Keyword: authenticity

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Who You Are Not December 22, 2005

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

Most people perform a version of themselves that isn’t really them. Armand DiMele invites callers to confess what they pretend to be (successful, sexy, polished, smart) and finds that dropping the pose is the fastest route to your actual self. The episode also reframes resistance as a natural, even useful force rather than an obstacle to overcome.

Finding Work with Nick Papadopoulos Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Linda Vanella, Nick Papadopoulos
Category: Communication & Conflict, Personal Growth & Change

Desperation is the biggest obstacle in a job search, and the antidote is a sense of abundance. Nick Papadopoulos, Success Counselor, joins Armand and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, to share practical tools: defining your dream job by twelve characteristics, reading communication styles before a word is spoken, and showing up with intention rather than fear.

Finding Your Path with a Heart Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Angela, Gina, Steven, Sue, Vincent
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

What does it mean to live a life that actually fits you? Armand DiMele draws on Carlos Castaneda’s concept of “a path with a heart” to argue that most people lose their authentic selves in childhood and spend adulthood on paths that quietly weaken them. Callers share their own struggles with direction, unfulfilling relationships, and the search for meaning.

Animal Choices and the Hidden Self Undated

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

Your favorite animal reveals your true nature, while your favorite color is the mask you show the world. Armand DiMele builds a surprisingly revealing self-knowledge exercise from listener responses, then pivots to pity, arguing that pitying others distances us from them and that self-pity quietly sustains depression by substituting victimhood for honest self-examination.