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Losing Your Mind to Find Resilience November 6, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello, Yo-Yo Ma

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Reality is hard, and humans escape it through sex, rage, drugs, romance, and lies. Armand DiMele argues this is understandable but costly, then pivots to Hurricane Sandy as a case study in forced clarity. Co-host Giullian Gioiello shares his firsthand experience as an NYU student in the East Village during the storm, grounding a practical discussion of how to build resilience through pain rather than around it.

The Mood of Depression November 20, 2008

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Depression & Mood, Society, Culture & Current Events

When a whole society swings from irrational exuberance to despair, a collective numbness sets in. Armand DiMele maps the symptoms of this shared depression and explores how people seek relief through crisis, romance, aggression, music, and nature, drawing on caller stories to illustrate what genuinely lifts the spirit.

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.