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Betrayal and Self Betrayal January 21, 2014

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Giullian Gioiello

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Trauma & Healing

Betrayal almost always involves a choice by the betrayed person, Armand DiMele argues, and the deepest wound is the one we inflict on ourselves by ignoring warning signs. With co-host Giullian Gioiello, Armand traces betrayal from Judas to war to infidelity, and takes calls from listeners working through deception in their own lives.

Grief and Powerlessness Over the Afghanistan Surge December 1, 2009

Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Society, Culture & Current Events

Obama’s announced surge of 30,000 troops to Afghanistan prompts Armand to ask not what listeners think about the war, but what they feel. Callers including a Vietnam-era veteran and an Afghan-American woman share grief, disillusionment, and the numbing silence that replaces protest.

What Post-Traumatic Stress Really Means August 29, 2007

Host: Armand DiMele

Category: Anxiety & Fear, Trauma & Healing

The PTSD diagnosis has been stretched so far that almost anyone can qualify. Armand DiMele traces the term from Civil War battle fatigue to 9/11 relief clinics, unpacking the three core symptoms and arguing that real trauma is rarer, and more specific, than the culture now assumes.