Keyword: coping

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How We React to Catastrophe March 16, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Amhara, Anthony, Daphne Rose Kingma, Dr. Ronald Fieve, Linda Vanella, Monroe, Pat Moffitt, Vincent
Category: Anxiety & Fear, Emotions & Inner Life

Different personalities respond to mass catastrophe in recognizably different ways: some blame, some freeze, some go numb, some take action. Armand DiMele and Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, use the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami as a lens for examining these patterns, drawing on Japanese cultural values of harmony and collective responsibility along with calls from listeners.

Personality Types Under Crisis December 20, 2005

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

A transit strike hits New York and Armand DiMele uses the chaos as a live laboratory, walking through how obsessive, narcissistic, sociopathic, and explosive personality types each respond to sudden disruption. Callers share raw feelings about getting to work, managing depression, and solidarity with striking workers.

When Life Falls Apart with Daphne Rose Kingma Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Daphne Rose Kingma
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

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.