Episodes
April 16, 2025
World Happiness: Reporting on Life Satisfaction and Well-Being with Lara Aknin PhD
In 2025, the United States is experiencing a troubling downward trend in its ranking on The World Happiness Report. This is a significant departure from its usual position within the top 20 globally. The exact causes are comp...
April 9, 2025
Bias and Equality: Social Justice Impacting Mental Health with Jo-Ann Finkelstein, PhD
The United States ranked 43rd out of 146 countries for gender equality in the World Economic Forum's 2024 Global Gender Gap Report. In addition to that staggering result, the current administration is eliminating DEI efforts ...
April 2, 2025
Secular Mindfulness: Magic for Peace of Mind with Susan Kaiser Greenland, JD
Navigating the emotional challenges of modern secular living can be eased by cultivating inner peace of mind. Mindfulness practices, though sometimes challenging to adopt, can ground us in gratitude. How can we actively seek ...
March 26, 2025
Grounded in Nature: Sacred Search for Spiritual Awakening with Dr. John Philip Newell PhD
Nature offers a profound secular and sacred sanctuary that presents a landscape of opportunities for spiritual awakening beyond traditional walls. The divine exists within the cathedral of the earth, sea, and sky. It is at th...
March 19, 2025
Mastering Motivation and Productivity: Exploring the Roots of Procrastination with Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona PsyD
Benjamin Franklin's "Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today" sounds simple, yet for many, it's a monumental challenge. Well-intentioned individuals often find their to-do lists perpetually lingering, not from lazi...
March 12, 2025
Positive Perspective and Habit Breaking: How to Positively Change Your Mind with Nicole Vignola, MSc
Humans inherently have a negativity bias. Our brains prioritize negative stimuli as compared to positive stimuli. And while it may have served us well in the past, today, it only serves to increase anxiety and worry. Research...
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...