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Self-Knowledge and the Patterns We Repeat in Love October 10, 2012

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: John Valerio, Lisa Arnone
Category: Identity & The Self, Love & Romantic Relationships

Why do we keep choosing the same partners and recreating the same dynamics? Armand DiMele argues that relationship problems are never really about the other person but about unexamined childhood wounds. With co-therapist Lisa Arnone, LCSW, he traces how early needs for attractiveness, desirability, and parental attention shape adult love patterns.

The Many Ways We Ignore and Get Ignored August 16, 2011

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Lauren Sykes, Linda Vanella
Category: Communication & Conflict, Emotions & Inner Life

Being ignored can wound, protect, or punish depending on who is doing it and why. Armand DiMele traces the impulse from passive aggression and childhood family dynamics to the shame many women feel at puberty, drawing on observations from Linda Vanella, LCSW-R, and calls from listeners navigating neglect in their own relationships.