Keyword: self-destructive behavior

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Addiction as a Survival Strategy August 8, 2013

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Andrew Tatarski, Deborah Hillman, Dr. Harold Urschel, Emily Anthes, Roberta Maria Atzi
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Identity & The Self

Addiction is not weakness but a misfired survival mechanism rooted in perceived isolation. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace compulsive behaviors, from substance abuse to sex and food addiction, back to what they call the refugee syndrome, drawing on interviews with Dr. Deborah Hillman, MD, Dr. Andrew Tatarsky, Addiction Psychologist, Dr. Harold Urschel, Author, and science journalist and author Emily Anthes.

Addiction as a Survival Strategy August 7, 2013

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Andrew Tatarski, Deborah Hillman, Dr. Harold Urschel, Emily Anthes, Roberta Maria Atzi
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, The Mind & Neuroscience

Every addiction, from food to sex to opiates, traces back to one root: the terror of being alone and unmoored. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti develop their “refugee syndrome” framework, while a recorded conversation with Dr. Harold Urschel, MD examines brain chemistry, medication, and why comprehensive treatment outperforms willpower alone.

Rough Childhoods and Impulse Control April 12, 2006

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Roberta Maria Atti
Category: Addiction & Compulsion, Personal Growth & Change

Rough childhoods don’t just wound emotionally, they physically reshape the brain, and that is the root of impulse control problems. Armand DiMele and co-host Roberta Maria Atti trace how early neglect stunts neuronal development and drives behaviors from theft and violence to binge eating and self-cutting, with a striking detour into what starvation studies reveal about compulsion.

Borderline Personality Disorder with Dr. Frank Yeomans Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Dr. Frank Yeomans
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Borderline personality disorder turns emotions into a force of nature, and Armand uses Marilyn Monroe as a window into what it feels like to live that way. Dr. Frank Yeomans explains the four core dimensions of BPD, why ordinary therapy often fails these patients, and what genuine recovery looks like beyond mere symptom remission.

People Come Into Your Life for a Reason Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Grief & Loss, Love & Romantic Relationships

Relationships arrive as reasons, seasons, or lifetimes, and recognizing which is which changes everything. Armand DiMele works through the framework with callers, including a widow who cannot move on from her late husband and a mother estranged from her daughter for seven months, drawing out what each past relationship gave us even after it ends.