Episodes

A paraphilia is a condition in which a person's sexual arousal and gratification depend on fantasizing about and engaging in sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. A paraphilia can revolve around a particular object (children, animals, underwear) or around a particular act (inflicting pain, exposing oneself). Most paraphilias are far more common in men than in women. The focus of a paraphilia is usually very specific and unchanging.Tune in and learn about these freaky attractions!

Mind games are often subconscious patterns people use to get what they want. Most of these games are learned in childhood and often become assimilated as automatic defense mechanisms. In addition, people who are controlling often subconsciously seek out people who are most responsive to their mind games as a sense of attraction and friendship.This episode is about unpacking those games, learn how to respond to them and extinguish them from your life. Tune in and learn!

Depression and Anxiety can become you. Over 70 percent of people with Depression also suffer from Anxiety and vice versa.

The philosopher Richard Rorty talks about people’s “final vocabulary” words and phrases we use when we’re done wondering about something. Will, Faith and Trust can be the most influential thoughts, actions and beliefs a person can have. If the fundamental premise of all our thoughts came through these words on a consistent, if not automatic, process, then our lives would thrive. Dreams would come to life, creativity would thrive and we as people would evolve to a higher form of being. Tune in an...

The unconscious is sometimes referred to as the “shadows of the mind,” but it is not some black hole of unacceptable impulses waiting to trip you up. It can, however, be a source of hidden and often disturbing beliefs, fears, and attitudes that affect your everyday thinking and behavior. We may hold these thoughts down because they feel threatening, yet we know suppression isn’t a long-term solution. Alcohol, drugs and abused medication can make the unconscious conscious and bring forward much o...

Groupthink happens when a group of well-intentioned people make irrational or non-optimal decisions that are created by the urge to conform or please. This problematic and premature consensus is fueled by a particular agenda or simply because group members value harmony and coherence above rational thinking. Now that we are grounded in social media, Groupthink is epidemic and eroding the trust of any information people share around the world. Radical baseless people are using the media to make p...

Life is a continuous adjustment to events and incidents we can not control. Adjustment Disorder comes from poor or no coping skills around these situations in regards to a person's reactions. All of us struggle with adjustment and Adjustment Disorder is a diagnosis that nearly 100% of the population of the Earth will have at one point in life. I will take on the thoughts, process and getting back to a healthy balance for people who struggle with this. Tune in and learn how to take control of you...

All the different flavors of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders will be covered. From Body Dysmorphic (unrealistic view of one's body), hoarding, hair pulling, skin-picking to other body- focused disorders. Most of these folks don't even think they have a problem. Many are also good at hiding them. Others turn their obsessions (zip-pickers) on other poor victims in their friends and family. Tune in an learn about the world variations of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders!

Histrionic personality disorder is a personality mental disorder characterized by inappropriate attention-seeking behavior, rapid emotional shifts, and exaggerated expression of emotion. Put them in a position of power such as a manager, parent, teacher, owner and then you have chaos with a capital C. They view themselves as fun and fun loving, yet often misunderstood. Histrionic comes from hysterical. They are high maintenance people and highly dependent people on others acceptance. They can be...

Whether you're firstborn, middle child, last-born, or only child, birth order can have a big effect on your personality and behavior. Simply by virtue of being a couple's first child, a firstborn will naturally be a sort of experiment for the new parents, a mixture of instinct and trial-and-error. Perhaps this will cause the parents to become by-the-book caregivers who are extremely attentive, stringent with rules, and overly neurotic about the minutiae. This in turn may cause the child to becom...

Our lives are shaped by our successes, failures and breaks. As we live our life in hope and expectations for good to come our way, we have to continually plant seeds in relationships, investments, jobs, family and life. Success is a psychology built on consistency, integrity and trust. If we are open to the process of learning, suffering bears great wisdom that guides us towards enlightenment. One of the greatest gifts I have reaped from being a psychotherapist is the collective wisdom of my cli...

Life can go wrong in a heart beat. Amazingly, we often are not prepared for it. Losing a job, sudden illness, death of a loved one, no justice, no fairness, etc...These are tests of who we are and what we are made of. We have good and evil in us all. This challenge alone can lead to life changing errors in our finances, family, job and all of the above. How to be resilient? Tune in and learn! I will give you the tools you need to turn bad into opportunity!

