Hosts: Armand DiMele

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Fear and Depression in Hard Economic Times March 24, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Depression & Mood

When financial security collapses, the brain shifts from optimism to panic, and people tumble between regret about the past and dread of the future. Armand DiMele traces how economic hardship drives depression, hedonism, and isolation, then takes calls from listeners dealing with fresh grief, cancer, loneliness, and the sting of plans that never paid off.

The Male Side of Menopause with Dr. Henry Hess March 19, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Henry Hess
Category: Aging & Mortality, Love & Romantic Relationships

Most menopause conversations leave men out entirely. Armand and gynecologist Dr. Henry Hess examine how hormonal shifts reshape attraction, bonding, and sexual connection, and why men’s ignorance of the process quietly destroys long marriages. Covers the history of hormone therapy, oxytocin, and foreplay as daily practice.

Celebrating the Primitive Self March 18, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Bernie Starr, Claudia Fox, Deborah King, Deidre Middleston Shide, Eric Morgan, Jeremy Spiegel, Lillian Gonzalez
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

What do parties, hunger, sex, and manipulation have in common? They all hijack the primitive brain. Armand DiMele argues that the real work of being human is learning to honor instinct and intellect together, rather than letting either one run the show.

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.

How Memory Shapes the Love We Seek March 5, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Every time we recall a memory, we alter it slightly, building love lives on reconstructed rather than real experiences. Armand DiMele traces the neuroscience of memory from protein synthesis at the synapse to the ways callers mourn lost parents, idealize childhood, and search for love modeled on images that may never have existed.

Defining Success on Your Own Terms with Claudia Fox March 1, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Claudia Fox
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Success means nothing if you can not define it for yourself. Claudia Fox, a career coach who runs job-search workshops, joins Armand DiMele to discuss how personal insight, honest feedback from others, and genuine passion all matter more than money when building a fulfilling life and career.

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.

New Year Personality Change January 1, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Every change demands a loss, and Armand DiMele makes that the central argument of this New Year’s Day reflection. Wanting more organization means surrendering some creative chaos; dropping anger means facing the sadness underneath it. He walks through anger, depression, isolation, and petty dishonesty as sites where real change begins, and closes with a set of simple, non-preachy invitations: weep freely, listen without challenging, apologize, be kinder.

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.

When the Mind Surrenders December 30, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ensorara, Sarah
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Why do people willingly give up control of their own minds? Armand DiMele argues that boredom, peer pressure, and the pleasure principle all prime us to surrender our mental autonomy, whether to love, obsession, cults, or hormones. A caller shares her near-recruitment by the Moonies as a vivid case study.