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In Session with Dr. Farid Holakouee — 506 episodes

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June 08, 2026 Gay Pride

2

June 01, 2026 On Envy: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

3

May 29, 2026 My Thoughts and Feelings on Empathy

4

May 22, 2026 Emotional Intimacy

5

May 18, 2026 On Intelligence

6

May 15, 2026 One Year of Fatherhood

7

April 06, 2026 Talking about Iran

8

March 27, 2026 Can You Change Your Mind?

9

March 23, 2026 Certain about Uncertainty, Trust in Institutions

10

March 16, 2026 Desirable Distractions

11

March 13, 2026 More Thoughts on Mixed Feelings, The Cost of Feeling Right, Manosphere Documentary

12

March 09, 2026 Mixed Thoughts and Feelings About the Situation in Iran

13

March 02, 2026 Hopeful for the people of Iran

14

February 23, 2026 Supporting each other through the pains of life

15

February 20, 2026 Supporting the people of Iran

16

Febrruary 09, 2026 Be Cautious with Certain Individuals

17

February 06, 2026 Hope for Iran

18

February 02, 2026 Protests Outside of Iran

19

January 26, 2026 Sadness as a Healthy Response

20

January 23, 2026 Keep Talking about Iran

21

January 19, 2026 Free Iran

22

January 16, 2026 Thinking about Iran

23

January 12, 2026 Protests in Iran and abroad

24

January 09, 2026 All Eyes on Iran

25

January 05, 2026 All Eyes on Iran

26

December 29, 2025 Spoiler: All humans are just humans

27

December 22, 2025 Who are You Living For?

28

December 15, 2025 The Art of Doing Nothing

29

December 08, 2025 New Year Same You, Ideal Self vs. Real Self, Why Change is Hard

30

December 01, 2025 The Importance of Community

31

November 24, 2025 Talking About Change

32

September 29, 2025 O'Calm's Razor

33

September 26, 2025 Lessons I'm Learning Lecture Series Introduction

34

September 22, 2025 Parenting a Secure Attachment

35

September 15, 2025 Uncertain Political Beliefs

36

September 12, 2025 Political Violence and the State of Our Disunion

37

September 08, 2025 Is Human Intelligence Adaptive?

38

August 29, 2025 Back to School with Parham Holakouee

39

August 25, 2025 Healing vs. Feeling Good

40

August 18, 2025 An Uncertain Life

41

August 15, 2025 How To Get Your Baby To Sleep

42

August 11, 2025 Karen Horney's Basic Anxiety

43

August 04, 2025 Paying Attention at Home, Avoiding Life

44

August 01, 2025 Love as Your Legacy, call regarding a "picky eating" child

45

July 28, 2025 Homophobia

46

July 21, 2025 All About Apologies

47

July 18, 2025 Life is Hard, if You're Living it Right

48

July 14, 2025 Dating Advice

49

July 11, 2025 The Joy and Pain of Watching Our Baby Grow, Saudade

50

June 30, 2025 Artificial Unintelligence, Weakened by Technology

51

June 23, 2025 Being Iranian in America

52

June 20, 2025 Love Hurts, call from a listener

53

June 16, 2025 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Scott Rower discusses the GI Stress Cycle

54

June 13, 2025 War is a Losing Game, Psychology of Power

55

June 09, 2025 Comedians Aren't Funny, Lessons 10-12

56

June 06, 2025 Lessons 5-9, Parenting Update

57

June 02, 2025 Becoming Kian's Dad: On Fatherhood

58

May 05, 2025 Lesson 4: Canceling Cancel Culture

59

April 28, 2025 Lesson 3: Know Expectations

60

April 21, 2025 Lesson 2: Emotional Signatures and Ghosts

61

April 18, 2025 Lesson 1: Pain That Leads to Growth or Damage, Intimacy

62

April 14, 2025 Introduction to Lessons I'm Learning, Life and Death

63

April 07, 2025 Communicating about Communicating

64

March 31, 2025 Don't Be an April Fool

65

April 04, 2025 Deciding When to Decide, Messi vs. Ronaldo, Karma or Consequences

66

March 28, 2025 The Kids Are All Right, Good and Bad Empathy, call from a listener

67

March 17, 2025 Emotional and Intellectual Humility

68

March 14, 2025 Becoming a Father

69

March 10, 2025 Get Good at Something

70

March 07, 2025 Feeling My Self

71

February 10, 2025 What is Really Real

72

February 07, 2025 Victim Mentality, Intimacy and Vulnerability, call from a listener

73

January 31, 2025 Exploring "Bad" Feelings like Envy and Guilt

74

February 03, 2025 Does Manifesting Work?

