Why do we resist change even when our circumstances make us miserable? Armand DiMele examines the psychology of the comfort zone, repetition compulsion, and the moment people finally say no more. Real change, he argues, requires a kind of death before any rebirth is possible.
Longitudinal research on 373 couples reveals that shared values matter more than personality, conflict predicts stability better than its absence, and men and women respond very differently to relationship talk. Dr. Terry Orbach walks Armand DiMele through five evidence-based steps for strengthening a good marriage.
Weather does far more than set the scene for your day. Armand DiMele traces how barometric pressure, light cycles, temperature, and humidity influence blood pH, hormones, arthritis, migraines, anxiety, and depression, and argues that simply recognizing your own weather sensitivity can help you manage your emotional and physical life better.
Money worries are keeping people awake, but Armand DiMele argues the fear of recession often hurts more than the recession itself. Through live calls, he explores how financial loss strips away the external props people rely on for self-worth, and why giving to others can break the paralysis of unemployment and drift.
What separates a fixed false belief from reality, and when should it be challenged? Armand DiMele and Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. walk through the psychiatric anatomy of delusions and hallucinations, from delusional jealousy to Lilliputian visions in Parkinson’s patients, using vivid case stories to show how the brain constructs and distorts the real.
After Obama’s 2008 election, the real danger is the brain chemistry that follows victory. Armand DiMele traces how dopamine, oxytocin, and unpredictable reward drive both risk-taking and the slide into satisfied inaction, urging listeners to stay mobilized rather than let the moment fade.
What does it actually mean to live with a narcissist, and why do so many people keep choosing them? Armand DiMele and Wendy Behary, LCSW, Author of “Disarming the Narcissist,” map the traits, from entitlement and demeaning sarcasm to emotional detachment, and explore why partners often play a willing role in the dynamic.
Some people turn every minor setback into a crisis; others dismiss everything as no big deal. Armand DiMele unpacks both tendencies, tracing catastrophizing to guilt, anxiety, and childhood bids for attention, and trivializing to emotional numbness, arguing that a healthy relationship needs both types in balance.
Most arguments between people who love each other start from fear, not cruelty. Armand DiMele and Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, explore why good communication breaks down, drawing on mirror neuron research to explain the gap between emotional empaths and problem-solvers, and offering callers practical ways back to genuine connection.
Surviving hardship is only half the story. Armand DiMele talks with Daphne Rose Kingma, Psychotherapist and Author, about her book on navigating life’s worst moments, from job loss to sudden illness. They argue that real recovery demands genuine grief, honest self-inventory, and a willingness to let the old self die so something new can emerge.
