Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and New York Times best-selling author. His books include "Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence", "Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom", "Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time", and "Mother Nurture: A Mother’s Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships."

Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and on the Advisory Board of the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley, he’s been an invited speaker at Oxford, Stanford, and Harvard, and taught in meditation centers worldwide. A summa cum laude graduate of UCLA, his work has been featured on the BBC, NPR, CBC, FoxBusiness, Consumer Reports Health, U.S. News and World Report, and O Magazine and he has several audio programs with Sounds True. His weekly e-newsletter – Just One Thing – has over 100,000 subscribers, and also appears on Huffington Post, Psychology Today, and other major websites.

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