Guest: Dr. Bernard Starr

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Aging Well and Staying Independent July 6, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr, Linda Vanella
Category: Aging & Mortality, Depression & Mood

Most older adults are not depressed, not dependent, and not eager to move in with their children. Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, joins Armand to dismantle those myths with research, and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, weighs in on seniors who self-isolate. Hidden alcohol abuse, the loneliness of widowhood, and a bold proposal to tap elder wisdom in education all get airtime.

Getting Older and Becoming Invisible December 23, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Aging & Mortality, Love & Romantic Relationships

As people age, they stop being seen as resources and start being overlooked. Armand DiMele and guest Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, examine how aging strips perceived value in relationships and society, why midlife crisis follows lost potency, and how accepting invisibility may be healthier than fighting it.

Four Steps to Peace of Mind with Dr. Henry Kellerman March 11, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr, Dr. Henry Kellerman
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Can psychological symptoms be resolved in four steps? Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, guest-hosts and interviews psychoanalyst Dr. Henry Kellerman, whose book argues that every symptom traces back to unconscious rage over blocked wishes. They unpack the four-step symptom code, contrast psychoanalytic and behavioral approaches, and discuss how identifying hidden anger can dissolve phobias and obsessive thoughts.

Human Gullibility and Financial Madness with Bernard Starr January 21, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Why do smart people fall for scams, bubbles, and collective delusions? Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, trace the psychology of gullibility from the Dutch tulip mania and the South Sea Company to the dot-com crash and Bernie Madoff, examining how situation, cognition, emotion, and social pressure leave us all vulnerable.

The Nature of Mind December 31, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy, The Mind & Neuroscience

Are you in control of your mind, or is your mind controlling you? Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, trace how chemistry, conditioning, and automatic thought patterns quietly drive behavior, then explore whether meditation, introspection, and spiritual detachment can help us step back and truly observe our own thinking.

Greed as a Human Condition December 24, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Is greed a moral failing or simply the human condition? Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, examine greed as a near-narcotic drive rooted in survival, comparing Wall Street excess and the Madoff scandal to universal human hunger for more health, love, and meaning.

Societal Depression and the Bipolar Parallel with Dr. Ronald Fieve November 19, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr, Dr. Ronald Fieve
Category: Depression & Mood, Society, Culture & Current Events

What if the post-boom economic collapse is a form of societal manic depression? Armand DiMele tests this hypothesis with Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD and psychiatrist and author Dr. Ronald Fieve, examining cortisol, testosterone, double depression, and why telling a depressed person to “buck up” never works.

Escaping the Prison of Self October 29, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr
Category: Identity & The Self, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Can we truly escape the identity built from our experiences, or are we prisoners of our own ego? Armand DiMele reunites with Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, to trace the arc from 1970s feeling therapies and primal work to spiritual psychology and the limits of both approaches when it comes to genuine transformation.

The Chemistry of Falling in Love with Helen Fisher October 28, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ari Erwin, Dr. Bernard Starr, Helen Fisher, Lucy Brown
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Romantic love is not just an emotion but a neurochemical drive as powerful as addiction. Armand DiMele presents and reflects on anthropologist Helen Fisher’s fMRI research showing that love, rejection, and even long-term attachment all light up the brain’s reward and risk circuitry in ways that reframe how we understand desire, jealousy, and lasting partnership.