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Oh No He’s Just Like My Father with Sandra Reischus August 8, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Sandra Reischus
Category: Family & Parenting, Love & Romantic Relationships

We unconsciously seek partners who recreate the emotional dynamics of our childhood homes, not the people themselves but the feelings they produce. Sandra Reischus, author of the book of the same name, joins Armand to unpack why comfort zones in love are often traps, and how psychotherapy rewires those early patterns.

Treating Depression Without Medication June 13, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atin
Category: Depression & Mood, The Mind & Neuroscience

Can depression be treated without drugs? Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti work through the neuroscience of depression, explaining why natural supplements like 5-HTP, SAMe, and St. John’s Wort fall short for severe cases, and make a pragmatic case for short-term medication combined with a knowledgeable therapist.

The Energy in Hand Touched Food June 6, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Food made by hand tastes different because it carries the maker’s energy and intention. Armand and co-host Roberta Maria Atti draw on macrobiotics, Wilhelm Reich’s seedling experiments, and the contrast between homemade dumplings and factory-processed meals to argue that giving and receiving energy is the foundation of nourishment, love, and aliveness.

The Obsessive Side of Romantic Love May 31, 2007

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

Love may be the root of most human suffering, Armand argues, from neurosis to violence. The episode digs into stalking behavior, its statistics and psychology, the delusional belief that persistence will win someone over, and callers wrestling with infidelity, separation, and the cost of staying or leaving.

Surviving a Partner’s Affair May 29, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Love & Romantic Relationships

Infidelity touches nearly every couple at some point, and Armand DiMele breaks down why men and women experience jealousy so differently, tracing both back to evolutionary instinct. He maps the emotional fallout of a discovered affair and argues it can become an unexpected opening for honest reckoning, whether a couple stays together or parts.

Creativity and Transforming Illness with Dr. Toby Zausner April 3, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Toby Zausner, Kent Robertshaw
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Illness can be a doorway rather than a dead end. Dr. Toby Zausner, author of “When Walls Become Doorways,” shares her own survival of ovarian cancer and traces how artists including Matisse and Edvard Munch turned serious illness into their greatest work. Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, explores how tapping creativity fights helplessness and depression.

Growing Up Without Rules with Barbara Jessen March 27, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Barbara Jessen, Brian Jefferson, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Family & Parenting, Personal Growth & Change

Rules are love, argues Armand DiMele in this conversation with Barbara Jessen, executive director of a group home for at-risk teenage girls in Indiana. Together with Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, they examine what chaotic childhoods cost kids, how brain development shapes decision-making, and why structure feels foreign to children who never had it.

The Need to Belong March 20, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Belonging requires more than membership. Armand DiMele draws on University of Michigan research to argue that fitting in matters as much as formal ties to family, work, or country. Callers share how volunteering, nature, and shared love (not shared hatred) create genuine connection.

What Do You Know for Sure March 15, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Aging & Mortality, Personal Growth & Change

Armand DiMele opens with research on male biological clocks, aging eyesight, fertility cues, and Ambien sleep-eating before pivoting to a bigger question: what do you know for sure? Callers share overlooked personal skills, and Armand uses those skills as a mirror to surface deeper struggles like depression and lost direction.

Narcissism and Self-Love with Dr. Frank Yeoman March 13, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Frank Yeomans
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Healthy self-love and pathological narcissism are not the same thing. Armand and psychiatrist Dr. Frank Yeoman trace the spectrum from perfectionistic collapse (illustrated by the poem “Richard Corey”) to envy, aggression, and celebrity worship, arguing that most narcissistic suffering stems from an inability to feel genuinely good about oneself.