Episodes

In this Episode, Rodney Turner and Darren Smith, two of the hosts of the seven-year radio show, “Married Men Don’t Talk” come to Psych Up Live to “ Talk.” In the back and forth with host, Dr. Suzanne Phillips, they will take on some of the many issues that men and women do and don’t talk about: Do men keep women from letting go of an issue? What don’t women understand about men? In mixed company does your partner turn into a stranger? Is your marriage being threatened by an internet flirtation? ...

In celebration of Trans Day of Visibility and with recognition of many like Dr. Rachel Levine, the New Assistant Secretary for Health and the first transgender woman to be Senate confirmed, I encore this powerful story.

In this show, M Gary Neuman will discuss ways of making a marriage all that it can be – even after an affair. In the discussion with Host Dr. Suzanne Phillips, he will offer his perspective of how and why a marriage can be saved. Drawing upon case examples he will share with listeners examples of the Neuman Method, a 10 Session online marriage program that has helped thousands of couples with methods and techniques suited to address the repair, recovery and enhancement of marriages.

Many people face unspeakable loss of a family member or witness the suffering and loss of a loved one with the wounds of war. They wonder how they will go on. In this show you will hear the personal stories of four people who have faced such loss and taken on survival missions that translate heartache into help and hope for others. You will hear from Mary Fetchet Co-founder of the Voices of 9/11 whose outreach to others in the aftermath of losing her son on 9/11has touched many worldwide; Rogerl...

In this show, nationally known psychologist, Dr. April Lane Benson, Ph.D., author of, I Shop, Therefore I Am: Compulsive Buying and the Search for Self and To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop will clarify the addiction suffered by those who compulsively shop. She will discuss the causes, gender differences, and the difference between holiday shopping and shopping as a fix to feelings not being handled. Drawing upon her latest research and interventions, she will offer coping st...

This show will turn up your understanding of Holidays and Depression. Dr. Deborah Serani, Psychologist and award winning author of Living with Depression and Depression and Your Child, will discuss what fuels Depression during the Holidays, the distinction between Holiday Depression and Clinical Depression, the unexpected finding that clinical depression may actually drop at the holiday time and much more. Dr. Steven Hanley will consider if there is a gender difference in Holiday Depression and ...

On this show you will have the opportunity to learn about Canine Companions for Independence. This is the organization that breeds, trains and provides amazing dogs for people. Be they children, adults, veterans, or facilities, these dogs give the gift of independence. You will hear about the many programs, volunteers and services of Canine Companions from Executive Director Megan Koester. Program Manager and Instructor Gwen Dudek will offer a look at the training of these dogs. Puppy raiser, Ma...

In this show noted journalist, Rachel Hills, author of The Sex Myth: The Gap Between our Fantasies and Reality, invites us to look more closely at the invisible norms and unspoken assumptions that shape the way we think about sex today. Drawing upon six years' research, including interviews with women and men across three continents, she gives us an unexpected look at reality and a re-consideration of the meaning of sexual freedom. Don’t miss this show.

In this show, Ross Rosenberg LCPC,CADC,CSAT psychotherapist, sexual addiction expert and author will discuss aspects of his book,The Human Magnet Syndrome: Why We Love People Who Hurt Us. He will discuss how and why co-dependent personalities and pathological narcissists are irresistibly attracted to each other. He will use this as a backdrop for discussing the dynamics of Co-dependency Addiction. He will describe the euphoria, desperation and withdrawal associated with this addiction, his model...

In this show, guests Dr. Mark Borg, Dr. Grant Brenner and Daniel Berry invite you to consider whether you are in a marriage or an arrangement to keep you emotionally safe. Drawing upon years of clinical experience, they define an “Irrelationship” and show us how we hide from intimacy by using routines we carry from childhood. They offer strategies for understanding and changing your marriage into a true relationship.

In this show, Dr. Greif invites listeners to learn about men and male friendships from the hundreds of men and women he has interviewed. His findings dispel the myth that men don’t need or want friends or that they need wives or girlfriends to find them friends. Dr. Greif will describe some consistent patterns that reflect the types of relationships men have across their lifespan and address the questions men themselves have asked and answered about friendship: Do I have have enough close friend...

On this show host Suzanne Phillips and guest Dr. Andrea Bonior will invite us to consider the best and the worst we have faced in our friendships. We will be talking about how to make friends as well as the problem of what to do when a friend goes from terrific to toxic. We will ask if we have different criteria for friends at different ages and for men and women friends. We will consider if singles have more friends than married folks and whether marriage destroys friendships. We will raise the...

I encored this episode because if offers a striking example of the power of radical empathy to address differences, bias, projections and stereotypes.