75

January 27, 2025 What I Learned From Reading a Book a Week for 8 Years

76

January 13, 2025 California Fires, Emotions and Walls or Bridges, Expectations in Relationships

77

January 06, 2025 New Year's Resolutions and Goals, New Year Old You

78

December 30, 2024 Discussion on the books "On Tyranny" and "Why Men Fight"

79

December 20, 2024 Why Mental Health Means Getting Good at Feeling Bad

80

December 16, 2024 Discussion on the book "Hour of the Heart" by Irvin Yalom and Benjamin Yalom

81

December 13, 2024 Interview with Rizza Alee and Shidan Majidi about "Climbing my Everest"

82

December 09, 2024 Discussion on the book "Good Reasonable People," Talking Politics

83

December 06, 2024 Stringfinger Feeling, calls

84

December 02, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Serviceberry," Alternatives to Capitalism

85

November 25, 2024 Discussion on the book "Uncovering Dinosaur Behavior," Trusting Science, Trusting People

86

November 22, 2024 Discussion on the books "You Better Be Lightning" and "Take Me With You," calls

87

November 15, 2025 Discussion on the book "Nexus," call from listener

88

November 11,2024 Parham Holakouee discusses Life, Relationships, and Meaning

89

November 08, 2024 Post-Election Thoughts, call from a listener

90

November 04, 2024 Discussion on the book "Expecting Better," How Polarization is Making Us Dumber

91

November 01, 2024 Life is a Keychain, Thoughts on the Election, Political and Personal Power

92

October 28, 2024 Discussion on the book "Fundamentals," Trusting Science, Diversity

93

October 21, 2024 Discussion on the book "Meditations for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman

94

October 18, 2024 Why it's not smart to call someone "low IQ," misusing Psychology terms

95

October 14, 2024 Discussion on the book "Co-Intelligence" by Ethan Mollick

96

October 07, 2024 Discussion on the book "Says Who?" by Anne Curzan

97

October 04, 2024 Cult Psychology, Thoughts on Transformational Courses

98

September 30, 2024 Discussion on the book "Why War?" by Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud

99

September 27, 2024 Discussion on the book "May Contain Lies" by Alex Edmans

100

September 23, 2024 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses "Conscious Parenting"

101

September 20, 2024 Discussion on the book "Move by Move" by Maurice Ashley

102

September 13, 2024 Why I am Certain About Uncertainty

103

September 09, 2024 Book Review "On Lying and Politics" and "Free Thought and Official Propaganda"

104

August 26, 2024 Discussion on the book "Chess Story" by Stefan Zweig

105

August 23, 2024 Talking Politics, Uncertain about Certainty

106

August 19, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley

107

August 12, 2024 Discussion on the book "Profit and Punishment" by Tony Messenger

108

August 05, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Grieving Brain"

109

July 29, 2024 Discussion on the book "White Poverty"

110

July 26, 2024 Discussion on the books "Pressure" and "Stick Together," call from listener

111

July 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse"

112

July 01, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Reason I Jump," Thoughts on the Presidential Debate

113

June 24, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Light Eaters," call about sibling relationship

114

June 17, 2024 Discussion on the book "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

115

June 14, 2024 Call from a listener

116

June 10, 2024 Discussion on the book "Learning to Disagree" by John Inazu

117

June 07, 2024 Call regarding teenage daughter, call regarding death of pet

118

June 03, 2024 Discussion on the book "Literary Theory for Robots"

119

May 31, 2024 Discussion on the book "Why We Die," Profit Prophets

120

May 20, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Undoing Project," by Michael Lewis

121

May 17, 2024 O'Calm's Razor, call regarding son with OCD, Facing Fears

122

May 13, 2024 Discussion on the book "What Life Should Mean to You" by Alfred Adler

123

May 10, 2024 Feeling Right, Homo Psychopathicus, Emotional What and Why

124

May 06, 2024 Discussion on the book "Little Treatments, Big Effects,"

125

May 03, 2024 Discussion with Psychologist Dr. Pauline Yeghnazar Peck

126

April 29, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Prince" by Niccolo Machiavelli

