Keyword: childhood patterns

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Nobody Can Reject You September 4, 2013

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

Rejection is not a feeling, it is a perception, and that distinction changes everything. Armand DiMele argues that “feeling rejected” is a cover story for deeper truths about loneliness, narcissism, and the emotional habits laid down in childhood. People who overreact to rejection are often those least at peace with themselves.

Self-Knowledge and the Patterns We Repeat in Love October 10, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: John Valerio, Lisa Arnone
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Why do we keep choosing the same partners and recreating the same dynamics? Armand DiMele argues that relationship problems are never really about the other person but about unexamined childhood wounds. With co-therapist Lisa Arnone, LCSW, he traces how early needs for attractiveness, desirability, and parental attention shape adult love patterns.