Rick Hanson, Ph.D., is a neuropsychologist and author of Hardwiring Happiness (coming in October 2013), Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom, and Just One Thing: Developing a Buddha Brain One Simple Practice at a Time. Founder of the Wellspring Institute for Neuroscience and Contemplative Wisdom and Affiliate 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. Learn more at www.rickhanson.net. TOPICS: How to rewire your brain for more pleasure & joy + Why self-compassion is so important to your health & wellbeing + 3 steps to work with your fears & doubts + Ways to have more fulfillinging relationship with your partners & children + How to tame your inner critic + Why pleasure is so vital for the depleted mom.