Keyword: body dysmorphia

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The Science and History of Beauty with Deborah Chase April 15, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Deborah Chase, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Identity & The Self, Society, Culture & Current Events

What makes someone beautiful, and why does the standard keep shifting? Armand DiMele and Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW are joined by health and beauty researcher Deborah Chase, who traces beauty ideals from ancient Greece to Twiggy, explains the science behind symmetry and skin care, and challenges the commercial beauty industry’s grip on how we see ourselves.

Reading People Between the Lines July 2, 2009

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

Armand DiMele argues that the small, offhand things people say reveal far more than we let ourselves notice, especially when loneliness or desire clouds our judgment. The episode moves from reading red flags in new relationships to the nocebo effect, body dysmorphia, and culture-bound psychiatric syndromes from Haiti to India.