Keyword: catharsis

Escaping the Prison of Self October 29, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr

Can we truly escape the identity built from our experiences, or are we prisoners of our own ego? Armand DiMele reunites with Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, to trace the arc from 1970s feeling therapies and primal work to spiritual psychology and the limits of both approaches when it comes to genuine transformation.

Art as a Path to Self Discovery Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Sherri Siegel

Art can unlock emotional breakthroughs that talk therapy alone cannot. Armand DiMele and Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. explore with psychiatrist Jeremy Spiegel his practice of using deep, sustained engagement with a single artwork to dislodge buried feelings, alongside reflections on mindfulness and the emotional toll of medical training.

Releasing Repressed Emotion with Anne Marganow Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Anne Marganow

Bottled-up feelings turn into rage, depression, and stuck stories. Armand DiMele and therapist Anne Marganow argue that accessing fear, sadness, and vulnerability is not weakness but the path to self-support, discussing breathwork, role-switching, and why hysteria is actually a flight from feeling.