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Breaking Out of Isolation January 8, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bill Hickok, Giullian Gioiello, Linda Vanella

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Isolation can feel safe, but stepping into the world transforms a person. Armand DiMele walks through eleven therapeutic factors that make any group experience healing, from a coffee house to a marriage, showing how Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, applies the same principles in her women’s groups. Callers round out the conversation with their own experiences of loneliness and connection.

How Was Your Year December 31, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Akilah, Alex, Debbie, Joanne, Juana, Lauren Sykes, Lynn, Tony Thomas

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Armand DiMele opens the phones and asks listeners to rate their year on a scale of zero to ten and name three things that shaped it. Callers share stories of job hope, health crises, death, financial collapse, and hard-won perspective, turning the show into a candid collective inventory of 2009.

Waking Up on Election Night November 5, 2008

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Bernard Starr, Victoria Karamanchi

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

The morning after Barack Obama’s 2008 election, Armand DiMele and Dr. Bernard Starr, PhD, Psychologist, unpack the jubilation in the streets and what it means when politically disengaged people suddenly wake up. Callers share tears, renewed patriotism, and one listener’s struggle as a single-issue voter who lost.

Turning Regrets Into Wisdom Undated

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Depression & Mood, Personal Growth & Change

Regret is not simply bad or good. Armand DiMele argues that obsessive regret feeds depression, but dismissing regret entirely stunts maturity. The episode explores how examining what went wrong, with honesty and without self-punishment, transforms regret into genuine wisdom. Callers share their own turning points.