Hosts: Armand DiMele

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The Bipolar II Advantage with Dr. Ronald Fieve November 22, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Ronald Fieve
Category: Depression & Mood, Identity & The Self

High energy, little sleep, relentless drive: Dr. Ronald Fieve, Psychiatrist and Author, argues that bipolar II is often a hidden asset rather than a pure liability. Armand DiMele and Fieve trace the spectrum from bipolar I to hypomania, exploring creativity, relationships, psychopathy, and why so many high achievers carry this diagnosis.

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.

Love Regrets November 16, 2006

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

What do you wish you had done differently in love? Armand DiMele maps five distinct love styles (storge, agape, mania, pragma, eros) to the specific regrets each one breeds, arguing that most romantic mistakes trace back to unresolved childhood needs playing out in adult relationships. Callers share their own love regrets live on air.

Remorse, Regret and the Psychopathic Mind November 15, 2006

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

Armand DiMele draws a sharp distinction between remorse and regret, using the psychopathic personality as a lens to show what a life without guilt looks like. Callers share midlife regrets, including a recovering alcoholic ex-cop who reflects on alcohol, isolation, and finding his way back to his kids.

Manic Love and the Six Love Styles November 14, 2006

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

Six distinct love styles, from the game-playing ludic lover to the selfless agapic giver, frame a deep dive into manic love and its links to hypomania and bipolar disorder. Armand DiMele draws on callers’ personal experiences to show how most people blend several styles at once.

The Molecule of Emotion with Candice Pert November 9, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Candice Pert
Category: Personal Growth & Change, The Mind & Neuroscience

Emotions are molecules, and every cell in the body can respond to them. Dr. Candice Pert, author of ‘Molecule of Emotion’, joins Armand to explain how peptide receptors link drugs, emotions, and memory into a unified psychosomatic network, why music resonates through the whole body, and how integrating our different emotional states leads to genuine healing.

Feeling Helpless and Powerless November 8, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Depression & Mood

Helplessness and powerlessness are not the same thing, and the difference matters. Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, trace how powerlessness drives anxiety, social phobia, OCD, and addiction, while helplessness underlies depression, then offer practical steps for reclaiming a sense of agency.

The Psychology of Heart Disease with Dr. Austin Hayes November 7, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Austin Hayes
Category: Depression & Mood, The Mind & Neuroscience

Chronic stress, hostility, and depression are stronger predictors of heart disease than most people realize, accounting for a significant share of cardiac risk. Dr. Austin Hayes, a clinical psychologist working with cardiac patients at Mount Sinai, explains how personality, social isolation, and loss of control drive heart disease and how optimism and support speed recovery.

How Memory Really Works with Pierce Howard November 2, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Pierce Howard
Category: Personal Growth & Change, The Mind & Neuroscience

Memory loss with age is largely a myth, argues Dr. Pierce Howard, author of “The Owner’s Manual for the Brain.” Armand DiMele and Howard dig into how adrenaline fixes memories, why depression distorts recall, the four types of amnesia, and whether dramatically improving memory might actually cost us something valuable.

The Hidden Face of Male Depression October 31, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Depression & Mood, Identity & The Self

Men’s depression is vastly underdiagnosed because it rarely looks like sadness. Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, argue that aggression, dominance, substance abuse, and compulsive drivenness are often depression in disguise, and that treating them as such could change everything.