The most common New Year’s resolution, spending more time with family and friends, reveals a quiet seasonal depression and a fear of disconnection. Armand DiMele examines why friendships fade over time, how divorce, aging, shame, and shifting priorities pull people apart, and what it actually takes to stay connected.
Most of us say we want the truth, but go to great lengths to avoid it. Armand DiMele and guests Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. and Catherine Altieri, LCSW examine what happens when someone must deliver unwelcome news, covering everything from bad breath to terminal diagnosis, and why doctors, friends, and partners so often fall silent.
What does it actually mean to be loyal, and to whom do we owe it? Armand DiMele works through loyalty in its many forms, from romantic fidelity and family bonds to political allegiance, arguing that real loyalty is a felt sense of devotion, not a pledge or an oath.
Six distinct love styles, from the game-playing ludic lover to the selfless agapic giver, frame a deep dive into manic love and its links to hypomania and bipolar disorder. Armand DiMele draws on callers’ personal experiences to show how most people blend several styles at once.
Friendship dates, not romantic ones, are the real subject here. Armand DiMele argues that conversation replenishes serotonin and that most people are either chronic talkers or chronic listeners without realizing it. Callers explore communication gaps in new romantic relationships and the limits of self-awareness in social dynamics.
