Keyword: emotional expression

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Exasperation in Close Relationships September 25, 2012

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Communication & Conflict, Emotions & Inner Life

Exasperation quietly poisons relationships, and Armand DiMele argues it signals a timing mismatch between feeling and expression. He traces how suppressed frustration leads to stonewalling, and proposes practical resets including conscious pausing, the smile technique, and ending every conversation with “I love you.” Callers share stories about estranged children and grandchildren.

Why Communicating Feelings Is So Hard April 1, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Communication & Conflict, Emotions & Inner Life

Genuine emotional communication may be less common than people think. Armand DiMele argues that most requests to “share feelings” are really bids for safety and control, explores how serotonin differences shape why women and men relate to talking differently, and takes calls on friendship wounds, absent parents, and family rejection.

When Stress Becomes Strain with Dr. Bernie Stahl March 25, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernie Stahl
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Stress is not the enemy, but strain is. Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernie Stahl use physics as a framework to trace how normal stress hardens into breakdown, and why the real remedy is not relaxation or meditation but acknowledging the pain directly. Callers practice shouting their anger out loud.

The Father Child Bond with Dr. Kent Robertshaw August 9, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Family & Parenting, Identity & The Self

Fathers are the least understood figures in child development, and Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, dig into why. They trace how absent or emotionally unavailable dads shape children’s self-esteem, how puberty fractures father-daughter bonds, and why men are socialized to convert sadness into anger rather than seek help.

Finding Your Voice with Naz Hussaini Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Naz Hussaini, Ora Yemini Morrison, Stephanie D'Ambra
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

The voice as a gateway to the self: Gestalt therapist and musician Naz Hussaini demonstrates live in the studio how sound bypasses words to surface buried emotions. Armand DiMele, Ora Yemini-Morrison LCSW, and Stephanie D’Ambra LCSW all participate, revealing how tone, breath, and resonance expose fear, grief, and joy that language alone cannot reach.

Releasing Repressed Emotion with Anne Marganow Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Anne Marganow
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

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.