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Fear and Depression in Hard Economic Times March 24, 2009

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Anxiety & Fear, Depression & Mood

When financial security collapses, the brain shifts from optimism to panic, and people tumble between regret about the past and dread of the future. Armand DiMele traces how economic hardship drives depression, hedonism, and isolation, then takes calls from listeners dealing with fresh grief, cancer, loneliness, and the sting of plans that never paid off.

The Power of Fantasy and the Human Mind June 19, 2008

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Fantasy is not the enemy but a survival tool built into the human mind. Armand DiMele traces imagination from its evolutionary roots through daydreaming, sexual fantasy, fixed beliefs, and full-blown delusion, arguing that the real danger is losing the thread back to reality, not the fantasizing itself.

Love Regrets November 16, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Love & Romantic Relationships

What do you wish you had done differently in love? Armand DiMele maps five distinct love styles (storge, agape, mania, pragma, eros) to the specific regrets each one breeds, arguing that most romantic mistakes trace back to unresolved childhood needs playing out in adult relationships. Callers share their own love regrets live on air.

Remorse, Regret and the Psychopathic Mind November 15, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Armand DiMele draws a sharp distinction between remorse and regret, using the psychopathic personality as a lens to show what a life without guilt looks like. Callers share midlife regrets, including a recovering alcoholic ex-cop who reflects on alcohol, isolation, and finding his way back to his kids.

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.

Living in the Present Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Natalie Reed

Category: Anxiety & Fear, Personal Growth & Change

Worry lives in the future, regret lives in the past, and neither leaves room for now. Armand DiMele argues that most suffering comes from one of these two mental habits, and that being present is not passivity but a kind of willful surrender. Callers share their own struggles to simply stop and arrive.