We’ve all been impatient—and we’ve all made rash decisions when impatience got the better of us. We’ve left lines that were barely moving, only to get into an even slower line. Or we’ve blown up a perfectly good relationship because we weren’t sure where it was going, and couldn’t stand the uncertainty. On the other hand, we’ve also been overly patient at times, sticking with projects, jobs, or relationships long after it made sense to do so. Which has cost you more in your life—patience or impa...

Deep inside all of us is a yearning to be understood and accepted for who we are. Friendship is a source of our soul's nourishment and growth. Finding a true friend offers openness, trust, support, laugh, love, tease, and bond with others who love us. Finding a friend is tough as finding the love of your life. As life gets busy with work, family, bills and the needs of life, friendship may be be lost in our priorities. Unless your give your friendship a commitment of time it will wither and die....

People confront feelings of emptiness in life for many reasons.. A sudden change in life circumstances may also produce such feelings. A common symptom of emptiness is the feeling that life lacks meaning. Emptiness can leave a person feeling emotionally numb, despondent, isolated, and anxious. People attempt to fill that void in a number of ways, often engaging in activities that are ultimately unfulfilling, such as compulsive shopping, eating, or the use of substances. Unfortunately, our consum...

Over 2% of the known population of the entire earth experience panic attacks on a regular basis. Panic attacks are a deeply primitive reaction to the minds projections of danger and fear. This debilitating reaction is to something internal (conscious or unconscious) and leaves the person feeling vulnerable and empty. The next question is WHY...which traumatizes them further often leaving them Googling medical symptoms and predictions of death. There are many things that can be done to treat Pani...

Higher Conscious is a term that came out of religion and has manifested itself into philosophy, meditation and people striving to discover their true self. It is the connection our spirit has with life around us. It is there to guide us and help us find peace and happiness. The Higher Conscious is the backbone of where we have to make decisions that align with who we are. Most people are followers and do what is easiest. Living with Higher Conscious allows one to be fully alive and in the moment...

Words and phrases that stick in our minds as repeated self-talk can define parts of who we are. These tracks have either been said to ourselves, said by others or our loved ones. As a constant part of our thoughts, they become self-fulfilling prophesies that end up shaping our devotions and life. Listen and learn how to eliminate these damaging words and phrases from your life. Take your life back and define your own path. Tune in!

Laughter is a reflection of our state of mind. It communicates hope, faith and many good things. Humor is always best directed at ourselves and not to hurt others. We will look into the construction of humor, its mindset, health contribution and the joy of healing it can bring our life. Listen in and lets have a good laugh!

The Honeymoon Phase (beginning of a relationship) is so powerful chemically and emotionally that we often fall into the negative outcome of making commitments with the promise of what it brings. A desperate leap of faith. We are designed only to see the best and forget all the other signs that others may see. Getting to know someone who may be your partner is so exciting and new. We are reminded how lonely we truly are as we dump countless energy into this new venture. Infatuation is as if the G...

In life, we all become victims in small ways daily and sometimes largely. Being a victim is to have lost all sense of security to people or a circumstance. It can change who we are and how we live. Unfortunately, when you surrender your life to being a victim, you give the power back to the people or circumstances that hurt you. People who live as victims never subconsciously escape their fears. Endlessly, they live on the defense ready to react or respond to predicted outcomes. Depression and a...

Narcissistic rage is the inability to accept rejection and forcing people to be labeled by their vulnerability or mistakes. There is no such thing as forgiveness in their world. It is about proving they are right and establishing enough fact to justify their position. Narcissistic people can not accept their own faults and vulnerabilities. They spend their life believing they are speaking to some very small magical audience who believes their delusional ideas and blaming others for what they alo...

Every day, we are met with intuitions that appear to provide the answers to questions in our lives. We step outside on a sunny day, and a nagging feeling in our gut urges us to go back in and fetch our umbrella. We watch the big fight and develop a powerful hunch early in the contest that the hometown boxer will prevail. Within 60 seconds of interviewing a candidate, we just know, beyond a shadow of a doubt — she’s the one. While the common wisdom is that we should “trust our gut,” smart decisio...

Diversity in sexual orientation—whether gay, straight, bisexual, or somewhere in between—has sparked long-standing controversies across the globe. In the United States, recent debates have centered around the civil rights for same-sex couples. In many other countries, homosexuality is considered illegal; in some, it's punishable by death. Tune in and learn about sexual orientation and how our view on it impacts our lives!