Hosts: Armand DiMele

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Climate Change and the Emotional Body April 1, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Audrey, Dr. Kenneth Christian, Dr. Michael Bader, Giullian Gioiello, Jeannie, Jonathan Raskin, Linda Vanella, Shay
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Emotions & Inner Life

Severe winters and accelerating climate disruption are doing something to us emotionally that seasonal affective disorder alone cannot explain. Armand DiMele, joined by co-host Giullian Gioiello and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, explores how environmental upheaval drives withdrawal, hormonal disruption, and a search for connection through technology, money, and music.

The Madness of Falling in Love March 26, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

Falling in love may be less sanity than neurosis. Armand DiMele and co-host Giullian Gioiello, joined by Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, work through why romantic love so often fills a psychological hole, how mirror neurons shape emotional connection, and why couples in trouble can describe what a partner thinks but not what they feel.

Hatred Vengeance and the Hateful Self March 25, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Grief & Loss

Hatred is not a demon to be hidden but a feeling to be explored honestly. Armand DiMele and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, trace hatred from childhood helplessness through jealousy, control, and vengeance, with a moving call from a man who lost his brother on 9/11 and has since been cut off from his nephews and nieces.

The Many Faces of Feeling Glad February 4, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella, Michael G. Haskins
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Feeling good is more complicated than it looks. Armand DiMele, joined by Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, and co-host Giullian Gioiello, unpacks the spectrum of gladness, from alert calm to manic highs to nervous laughter, drawing on brain chemistry, fruit fly research, and callers sharing their own deflections from pain.

Living With Fear and Anxiety January 29, 2014

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Emotions & Inner Life

Fear is false evidence appearing real, Armand DiMele argues, rooted in the nervous brain’s ancient survival wiring. He walks through the five core feelings, introduces a sixth (numbness), and explains how anxiety flips between clinging to security and a quiet wish for it all to end. Callers bring these ideas to life through fears about family, children, and personal history.

The Roots of Betrayal and Self-Betrayal January 22, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Why do we betray ourselves before others ever get the chance? Armand DiMele traces betrayal to the childhood choice between love and power, arguing that submitting your authentic self to win approval sets up every relationship for eventual breakdown. Co-host Giullian Gioiello adds a younger generational lens on peer groups and digital belonging. Callers bring the theory to life.

Betrayal and Self Betrayal January 21, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Trauma & Healing

Betrayal almost always involves a choice by the betrayed person, Armand DiMele argues, and the deepest wound is the one we inflict on ourselves by ignoring warning signs. With co-host Giullian Gioiello, Armand traces betrayal from Judas to war to infidelity, and takes calls from listeners working through deception in their own lives.

What Drives Us with Nick Papadopoulos January 15, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Nick Papadopoulos
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Early childhood wounds quietly shape adult behavior. Nick Papadopoulos, Success Counselor, joins Armand DiMele to map how formative events between ages 5 and 20 generate core beliefs like “I don’t belong” that drive adult behavior, and how four personality types (controller, promoter, supporter, analyzer) reveal what we’re really chasing.

The Psychology of Asking Questions January 14, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Why do people hide the truth from their doctors, their partners, and themselves? Armand DiMele and co-host Giullian Gioiello, joined by Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, examine what questions really do: test safety, reveal love, expose fear, and build trust. Callers explore childhood silencing and emotional breakthroughs.

Breaking Out of Isolation January 8, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bill Hickok, Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Isolation can feel safe, but stepping into the world transforms a person. Armand DiMele walks through eleven therapeutic factors that make any group experience healing, from a coffee house to a marriage, showing how Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, applies the same principles in her women’s groups. Callers round out the conversation with their own experiences of loneliness and connection.