Tara Brach joins Dr. Rick Hanson to help us learn how to "trust the gold:" recognizing and appreciating our essential human goodness, while resting in the key refuges of truth, love, and freedom.\nAbout our Guest: \xa0Tara is the founder and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, D.C. Tara has taught all over the world, and is the author of four books, including her most recent book Trusting the Gold: Uncovering Your Natural Goodness.\xa0You can also find Tara through her Tara Brach podcast.\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You \xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n2:05: What does it mean to \u201ctrust the gold?\u201d\n6:05: Blocks to seeing our true goodness.\n9:50: The impact of childhood.\n13:05: Objection #1: Fears of falling into narcissism or arrogance.\xa0\n18:30: The benefits of satisfying our needs.\n21:20: Objection #2: Fears of laziness and lack of success.\n25:15: Two paths to trusting the gold.\n30:10: \u201cDeal with the bad, turn toward the good, take in the good.\u201d\n34:00: Letting in love.\n39:55: The three kinds of gold.\n44:50: Offering kindness.\n47:25: Trauma, and trusting our goodness when we feel unclean.\n54:25: Recognizing bad behavior while also trusting inner goodness.\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nSponsors:\nJoin\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nWant to sleep better? Try the legendary Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nStart a new healthy habit with Seed! Visit seed.com/beingwell and use code BEINGWELL to get 20% off your first month of Seed\u2019s Daily Synbiotic.\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes