Keyword: creativity

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Self-Actualization and the Hierarchy of Needs March 11, 2015

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ben Starr, Charlie Schwinkert, Giullian Gioiello
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Armand DiMele walks through Maslow’s full hierarchy of needs, from biological survival to self-actualization, with co-hosts Giullian Gioiello and Ben Starr and jazz drummer Charlie Schwinkert. The group explores what drives creative satisfaction, how appreciation vanishes in low moods, and how to move through fear by feeling it fully rather than suppressing it.

Feelings Underneath the Surface June 11, 2014

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Feelings are the real work of therapy, Armand argues, and this episode shows that live. After a frank rant about WBAI’s chronic mismanagement, a caller named Donna breaks down on air, revealing a life spent pleasing others at the cost of her own passions. Armand coaxes her into singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and the moment lands with unexpected power.

The Visionary Mind with Marilyn Ferguson December 4, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Marilyn Ferguson
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

What separates people who act on their ideas from those who don’t? Armand DiMele revisits a recovered interview with Marilyn Ferguson, Author of “The Aquarian Conspiracy,” exploring the habits and attitudes of practicing visionaries, the cost of conformity, and why learning to parent yourself may matter more than raw talent.

Four Thinking Styles and How They Shape Therapy June 13, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Lisa Arnone
Category: Personal Growth & Change, The Mind & Neuroscience

Armand DiMele and Lisa Arnone, LCSW break down a four-part framework of thinking styles, concrete sequential, concrete random, abstract sequential, and abstract random, showing how each shapes personality, stress responses, and the fit between therapist and client. The conversation ends on trust as the core of healing.

What Depression Is For March 4, 2010

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Depression & Mood, Meaning, Spirituality & Philosophy

Depression may not be a malfunction but a feature. Armand DiMele draws on Darwin, Aristotle, and evolutionary psychologists to argue that rumination and low mood serve real purposes: protecting us from greater pain, spurring creative insight, and forcing honest self-examination. Callers share how accepting depression freed them.

Music as a Healing Process with John Pelletieri January 7, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: John Pelletieri, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Music stirs feelings that words cannot reach, and John Pelletieri, author of a textbook on music therapy, explains why. Armand and Pelletieri trace how rhythm, melody, and imagery each activate different brain regions, and how therapists use that to unlock the unconscious. Stephanie D’Ambra, LCSW, co-hosts.

Finding Yourself Through Film with Dr. Maria Grace December 12, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Maria Grace
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

Movies are not escape but a mirror. Psychologist Dr. Maria Grace explains how film characters trigger projections that reveal hidden fears, unmet needs, and suppressed desires. Armand DiMele explores her 12-step method, from decoding a client’s George Clooney obsession to prescribing specific films that inspire real life change.

The Flow State in Jazz with Eddie Daniels November 13, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Eddie Daniels, Kent Robertshaw, Mirabai
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Legendary jazz clarinetist Eddie Daniels joins Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist to explore what happens inside a musician at the moment of performance: the surrender of ego, the trust that technique will emerge, and the difference between doing and flowing. Weaves in reflections on anger, money, and how life in New Mexico changed Daniels.

The Medici Effect with Franz Johansson April 12, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Franz Johansson, Kent Robertshaw
Category: Personal Growth & Change, Society, Culture & Current Events

Cross-pollinating ideas from unrelated fields is the fastest path to genuine innovation. Author Franz Johansson joins Armand and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, psychiatrist, to discuss his book on Renaissance-era inspiration, why intersection beats directional expertise, and how fear of failure keeps people cooking the same safe dinner.

Creativity and Transforming Illness with Dr. Toby Zausner April 3, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Toby Zausner, Kent Robertshaw
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Illness can be a doorway rather than a dead end. Dr. Toby Zausner, author of “When Walls Become Doorways,” shares her own survival of ovarian cancer and traces how artists including Matisse and Edvard Munch turned serious illness into their greatest work. Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, explores how tapping creativity fights helplessness and depression.