A genetic study finding hereditary loneliness traits opens a wide-ranging conversation about the hidden inner lives of men. Armand DiMele argues that male depression and isolation run far deeper than society acknowledges, buried under stoicism, workaholism, and the pressure to never appear weak. Callers share their own struggles.
Getting what you want is impossible when you don’t know who you are. Dale Goldstein, author of “Heart Work,” joins Armand DiMele to walk through his nine-step process for locating buried feelings in the body, grieving unmet childhood needs, and uncovering the authentic self beneath years of numbness and distraction.
Compassion can be turned on and off like a switch, and much of what passes for it is really pity, sentimentality, or self-serving need. Armand DiMele draws on Buddhist definitions, mirror neuron research, and caller stories to distinguish genuine compassion from its counterfeits, and argues that true compassion flows from personal contentment rather than inner pain.
