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Psych With Mike
by Dr. Michael E. Mahon
Being human is hard work. Let Psych With Mike be your users manual to make it a little easier. Psych With Mike started as a radio show in 2017 and has now evolved into a podcast. The show explores topical events from a psychological perspective and gives insightful, practical and expert information. Psych With Mike is presented by two individuals with more than 60 years of clinical experience between them.
Episodes
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Living in Difficult Times: How to Cope
The anxiety we feel when living in difficult times is the result of cognitive dissonance. Learn to control your dissonance and learn to control your anxiety. Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human https://a.co/d/06pX9LdT
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What is an Intimate Relationship
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon https://a.co/d/cEjB1mG
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Reduce Your Anxiety by Getting Off The Hamster Wheel of Rumination
Psych with Mike Amazon: https://a.co/d/0aynTsm
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Rumination: The Brain's Hamster Wheel
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/1XzJRRU
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Learn How to Control Your Anxiety
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Understanding Reality
Is reality the same for all of us? The answer is no! Not only that, but reality is actually different for every single human being on the planet! Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human: https://a.co/d/37zENTk
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To Get the Love You Want, Learn to Communicate Better
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human https://a.co/d/8pdxdFa
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Can AI be a Good Therapist?
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human https://a.co/d/943bGdq Stanford Study https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/08/ai-chatbots-kids-teens-artificial-intelligence.html MIT Study https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/02/1122871/therapists-using-chatgpt-secretly/
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What to Feel LESS Lonely? Put Down Your Phone!
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/4lD4oJp Surgeon General Report: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf Teens, Screens, and Loneliness:...
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Master Your Emotions: How Self Psychology by Heinz Kohut Helps with Emotional Regulation
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/hoVeZC3
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From Chaos to Calm: The Ultimate Guide to Emotional Regulation
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human. Amazon: https://a.co/d/cQxmUGl
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Therapist vs. Friend: What's the Real Difference
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/crlMOPh
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How Excessive Screen Time is Causing Loneliness
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human: Amazon: https://a.co/d/4dAY2zV
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Reboot Your Brain: The Power of Quality Sleep
Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/39QkouS Sleep Pod Bib: Aluminum and alzheimer's: Is there a connection? (n.d.). BrightFocus Foundation. Retrieved July 21, 2025, from https://www.brightfocus.org/resource/aluminum-and-alzheimers-is-there-a-connection/...
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Cry More: Why Sadness is the Healthiest Human Emotion
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Get Control of Your Anxiety
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Cognitive Dissonance
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A Change is Gonna Come: Psych with Mike in Transition.
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Can AI Reduce Loneliness
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Be More Resilient
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How to Deal With Feeling Unloved
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The Healing Power of Tears: A Case for Sadness as the Most Powerful Human Emotion
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The Connection Between Faith and Resilience
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How Trauma Affects Men and Women Differently
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Codependency: What You Need To Know!
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Death, The Meaning of Life and Existentialism: The Work of Rollo May
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How to Identify and Treat Depression
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Skills for Dealing with Difficult People
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Identifying and Working with the Agendas of Difficult People
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Screens and Loneliness
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Boundaries and Confidentiality in Psychotherapy
Boundaries and confidentiality are important cornerstones to the therapeutic rapport in the psychotherapy relationship. Violations are harmful to the therapeutic relationship and a potential legal threat to the practitioner. Get the new Psych with Mike and Brett book here. Amazon...
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The Best Overall Psychology Book Ever Written?
Brett and I are excited to announce that our book is out! We have written 10 chapters divided into three developmental stages. We cover infancy/childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Topics covered are emotional development, self-esteem, personality, and many more. We hope you pick up a copy and...
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How to Navigate Family Estrangement
Almost everyone who has ever had a family has experienced some kind of estrangement. Sometimes it's a little thing that grows out of proportion. Sometimes it's a big thing that contributes to generational trauma. Whatever the reason, these situations can have profound long-term effects. Check out...
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Have We Returned to Normal, Post-Pandemic?
Have we returned to our pre-pandemic normal? Should we even be able to expect that to happen? What do the answers to those questions mean to the psychology of our society going forward? https://news.gallup.com/poll/612230/four-years-say-covid-pandemic.aspx
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The Little Known Cluster A Personality Disorders: Schizoid, Schizotypal, and Paranoid.
Even those in the professional field of psychology may not know much about cluster A personality disorders. This episode is a must-watch if you want to learn more about them and how to identify them.
