The Unconscious Mind: How to Access, Understand, and Use ItPodcast, Counselling, Emotional Wellbeing / By Helplink Admin Most of what’s occurring in the mind lies outside our awareness. In this episode, Forrest and Dr. Rick Hanson explore the unconscious mind and the material we might find there. They talk about what the unconscious mind is, the purpose of the unconscious, repression, bias, and what we can do to access, use, and release that unconscious material.