Dependency gets reframed as a workable strategy rather than a simple flaw. Armand DiMele, working with supervisee Lisa Arnone, LCSW, walks through dependent personality disorder, the hidden advantages it offers both the dependent person and their partners, and why independence is no guaranteed path to happiness either.
Where do our moral instincts actually come from? Armand DiMele traces the origins of right and wrong through Freudian id-ego-superego theory, transactional analysis, and new neuroscience showing that damage to the prefrontal cortex shifts people toward utilitarian choices, raising hard questions about guilt, empathy, and who gets to judge.
Why do powerful people sabotage themselves? Armand DiMele uses the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal as a lens to examine the crushing psychological pressure of public power, the unconscious drive toward self-destruction as relief, and how personal histories with infidelity shape the stones people throw at others.
Every dysfunctional behavior hides a noble intent. Armand DiMele and Stephanie Roth-Goldberg, LCSW explore this idea through vivid examples, from the alcoholic who drinks to get to work, to the teenager selling drugs so his mother can quit her second job, revealing how focusing on the wellness rather than the illness can transform how people see themselves.
Fashion is never just fashion. Armand DiMele traces clothing choices from 7,500-year-old figurines to sagging jeans, arguing that what we wear signals identity, power, and rebellion, and that our snap judgments about others’ dress reveal uncomfortable truths about ourselves. Callers share their own stories.
