Category: Identity & The Self

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The Many Shapes of a Relationship Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Ora Yemini Morrison
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Romantic partnerships rarely fit a single mold. Armand DiMele and co-hosts Ora Yemini-Morrison, LCSW and Giullian Gioiello map over a dozen relationship styles, from fantasy and lies to dominance, competition, and enabling, arguing that most couples fall into rigid patterns and that recognizing yours is the first step toward something better.

The Need to Be Held with Jean Liedloff Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Jean Liedloff
Category: Family & Parenting, Identity & The Self

What happens to people who were never held as babies? Jean Liedloff, author of “The Continuum Concept,” argues that the unmet need for physical contact in infancy drives lifelong restlessness, rage, and self-rejection. Armand and callers trace the thread from Columbine to loneliness to addiction.

Why We Tell Ourselves Certain Stories Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Diane, Dr. Carol Dweck, Giullian Gioiello, Jennifer, John Valerio, Kelly, Rick
Category: Identity & The Self, The Mind & Neuroscience

Neural activity, not psychology, drives the stories we construct about our lives. Armand DiMele argues that the brain manufactures narratives, jealousy, ambition, grief, romantic obsession, to exhaust excess electrical energy and restore equilibrium. Co-host Giullian Gioiello joins as callers test the theory against real losses and life patterns.

A Year as a Buddhist Nun with Diana Winstead Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Diana Winstead
Category: Identity & The Self, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Diana Winstead spent a year as a shaved-head, robed Buddhist nun in Burma, meditating in near-total silence. Armand DiMele draws out what she learned about sexuality, surrender, and selfhood by removing almost everything modern life is built on, and what happened when she returned.

The Nature of Genius with Arthur I. Miller Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Arthur I. Miller
Category: Identity & The Self, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

What do Einstein and Picasso have in common? Historian of science Arthur I. Miller argues both geniuses solved the same problem of simultaneity, and that true creative focus demands emotional shutdown. Armand and Miller explore whether genius is built on admiration, isolation, or something deeper.