Keyword: pain

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Living With Physical and Emotional Pain June 9, 2015

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ben Starr, Giullian Gioiello
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Grief & Loss

Physical pain and emotional pain feel utterly different, yet both demand surrender rather than resistance. Armand DiMele, joined by co-hosts Ben Starr and Giullian Gioiello, takes calls from listeners navigating broken bones, chronic back pain, heroin withdrawal, and the grief of losing parents, exploring how we sometimes choose painful patterns and what it takes to move through them.

Pain as a Social Glue January 14, 2015

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Andrea Katz, Ben Starr, Diane, Giullian Gioiello, Oh Sui, Seth
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Shared pain may be the most powerful force for human bonding, from civil rights marches to losing sports teams to AA meetings. Armand DiMele and co-hosts Giullian Gioiello and Ben Starr examine why people unconsciously seek painful situations to feel connection, and what happens when calm replaces conflict.

Migraine Pain and Its Many Faces with Dr. Fred Sheftel August 28, 2013

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Fred Sheftel
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Migraine is not just a bad headache but a potentially disabling neurological disorder, and Dr. Fred Sheftel, founder of the New England Center for Headaches, walks Armand through the real differences between tension, migraine, and cluster headaches, including triggers, aura, misdiagnosis, and the trap of rebound headaches from overmedication.

The Healing Power of Touch September 16, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Faith Schwartz, Sherri Siegel
Category: Aging & Mortality, Emotions & Inner Life

Touch is a basic human need that goes unmet for many people, especially the elderly. Armand explores the science and practice of massage with Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. and licensed massage therapist Faith Schwartz, covering everything from nerve sensitivity and endorphins to the many massage modalities and why draping builds trust.

The Nature of Pain and Addiction July 8, 2009

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw, Sherri Siegel
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, The Mind & Neuroscience

What separates pain threshold from pain tolerance, and when does prescribed medication become addiction? Armand DiMele and guests Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. (neurologist and pain specialist) and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, trace physical pain through the nervous system, examine malingering, and use Michael Jackson’s death as a lens on narcotic dependency, withdrawal, and the emotional dimensions of chronic suffering.

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.

Fear Conditioning and the Dentist November 15, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Anxiety & Fear, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why do so many people dread the dentist? Armand DiMele uses dental fear as a window into how the brain wires pain to neutral stimuli, how that wiring buries itself under layers of displacement, and how extinction learning and reward associations can undo it.

Living with Chronic Pain November 7, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Jonna Valerio
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Pain is invisible, subjective, and often disbelieved, yet it reshapes lives. Armand DiMele and studio guest Jonna Valerio examine the biology of chronic pain, the psychology of how it persists after injury heals, and how loved ones can offer genuine support without hollow advice.

When Pain Gets Locked Away August 30, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Trauma & Healing

Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, examine why people lock away unbearable pain rather than face it, how children assign themselves blame for disasters and abuse, and why denial of death costs us empathy for suffering near and far.

Love and Pain as Partners Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

Love cannot exist without pain, and accepting both is the only way to play the bigger game. Armand DiMele reflects on preparing a wedding ceremony speech and argues that conflict, loss, and disillusionment are not failures of love but built into its nature, using caller stories to illustrate the point.