Keyword: self-expression

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Feelings Underneath the Surface June 11, 2014

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Feelings are the real work of therapy, Armand argues, and this episode shows that live. After a frank rant about WBAI’s chronic mismanagement, a caller named Donna breaks down on air, revealing a life spent pleasing others at the cost of her own passions. Armand coaxes her into singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and the moment lands with unexpected power.

The Visionary Mind with Marilyn Ferguson December 4, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Marilyn Ferguson
Category: Identity & The Self, Personal Growth & Change

What separates people who act on their ideas from those who don’t? Armand DiMele revisits a recovered interview with Marilyn Ferguson, Author of “The Aquarian Conspiracy,” exploring the habits and attitudes of practicing visionaries, the cost of conformity, and why learning to parent yourself may matter more than raw talent.

What Your Voice Reveals About You August 29, 2012

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Your speaking style gives you away. Armand DiMele and voice specialist Elizabeth Sastry break down the psychological types behind how people talk: the deferential, the dramatic, the worrier, the scattered, the controlling, and the silent. Callers then test the framework against their own relationships.

How Talking Changes Feeling July 3, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Lisa Arnone
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Mundane complaints hide deeper wounds, and Armand DiMele shows how to find them. Working live with Lisa Arnone, LCSW, he demonstrates how a throwaway statement like “I hate people who buy lottery tickets” can be guided, step by step, into a genuine first-person admission about fear, disappointment, and unmet need.

What Your Clothing Says About You November 14, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Identity & The Self, Society, Culture & Current Events

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.

The Creative Life with Patricia Miranda February 22, 2007

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Patricia Miranda
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Personal Growth & Change

Everyone is born an artist, but what keeps that alive? Artist and teacher Patricia Miranda joins Armand to explore creativity as a daily act, the physical intimacy of egg tempera painting, gold leaf, and why children need unstructured boredom to let their inner lives flourish.