Episodes
March 5, 2025
Navigating Next Steps: A Journey of Soul Discernment with Emily P. Freeman
Sometimes, navigating our next steps can be complicated, and discernment is not always easy. Approaching problems from a different perspective can help us to gain clarity on a situation and when done so with intention, can be...
Feb. 26, 2025
Decoding Fear and Doubt: The Science Behind Procrastination and Productivity with Britt Frank LCSW
The weight of mounting tasks and looming responsibilities of modern life often leave us feeling overwhelmed and under-equipped. Many of us put burdensome chores on the back burner and choose instead to do nothing because the ...
Feb. 19, 2025
Healing Loneliness: Learn to Love Yourself with Dr. Margaret Paul PhD
Healing the loneliness epidemic requires much more than bringing humans together. It is likely that you have felt disconnected from others even when in a crowded place. That disconnection comes from within ourselves. By nurtu...
Feb. 12, 2025
Self-Confident Modern Love: Romance, Connection, and Well-Being with Amanda Gesselman PhD
In our increasingly isolated world, online dating has become a prevalent avenue for finding romance. While self-confident individuals often leverage these platforms to strategically navigate potential partnerships, others may...
Feb. 5, 2025
The Happiness Tuneup: Recipes for the Good Life with Stephanie Harrison MA
Consider that everything you’ve been told about happiness is wrong. Happiness isn’t a new car, changing an insurance provider, or a crystal clear cellphone connection. Those are marketing messages designed to make us feel the...
Jan. 29, 2025
Sorcery of Scapegoating: The Hocus Pocus of Human Nature and Xenophobia with Phillips Stevens Jr PhD
Magic and witchcraft are integral aspects of the human nature. Cultural beliefs are rooted in human cognition and psychology and shape our social behaviors. By acknowledging the inherent power of nature and seeking similariti...
Jan. 22, 2025
Listening: The Art of Peacemaking and Diplomacy with The Nobel Peace Center
Listening to diverse perspectives offers a medium for us to learn from each other and work towards a more inclusive and harmonious world. From a young age, many people are frustrated because they feel their voices are not see...
Jan. 15, 2025
Aging Boomers Pursuing Lust, Love, and Relationships with Dr Regina Koepp PsyD
With increasing divorce rates among older adults, many are rediscovering their sexuality and seeking new romantic and sexual experiences. Sex can offer comfort, joy, and a renewed sense of
intimacy, regardless of age. It is t...
Jan. 8, 2025
Freedom of Thought: Emotional Sanity Amidst Chaos with Andy Norman PhD
The widespread adoption of smartphones over the past two decades has created new avenues for remote influence and manipulation, reducing freedoms many took for granted. The extent of the emotional chaos this causes may only b...
Jan. 1, 2025
Get Grounded: Peacemaking for Stressed People in a Crazy World with Danny Penman PhD
The fast pace of today’s world can make people feel frantic and disconnected from experiences. It has become too easy to focus on the expectations of others and succumb to fear-based motivations. Do simple tools exist to make...
Dec. 25, 2024
Healing Trauma and Building a Legacy of Resilience with Dr Mariel Buqué PhD
What some people consider minor stressors can trigger and overwhelm those whose biological and psychological makeup is foundationally built upon intergenerational traumas. These are familial events inherited by generations, a...
Dec. 18, 2024
Civic Engagement: Empowered Citizens Shaping a Better Government with Dan Jasper
With the elimination of civics courses in schools and the rise of fear-driven political campaigns, many U.S. citizens may be left in a constant state of anxiety about the nation's direction. This anxiety can lead to impulsive...
Dec. 11, 2024
Human Connection: The Soul of Our Social Architecture with Allison Pugh PhD
The media paints AI as a universal solution,but the spark of human connection,our life force or soul,defies machine replication.As we navigate this new era,the question of human-machine coexistence looms. For a deeper dive in...
Dec. 4, 2024
Psychology of Healthy Attachment: Satisfying Relationships in an Uncertain World with Ann Kelley PhD
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to understanding our individual attachment styles. However, becoming self-aware of what is at the core of our disconnection can provide us with valuable insights into relationship patter...
Nov. 27, 2024
Healing Relationships Through Love, Connection, and Communication with Harville Hendrix PhD and Helen LaKelly Hunt PhD
The type of love we receive in childhood is imprinted in our brains. Early feelings and emotions color every single action we take in our adult lives unless we rewire our neural pathways. The way we communicate and the qualit...
Nov. 20, 2024
Real World Well-Being: LGTBQ+ Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Development with Myeshia Price PhD
While statistics about young people identifying as LGBTQ+ are increasing, social media may be a catalyst in empowering those who previously couldn't safely express their identity. How can society shift from bullying to allysh...
Nov. 13, 2024
Quantitative Reasoning: Deconstructing Political Data with Anthony Fowler PhD
The whole world knows the outcome of the recent US election. Many are shocked that Americans chose the leader they chose. What data offered a glimpse into the concerns of everyday Americans that could have predicted the outco...
Nov. 6, 2024
A Philosophical Discourse on Disappointment with Samir Chopra PhD
As major elections unfold globally, uncertainty grips the world. Family members, neighbors, and friends who may have previously tolerated differences of opinion have become increasingly divisive and less accepting of alternat...
Oct. 30, 2024
Existential Flexibility: Brain Food for a Resilient and Healthy Mind with Shai Tubali PhD
Compared to the chronological aging of our physical bodies, our minds can remain ageless. With enough healthy servings of brain food, the mind continues its existential flexibility and resiliency. But what happens when we all...
Oct. 23, 2024
Food for Thought: Nutrition for Mental Health and Stress Management with Sarah Ballantyne PhD
This just in … you won't go to diet jail if you eat soul-soothing ice cream. And, what a shame it would be if you judged yourself nibbling on a slice of decadent chocolate cake. Food for thought: Studies show that as long as ...
Oct. 16, 2024
Psychology of Political Groupthink: Cognitive Bias and Infowar with Stephan Lewandowsky PhD
The primary goal of most media sources is to make money by pushing a political agenda and influencing the psychology of those who ingest the content. In order to achieve their goals, people use data, misinformation, and delib...
Oct. 9, 2024
Endorsing Civic Engagement, Social Responsibility, and Media Literacy with the League of Women Voters
Social responsibility is an ethical concept that endorses civil engagement for the good of all. Civic engagement, in all its forms, strengthens communities by involving citizens in the democratic process. No act is more signi...
Oct. 2, 2024
Civic Engagement: Citizens Advocating for Change with Dan Jasper
With the elimination of civics courses in schools and the rise of fear-driven political campaigns, many U.S. citizens may be left in a constant state of anxiety about the nation's direction. This anxiety can lead to impulsive...
Sept. 25, 2024
Intimacy, Sexuality, and Relationships for a Lifetime with Dr Cynthia Graham PhD
Lifelong stigmas and myths abound about human sexual expression have been as we age. Cultural differences notwithstanding, older males and females are more likely to rate communication as the highest form of arousal in their ...