Adam Hanley - Taking Your Mind Off Autopilot
b"In this bonus episode, Wendy speaks with psychologist and contemplative researcher Adam Hanley. Adam studies mindfulness-based interventions for addiction and pain, seeking to understand how they work, and how they can best be applied in these populations. In this conversation they discuss:\\nhow he became a contemplative scientist;\\nautomaticity, habits, and addiction;\\nhis research showing how mindfulness may help us de-automatize our thought processes, and stay more in the present;\\nself-transcendence and how he's beginning to study it;\\nand the importance of understanding the nature of self, and moving beyond egocentric views, as we seek to build a healthier society.\\nFull show notes and resources"