Mood: Scared

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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 Heart Has Its Own Brain September 27, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

The heart is not just a pump. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti dig into neurocardiology research showing the heart has its own neuronal network, produces neurotransmitters, and sends signals the brain obeys, meaning the heart perceives and decides before conscious thought begins.

Hysteria and Conversion Syndrome September 26, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Hysteria is a 4,000-year-old diagnosis that psychiatry buried but never resolved. Armand DiMele traces its two descendants, conversion syndrome and histrionic personality disorder, drawing on new brain imaging research showing that paralysis and other physical symptoms can be driven by the emotional centers of the brain rather than motor pathways.

Sleep Rituals and Disorders September 21, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Sleep is rarely discussed in therapy, but your bedtime rituals reveal more about you than almost anything else. Armand DiMele walks through the psychology of sleep habits, shared beds, and disorders from insomnia and hypersomnia to sleepwalking and night terrors, then takes callers through their own sleep secrets.

Why Breasts Captivate Us September 20, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Sexuality & Desire

Why did breasts become so central to human attraction? Armand and his co-host trace the evolutionary argument that breasts function as a permanent frontal fertility signal, then connect breast implants and body obsession to deeper anxieties about aging, control, and early maternal bonds.

Dealing with Difficult People with Roberta Maria Antti September 13, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Antti
Category: Communication & Conflict, Emotions & Inner Life

Why do certain people get under our skin, and what does that say about us? Armand DiMele and Roberta Maria Antti explore the subjective and objective dimensions of difficult behavior, framing erratic or disruptive people as mirrors for our own unresolved feelings and offering practical tools for staying grounded.

The Long-Range Psychological Effects of 9/11 September 7, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Trauma & Healing

Five years after 9/11, Armand DiMele examines how the attacks amplified whatever psychological vulnerabilities people already carried, driving surges in anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD, extramarital affairs, addiction, and antidepressant use. Callers share firsthand accounts, including one man who found that volunteering broke his sense of helplessness.

Do Men and Women Hate Each Other September 5, 2006

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

Do men and women harbor genuine hatred toward each other, or is it fear wearing hatred’s mask? Armand DiMele traces misogyny and misandry through evolutionary biology, phobia research, and caller stories, arguing that what looks like contempt between the sexes is often unacknowledged fear of the other’s power.

Intermittent Explosive Disorder August 23, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Christine Ulrich, Kent Robinshaw
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Emotions & Inner Life

Explosive anger affects far more people than assumed, with some studies finding it in over 10 percent of the population. Armand DiMele and colleagues Christine Ulrich and Kent Robinshaw examine the biology of rage, the passive-aggressive partners who enable it, why victims stay, and how therapy and medication can help.

Mood Modification and Addiction August 16, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Emotions & Inner Life

Every addiction is really a mood management strategy. Armand and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, walk through the core components of addiction, salience, mood modification, tolerance, and withdrawal, using gambling, shopping, cigarettes, alcohol, and internet use to show why substances and screens feel easier than people, and what actually helps someone stop.