127

April 22, 2024 Discussion on the books "Against Technoableism" and "The Gambler"

128

April 12, 2024 Interview with members of PSCO and AGA from UCLA

129

April 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "Night Vision" by Mariana Alessandri

130

April 01, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Menopause Brain," Don't Be an April Fool

131

March 29, 2024 You Can't Need What You Want, calls from listeners

132

March 25, 2024 Discussion on the book "Imagination," Saying the World Isn't Fair Isn't Fair

133

March 22, 2024 Discussion on the book "Purpose," Proving the Unprovable, Religious Topics

134

March 15, 2024 The Tragic Death of Ryan Gainer, calls from listeners

135

March 11, 2024 Discussion on the book "Presence" by Ben Alderson-Day

136

March 08, 2024 International Women's Day, calls from listeners

137

March 04, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Courage to Be Happy"

138

February 26, 2024 Discussion on the book "How Am I Doing?" by Dr. Corey Yeager

139

February 23, 2024 Discussion on the book "Brain Energy," calls from listeners

140

February 12, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

141

February 09, 2024 Discussion on books "The Anthropocene Reviewed" and "The Power of Language," calls

142

January 22, 2024 Discussion on the book "Ecco Homo" by Friedrich Nietzsche

143

January 19, 2024 Discussion on the book "How Not to Kill Yourself," calls

144

January 12, 2024 Calls from listeners

145

January 08, 2024 Discussion on the book "The Untethered Soul" with Dr. Jennifer Galvan

146

January 05, 2024 Discussion on the books "A Therapeutic Journey" and "Remember," calls

147

December 18, 2023 Discussion on the book "Words Can Change Your Brain," Good Fighting

148

December 15, 2023 Being a Sports Fan, Emotional Signatures, Ghosts

149

December 11, 2023 Discussion on the book "Selfless" by Brian Lowery

150

December 04, 2023 Discussion on the book "All About Love" by bell hooks

151

December 01, 2023 calls from listeners

152

November 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Antidote" by Oliver Burkeman

153

November 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Sentience," Twin Flames Documentary

154

November 17, 2023 Thoughts on the Middle East Crisis, calls, Communicating with Your Teen

155

November 13, 2023 Books: "Finding Time Again," Days of Reading," Ikigai," "A Confession"

156

October 16, 2023 Discussion on the book "Explaining Life Through Evolution"

157

October 13, 2023 Hoping for Peace, calls from listeners

158

October 09, 2023 Discussion on the book "Right Kind of Wrong," Take an Improv Class

159

October 06, 2023 Narges Mohammadi win Nobel Peace Prize, calls from listeners

160

October 02, 2023 Discussion on the book "Psychological First Aid," Self Care

161

September 29, 2023 Lessons I am Learning, calls from listeners

162

September 25, 2023 Discussion on the book "Seven Games," Is Intuition a Super Power?

163

September 22, 2023 Get the Ick for the Ick, calls from listeners

164

September 18, 2023 Discussion on the book "Roots in Iran," Interview with Raha Dixon

165

September 15, 2023 One Year Since the Killing of Mahsa Amini, calls from listeners

166

September 11, 2023 Discussion on the book "On Disobedience," 9/11

167

September 08, 2023 Discussion on the book "Touch Matters," calls on social entropy and language

168

August 28, 2023 Discussion on the book "Make Your Art No Matter What," Creativity is Conflict

169

August 25, 2023 Discussion with Parham Holakouee regarding Conflict and Negotiation

170

August 21, 2023 Discussion on the book "Strangers to Ourselves" by Rachel Aviv

171

August 18, 2023 Conflict Phobia, call with daughter and mother about success, money and education

172

August 14, 2023 Discussion on the book "Best Things First," Gods and Gurus

173

August 07, 2023 Discussion on the book "Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD"

174

July 31, 2021 Discussion on the books "Yes to Life" and "In a Flight of Starlings"

175

July 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Fugitive" by Marcel Proust

176

July 10, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Song of Significance" by Seth Godin

177

July 07, 2023 Discussion on the book "Soul Bloom" by Rainn Wilson, calls from listeners

178

June 30, 2023 Discussion on the book "How Do We Know Ourselves?" Nice to Meet Me

179

June 26, 2023 Discussion on the book "Psych" by Paul Bloom

180

June 12, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Book of Pride"

181

June 09, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Journey of Humanity," Getting Glasses

