Episodes
Sept. 3, 2019
The Truth
Truth tends to lead to successful action. In that much, truth has instrumental value. But truth also has intrinsic value. Given the choice between a life of limitless pleasure as a brain in a vat and a genuine human life alon...
Aug. 27, 2019
Magical Thinking, Extra Sensory Perception and GOD
ESP has been defined as ‘anomalous processes of information or energy transfer, processes such as telepathy… that are currently unexplained in terms of known physical or biological mechanisms.' Magical thinking is defined as ...
Aug. 20, 2019
Hate Crimes: Psychopaths Among Us
People victimized by violent hate crimes are more likely to experience more psychological distress than victims of other violent crimes. Specifically, victims of crimes that are bias-motivated are more likely to experience po...
Aug. 13, 2019
Old Farts: Aging
By 2030, the number of Americans age 65 and over is projected to be about 71.5 million, of which nearly 10 million will be at least 85. As more people are living longer, more individuals can expect to spend more time in retir...
Aug. 6, 2019
Pre-Marriage: Before You Sign That Contract...
Ironically, before romantic love became the basis for marriage—a game-changer that historian Stephanie Coontz dates to the 1700s—marriage was based on talk because it was a contractual binding of individuals, property, and fa...
July 30, 2019
Microaggression: Hidden Prejudice
A microaggression is a subtle, often unintentional, form of prejudice. Rather than an overt declaration of racism or sexism, a microaggression often takes the shape of an offhanded comment, an inadvertently painful joke, or a...
July 23, 2019
Alcohol Addiction
For many, beer, wine, and spirits conjure up thoughts of social gatherings and tipsy fun. But alcohol is a nervous system depressant and is also associated with damaging behavior, as well as the emotional pain and physical di...
July 16, 2019
After the Abortion
Emotional and psychological effects following abortion are more common than physical side effects and can range from mild regret to more serious complications such as depression. The emotional side effects of having an aborti...
July 9, 2019
Schizoid, Paranoid and Schizotypal Personalities
Schizoid, Paranoid and Schizotypal Personality Disorders are the most commonly seen personality disorders in the World. They are considered Cluster A in the DSM V. These disorders are called the odd, eccentric cluster. The co...
July 2, 2019
Deep Listening
In the contemporary culture of speed, how many of us have developed the sensory capacity to hear the world, or for that matter, to truly hear what others are saying to us? This show will cover all bases when it comes to learn...
June 25, 2019
Are You Normal?
It is past time that we rethink what we mean by the words normal and abnormal as those words apply to the mental and emotional states and behaviors of human beings. Indeed, it is a real question as to whether those words can ...
June 18, 2019
What Will Your Children Remember?
What will make the most important difference in the lives of our children? One way of assessing the future impact of our efforts is to consider what people remember best about their childhood relationships with their parents....
June 11, 2019
Sensitive People
It is certain that being insensitive is an undesirable trait, but does that mean that the opposite, ‘being sensitive’, is a desirable one? Apparently, in our Western society we cannot make up our minds: We consider either bei...
May 28, 2019
Trapped in Your Life
All of us will feel trapped at some point, whether that be in a job, house, neighborhood, financial circumstance, religion, family or relationship. Usually feeling trapped can be easily remedied by simply doing something new ...
May 21, 2019
Regret: An Apologetic Life
Regret is a negative cognitive emotional state that involves blaming ourselves for a bad outcome, feeling a sense of loss or sorrow at what might have been or wishing we could undo a previous choice that we made.
May 14, 2019
Greed and Gluttony
The age we live in has the fattest and greediest people ever. With too much stationary time sitting in front of phones, televisions and computers people eat and plot and scheme how to make more money. These are both survival ...
May 7, 2019
Who am I?
What is the purpose of life? Is there a God? What on Earth are we doing here? Among life's big questions, the one that has always interested me the most is: Who am I? I imagine that other people find this question to be very ...
April 30, 2019
Man and God
Why do people believe in God? For most people in the world, the answer seems obvious: Because it’s self-evident that God exists. From the point of view of the believer, the really puzzling question is how anyone could not bel...
April 23, 2019
From Self Control to Self Discipline
One of the greatest Human challenges we all face is ourselves. Lack of Self Control and moving that to Self Discipline makes our lives productive, memory filled and healthy. Anything hard makes our lives easier. This show is ...
April 9, 2019
Reading People: Get a Clue
Reading people in this day and age can be hard. Many of our relationships are now on-line, over the phone and rarely in person. However, our meta-communication (non-verbal) can give us answers to many things most would never ...
April 2, 2019
How Poverty and Environment Effect Mental Health
Quality of life is a general term that simply infers stability, health and consistency. However, most of this world operates paycheck to paycheck, indebted up to our ears, owning little of value and rent. Some people have som...
March 26, 2019
Staying Married After Having Children
When a baby comes into a couple’s life, extra stress and strain is understandable. In a healthy relationship, the couple tends to pull together and is aware that any tension and discord are a result of adding new responsibili...
March 19, 2019
Dealing with Apathy
Apathy is the opposite of love. People who pass around apathy as their go to emotion are extremely hard too deal with. Their biggest issue is that they think that protects them from being hurt. These folks are deeply insecure...
March 12, 2019
Metrosexual Evolution and Influence
Metrosexual is a blend of metropolitan and heterosexual, coined in the 1990's describing a man (especially one living in an urban, post-industrial, capitalist culture) who is especially meticulous about his grooming and appea...