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The mind is a dangerous neighborhood, and there are three ways we can skillfully 'deal with' the often problematic neighbor that lives in our heads. Rick and Forrest explore how we can be with our experience, let go of negative thoughts and feelings, and plant new flowers in the garden of the mind.\nSponsor Message:\xa0We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nIf you'd like to start making real, positive changes to your brain and your life, but you don't have a lot of extra time, then you may want to check out Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price.\nConnect with the show:\n\nVisit us on the web\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nThe material in this podcast comes in large part from our book Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness.\xa0If you like the podcast, you'll love the book!\nTimestamps:\n0:30: What do we mean by \u2018dealing with the mind?\u2019\n3:00: The three ways to deal with the mind\n4:50: Why the mind is like a garden\n7:00: How mindfulness applies to dealing with the mind\n9:30: Why intervention can be diagnostic\n11:00: How to practically work through negative material\n12:45: How is opening to your \u2018experience\u2019 different from opening to your \u2018trip\u2019?\n14:45: Why the mind is like a septic tank\n16:20: Sensing beneath the surface of the mind\n19:45: Language, planning, and the brain\n22:15: Experiencing things \u2018out\u2019\n23:10: Being kind to yourself\n24:00: How do we get \u2018good things\u2019 into the brain?\n29:00: Recap