push you to the edge — and how to catch yourself before you snap.
He also tackles mom guilt head-on: why it makes no logical sense, and why the standards you’re holding yourself to would break anyone.
Plus, simple, doable practices — a three-breath meditation, ways to actually let the good moments land — for finding a sense of calm and self-compassion, even on the days you feel like you’re failing at all of it.
Rick Hanson, PhD, is a psychologist, senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and New York Times bestselling author. Altogether, his seven books have been published in 33 languages and include Making Great Relationships, Neurodharma, Resilient, Hardwiring Happiness, Just One Thing, Buddha’s Brain, and Mother Nurture, with over a million copies sold in English alone. He’s the founder of the Global Compassion Coalition and the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom, as well as the cohost of the Being Well podcast, which has been downloaded over 25 million times. He offers free newsletters, and his online programs have scholarships available for those with financial needs. He’s lectured at NASA, Google, Oxford, and Harvard. An expert on positive neuroplasticity, his work has been featured on CBS, NPR, the BBC, and other major media. He began meditating in 1974 and has taught in meditation centers worldwide. He and his wife live in northern California and have two adult children. He loves the wilderness and taking a break from emails.