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Being Well Podcast: Impermanence Anxiety – How to Live While Letting Go

In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick explore impermanence anxiety: the fears we have related to change. They discuss “macro” and “micro” impermanence, terror management theory, the courage to care, fully embracing life, what tends to help people come to peace with impermanence, and how we can become more resilient in the face of change.

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This Wednesday Night Meditation included a 22-minute meditation, a 47-minute talk, and a discussion about Cultivating Belonging.

Guest teacher Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith is a child clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma and issues of race. She is a senior fellow of Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and is both a professor and the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Wright Institute. She provides consultation and training to bay area non-profits and schools on how to support trauma-informed practices and cultural accountability.

I hope you find it helpful, and you are welcome to join my free Wednesday Meditations – which are open to everyone!

Meditation: Cultivating Belonging

Talk: Cultivating Belonging

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