Guest: Ilana Rubenfeld

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Magical Thinking and the Double Bind September 4, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Brian Jefferson, Dr. Annalisa Erba, Ilana Rubenfeld, Johnna Valerio
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Armand DiMele breaks down two foundational distortions in human thinking: magical thinking, the belief that we cause or control others’ feelings, and the double bind, the no-win trap that forces children to bend reality rather than expose a parent’s lie. Both patterns, rooted in childhood, quietly drive adult dysfunction.

Childhood Needs in Adult Relationships with Portia Franklin Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Albert Pesso, Diane Boyden Pesso, Ilana Rubenfeld, Portia Franklin
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Personal Growth & Change

Unmet childhood needs quietly drive adult relationship failures. Armand and Portia Franklin, a New York psychotherapist trained in the methods of Albert Pesso, Co-founder, Pesso Boyden Therapy, walk through five core needs: place, support, nurturance, protection, and loving limits, and explain how their absence gets re-enacted with partners who can never truly fill them.