182

June 05, 2023 Pride Month, Bad Byes and Good Byes

183

June 02, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Happiest Man on Earth," caller asks about son, Perfected

184

May 26, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Prisoner," Mental Health Awareness Month

185

May 15, 2023 Discussion on the book "Once Upon a Prime" by Sarah Hart

186

May 01, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Undiscovered Self" by Carl Jung

187

May 12, 2023 Somatic Awareness, calls from listeners

188

May 08, 2023 Discussion on the book "Humble"

189

April 28, 2023 Discussion on the book "From Strength to Strength," Legacy, call on work conflict

190

April 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "Period," Wearing Your Shoes

191

April 21, 2023 Discussion on the book "Sodom and Gomorrah," Wrongful Shootings, calls from listeners

192

April 03, 2023 Discussion on the book "Who Gets Believed?"

193

March 31, 2023 Interview with Dr. Sahba Shayani regarding female figures in Persian Literature

194

March 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "Real Self-Care," call from a parent about social media

195

March 24, 2023 Discussion on the book "Understanding Iran," call regarding relationships

196

March 17, 2023 Dream Writers, Economic Thinking, a call about an experience of psychosis

197

March 13, 2023 Discussion on the book "Wired for Love," Healing Time, No Guts No Glory in Love

198

March 06, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Self Delusion," Remembering Judith Heumann, Puzzle Time

199

March 03, 2023 Tarof Takedown, (For)Getting the Ick, calls from listeners

200

February 27, 2023 Discussion on the book "Stolen Focus," Paying with Attention

201

February 24, 2023 Nine Years of Radio Hamrah, Golden Starstruck, call from a listener

202

February 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Awe," Losing Your Self

203

February 17, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Little Book of Lykke," Red Flags and Red Carpets

204

February 13, 2023 Self-Esteem as a First Language, Consciously Unconscious

205

February 10, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Creative Act," Unity for Iran, Relationship Goals

206

February 06, 2023 Discussion on the book "The Guermantes Way," Shervin Hajipour's Grammy win

207

January 23, 2023 Discussion on the book "What is Life?" Trusting Science, Life Values

208

January 20, 2023 Discussion on the book "Gut," calls from listeners

209

January 13, 2023 Discussion on the book "Curious Minds," Curious about self and others, Happiness

210

January 09, 2023 Protests for Iran, Thoughts on Democracy and Civic Responsibility

211

January 06, 2023 Discussion on the books "Complicit" and "Make Your Bed," Setting New Year's Risks

212

December 23, 2022 Thinking Time, New Year New Goals, Regret Audits, Freedom for Iran

213

December 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Art of Possibility," It's Not All Good

214

December 12, 2022 Discussion on the book "What We Owe The Future," Role Play, Good Bad Feelings

215

December 05, 2022 Discussion on the book "How We Read Now," Avoiding the Pull of Shallow Waters

216

December 02, 2022 The Perils of Perfectionism, How to Improv Your Life

217

November 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "On Being Certain," What do you know?

218

November 21, 2022 Discussion on the book "Civil Disobedience," Thoughts on the World Cup

219

November 18, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Concept of Anxiety" call regarding a relationship

220

November 14, 2022 Preventing Compassion Fatigue Related to Iran

221

November 11, 2022 Discussion on books "The Myth of Normal" and "Notes on Grief," Parham Holakouee

222

October 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "Viral Justice," a call about dating

223

October 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "On Revolutions"

224

October 17, 2022 Focusing on Responsibility over Results

225

October 12, 2022 Discussion on the book "How to Do Nothing," calls from listeners

226

October 10, 2022 Human Rights Lawyer Gissou Nia discusses current situation in Iran

227

October 05, 2022 Discussion on the book "It Didn't Start With You" and calls from listeners

228

October 03, 2022 Actor Tara Grammy discusses the situation in Iran

229

September 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "A Molecule Away from Madness," calls from listeners, IRAN

230

September 26, 2022 Nazanin Nour discusses the situation in Iran and how you can help

231

Discussion on the book "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal," Mahsa Amini, Corrupt Power

232

September 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "Between Us," My Ketamine Experience, calls from listeners

233

September 12, 2022 Interview with Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh about her book "Womxn"

234

August 29, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Secrets of Words," Thoughts on the Value of Words

235

August 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Neuroscience of You," calls from listeners

236

August 22, 2022 Psychotherapist Anahita Kashefi discusses Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy

237

August 17, 2022 Discussion with Parham Holakouee on Creativity, Critical Thinking and Communication

238

August 15, 2022 Discussion on the book "An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States"

239

August 08, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Mind and the Moon," No Normal

240

August 03, 2022 Depression and Psychedelics, Room to Grow, calls from listeners

241

August 01, 2022 Discussion on the book "How Minds Change," My First Stand-up Comedy Open Mic

242

July 25, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Little Book of Hygge," What's in a Name?

