Category: Love & Romantic Relationships

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Oh No He’s Just Like My Father with Sandra Reischus August 8, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Sandra Reischus
Category: Family & Parenting, Love & Romantic Relationships

We unconsciously seek partners who recreate the emotional dynamics of our childhood homes, not the people themselves but the feelings they produce. Sandra Reischus, author of the book of the same name, joins Armand to unpack why comfort zones in love are often traps, and how psychotherapy rewires those early patterns.

The Obsessive Side of Romantic Love May 31, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

Love may be the root of most human suffering, Armand argues, from neurosis to violence. The episode digs into stalking behavior, its statistics and psychology, the delusional belief that persistence will win someone over, and callers wrestling with infidelity, separation, and the cost of staying or leaving.

Surviving a Partner’s Affair May 29, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Love & Romantic Relationships

Infidelity touches nearly every couple at some point, and Armand DiMele breaks down why men and women experience jealousy so differently, tracing both back to evolutionary instinct. He maps the emotional fallout of a discovered affair and argues it can become an unexpected opening for honest reckoning, whether a couple stays together or parts.

The Changing Face of Romantic Partnership with Dr. Annalisa Erba March 1, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Annalisa Erba
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Romantic partnership has never been more varied or more confusing. Clinical psychologist Dr. Annalisa Erba traces love and marriage from ancient Greece through Christianity to today, while Armand DiMele argues that real partnership requires knowing yourself first and that staying single is often the wiser choice.

The Art of Accommodation in Relationships February 28, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

Temperature sensitivity turns out to be a window into how couples accommodate each other’s differences. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace the biology of hot flashes, metabolism, and thermal comfort at work and home, arguing that the willingness to accommodate, from the egg and sperm onward, is the foundation of all lasting relationships.

Separation and the Chemistry of Love February 14, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atin
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why do couples lose their spark, and can separation actually rekindle it? Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace the rise and fall of phenylethylamine in romantic love, argue that emotional distance restores chemistry, and connect childhood neurological gaps to adult attraction patterns and the need for containment.

When Your Partner’s Pain Becomes Yours February 13, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

Can you stay well when someone you love is suffering? Armand DiMele argues that emotional contagion between bonded people is not weakness but chemistry, and that pretending otherwise may be the real pathology. Callers bring raw stories of toxic supervisors, estranged children, and the cost of staying present.

Desire and Intimacy in Long Term Relationships with Esther Perel February 8, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Esther Perel
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Sexuality & Desire

Passion thrives on uncertainty, and too much closeness can kill it. Esther Perel, MA, LMFT, psychotherapist and author of “Mating in Captivity,” joins Armand to explore why desire needs distance, how fantasy differs from perversion, and what surrender, dominance, and the body’s hormonal rhythms reveal about erotic life.

Monogamy as a Biological Strategy with Roberta Mariotti January 31, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Mariotti
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Monogamy is a theory without a practice, argues Armand DiMele alongside biologist Roberta Mariotti. They unpack genetic, sexual, and social monogamy, explore why no species is truly monogamous, and discuss polyamory and the emotional baggage no relationship structure can dissolve.

When Love Is Toxic November 21, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Love can be toxic rather than healing for people who are wired for solitude. Armand DiMele examines the schizoid personality type, those who experience love as an intrusion, tracing the diagnostic criteria, the private person’s hidden inner life, and how holidays expose the tension between compulsive sociality and deep withdrawal.