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What is the Difference Between Brainwashing and Indoctrination and Does it Matter.
What is the difference between indoctrination and brainwashing? Are they interchangeable terms and what is the agenda of those using this language? https://medium.com/bouncin-and-behavin-blogs/the-differences-between-indoctrination-and-brainwashing-092b8c18ce3e
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Questions and Challenges about Starting a Psychotherapy Practice
Setting up a new therapy practice, whether you're just out of school, leaving an agency, or separating from a group, can be nerve-racking and scary. Here are some thoughts on how to navigate these challenges. Brett and I wish great success and prosperity for all the souls on the journey.
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Getting to Know a Personality Disorder: Narcissism
Personality are the enduring characteristics and behaviors that we use to adapt to life (this is the clinical psychology definition). Defense mechanisms are then a part of our personality. When defense mechanisms become malignant and maladaptive, this can become a personality disorder. In the...
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Gerascophobia: The Fear of Getting Older
Our society has a significant issue with age and a negative perception about getting older. As you can see by the title, this is so prevalent that there is actually a term for this fear, Gerascophobia. The real problem and even irony of this is that the only solution is to NOT get older which is...
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How to Handle Sexualized Transference in the Therapeutic Relationship
The therapeutic relationship is intense by definition. Clients have to be courageous enough to make themselves vulnerable by sharing information about themselves that they may not share with any other person. Sometimes this leads to the client developing feelings for the therapist and in some...
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Getting to Know the DSM 5-TR
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders edition 5 Text Revision (DSM 5-TR) is the current version of the diagnostic manual for mental health professionals in the U.S. The DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association. Codes in the DSM 5-TR have been revised to be...
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What is Ironic About the Loneliness Epidemic in Our Society
The US Surgeon General recognized loneliness as an epidemic in 2023. The report is linked below. Why is this the case? People are more connected through electronic media than ever before, yet they feel more isolated and lonely. Clearly, these online connections cannot take the place of real...
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How to Understand and Improve Your Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is clinically defined as the global perception of self—that is, how one sees oneself. It is difficult to access/change self-esteem itself because it is a global perception. So when therapists work with clients on issues of self-esteem, what we do is work on issues of self-confidence…
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Viktor Frankl, The Holocaust, and Existential Psychology
Brett and I have discussed existential psychology and Viktor Frankl many times. Every time, I say, "We need to do a show about that." Well, today is that day! We will discuss Dr. Frankl and his experiences in the concentration camps. We will also explore how Dr. Frankl's theories help inform us…
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Helping Clients Find Boundaries
In a recent episode, Brett and I talked about ethics in the practice of counseling. A corollary topic is that of boundaries. Helping clients find their own boundaries is a fundamental task in therapy. However, therapists need good boundaries themselves to create a healthy therapeutic environment…
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Ethics in Practicing Counseling and Psychotherapy
How are ethics different from statutes and/or laws? Why do ethics matter? How do you know if your interpretation of ethics is correct? This episode will answer all those questions and more!
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How did Adolescence Become a Stage of Human Development? How to Understand the Adolescent Brain.
Adolescence has only been considered a stage of human development for about 125 years. H Stanley Hall is credited with defining this stage of development in 1904. Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most societies viewed individuals as adults when they were able to procreate (were going through...
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Real Talk About Death and Dying with Two Professional Therapists
Death and dying is difficult for most people to talk about or even think about, even though it is the only experience other than birth that every human is guaranteed to experience. In this episode, Brett and I share our thoughts about having an empathic conversation about this difficult topic. We...
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How to Improve Your Relationships by Understanding Empathy
Empathy is defined as the ability to feel the emotions of another as if they were your own. It is a powerful tool for understanding and improving our relationships. It is also an essential quality in the therapist-client relationship.
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Want People to Like You More? You Need to Understand Emotional Intelligence!
Emotional Intelligence is a concept in psychology that describes the capability to regulate one's own emotions and to accurately interpret the emotions of others. The four pillars of Emotional Intelligence are: Perceiving emotions 2. Reasoning/labeling emotions 3. Understanding emotions 4.…
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Being human is hard work. Let Psych With Mike be your users manual to make it a little easier. Psych With Mike started as a radio show in 2017 and has now evolved into a podcast. The show explores topical events from a psychological perspective and gives insightful, practical and expert information. Psych With Mike is presented by two individuals with more than 60 years of clinical experience between them.
HOSTED BY
Dr. Michael E. Mahon
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