243

July 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Future is Degrowth," calls from listeners

244

July 18, 2022 Discussion with Parham Holakouee on Guns in America

245

July 13, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Turnaway Study," calls from listeners

246

July 11, 2022 Interview with Actor/Comedian Tara Grammy

247

July 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "Emotional," calls from listeners

248

June 27, 2022 Discussion on the book "Nineteen," Lessons I learned from my grandmother

249

June 22, 2022 Interview with Dr. Kristen Lee about her new book "Worth the Risk"

250

June 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "Queer Ducks," Be Kind and Take Risks

251

June 08, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Metamorphosis," Why Pride Matters, calls

252

June 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "Why We Fight," It's the Little Changes

253

May 25, 2022 Thoughts on The Shooting in Texas, Gun Laws, Capitalism

254

May 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Blind Owl," Talk About Suicide, Mental Health Awareness

255

May 18, 2022 Your Shadow Isn't So Dark, How Polarization Makes Us Dumber, calls

256

May 16, 2022 Discussion on the book "Already Enough," Play the Sad Notes

257

May 11, 2022 How to Show Your Love, Helping with Anxiety, calls

258

May 09, 2022 Discussion on the book "When Nietzsche Wept, Jokes

259

May 02, 2022 Discussion on the book "Rethinking Consciousness," Feels So True, Ghostly Feelings

260

April 27, 2022 Discussion on the book "System Error," Severance, Power Talk, calls

261

April 25, 2022 Interview with actor/comedian Payam Banifaz

262

April 20, 2022 Discussion on the book "Bittersweet," Happiness is Overrated

263

April 18, 2022 Interview with artist Ali Sabet

264

April 13, 2022 Discussion on the book "A Brief History of Equality," What About Your Friends?

265

April 04, 2022 Interview with Sex Therapist Dr. Nazanin Moali

266

April 06, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Shame Machine," calls from listeners

267

March 30, 2022 The Two Sides of Personality, Romance Yourself, calls

268

March 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Zen of Therapy," Will Smith and Chris Rock, Listening

269

March 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "Of Sound Mind" and calls from listeners

270

March 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "Just Mercy," Punishing Mindset, Watching the News

271

March 07, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Memory Thief," Golden Rule of Empathy

272

February 28, 2022 Discussion on the book "Missing Each Other," Parenting, Positively Biased

273

February 23, 2022 Discussion on the book "The Power of Regret," Conversation with Parham Holakouee

274

February 14, 2022 Discussion on the book "How the Word is Passed," Reparations, Woking Thoughts

275

February 09, 2022 Therapy Time, Romance, calls

276

February 07 2022 Discussion on the book "Probable Impossibilities," Who's Left, Growing Pains

277

February 02, 2022 Discussion on the book "Know Thyself," Safe From Insecurity, Perfectionism

278

January 26, 2022 Redefining Success, calls from listeners

279

January 24, 2022 Discussion on the book "Hard to Break," Relationship Habits

280

January 19, 2022 Discussion on the book "Becoming Human," call from a grieving friend, Death Anxiety

281

January 10, 2022 Discussion on the book "Exercised," Feeling Responsible, Not So Nice

282

January 03, 2022 Discussion on the book "Four Thousand Weeks," Thinking Time, Top 10 Books of 2021

283

December 29, 2021 New Year/Same You, Relationship Goals, calls from listeners

284

December 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Family Firm" by Emily Oster, Parent Shaming

285

December 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Art of Logic," Using Logic and Emotions in Arguments

286

December 15, 2021 Filling in the Masks, calls from listeners

287

December 13, 2021 Discussion on the book "When Breath Becomes Air," An Emotional Legacy

288

December 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "Feeling and Knowing," calls from listeners

289

December 06, 2021 Discussion on the book "The War of Art," Avoidable Emotional Suffering

290

November 29, 2021 Interview with artist Marwan Shahin

291

November 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Sweet Spot," Does Everything Happen for a Reason?

292

November 17, 2021 Relationship Goals, Distant Gratification, a call from a mother and son about CBD

293

November 15, 2021 Discussion on the book "Nobody's Normal" and Alternative Treatments

294

November 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Genetic Lottery," Privilege

295

November 03, 2021 Interview with Professor George Bonanno, author of "The End of Trauma"

296

November 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Comfort Book," Discomfort Talk

297

October 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "Being You," calls from listeners

298

October 25, 2021 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses Toxic Positivity

299

October 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Elements of Choice," calls from listeners

300

October 18, 2021 You are Unique Like Everyone Else, Scarcity Story, Emotional Soreness

301

October 11, 2021 Interview with Jamaal Aflatooni, author of "Space Between Us"

302

October 04, 2021 Discussion on the book "Free Play," Your Gift is Your Responsibility

303

September 29, 2021 Pandemic Anxiety, Exercise Your Thoughts, Meet Yourself, calls

304

September 27, 2021 Discussion on the book "The End of Trauma," Flexibility and Balance

305

September 22, 2021 Self Care vs Self Carry, calls from listeners, Facts About Lies

306

September 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker

307

September 13, 2021 Discussion on the book "Demystifying Disability," Good Intentions

308

September 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The 7 Deadly Sins of Psychology," Know Expectations

309

September 01, 2021 Death Anxiety and Do Anxiety, calls from listeners, Let's Talk About Sex

310

August 30, 2021 Discussion on the book "Rebel Talent," Are You Bored of Your Self?

311

August 25, 2021 Discussion on the book "This is Your Mind on Plants," Anthony Bourdain, Conflict

312

August 23, 2021 Interview with Director and Children's Book Author Kataneh Vahdani

313

August 16, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Kindness of Strangers," Afghanistan, See How Much I Care

314

August 11, 2021 The Cold War of the Silent Treatment, Living a Legacy, Healing Through a Break-up

315

August 09, 2021 Discussion on the book "Subtract," How Subtraction can Add to Your Relationships

316

August 04, 2021 Some Thoughts on the Brain and Behavior, calls from listeners

317

August 02, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Sense of Self," The Stigma of Mental Illness

318

July 26, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Quick Fix," and There are No Quick Fixes

319

July 21, 2021 Discussion with Parham Holakouee About the Meaning of Life, Purpose and Legacy

320

July 19, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Thousand Brains," Can we Upload our Consciousness?

321

July 14, 2021 I Tell You Because I Love You, calls from listeners

322

July 12, 2021 Discussion on the book "Compassionomics," English Players Face Racism, Break-ups

323

July 07, 2021 Discussion on the book "Characters on the Couch," calls from listeners

324

June 30, 2021 Discussion on the book "Projections," calls on parenting

325

June 28, 2021 Discussion on the book "Helgoland," Saying Goodbye to my Grandmother

326

June 14, 2021 Discussion on the books "Kari" and "The Hidden Habits of Genius," Love Your Loved Ones

327

June 02, 2021 Discussion on the book "My Time Will Come," Naomi Osaka, Homophobia, calls

328

May 26, 2021 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Scott Rower on the Psychology of Chronic Digestive Problems

329

May 24, 2021 Discussion on the book "Noise" and Pain Prevention Parenting Doesn't Work

330

May 17, 2021 Discussion on the book "Work" by James Suzman, International Day Against Homophobia

331

May 10, 2021 Discussion on the book "Social Chemistry" by Marissa King

332

May 05, 2021 Thoughts on Bill and Melinda Gates, Empathy, calls from listeners

333

May 03, 2021 Discussion on the book "Atomic Habits," Habits of Helping

334

April 28, 2021 Interview with Neuropsychologist and Psychoanalyst Dr. Mark Solms

335

April 26, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We're Polarized" by Ezra Klein

336

April 21, 2021 George Floyd, calls from listeners

337

April 19, 2021 Discussion on the book "Change," Changing Ourselves

338

April 14, 2021 We can help Delara, Your Feelings Matter, calls from listeners,

339

April 12, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Hidden Spring" by Mark Solms

340

April 07, 2021 What About Your Friends?, calls from listeners

341

April 05, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Practice," Are You Successful?

342

March 31, 2021 Women's History versus Women's Present, Don't be an April Fool, calls

343

March 29, 2021 Discussion on the book "Humor, Seriously" and Is That Funny?

344

March 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "A Matter of Death and Life," Feeling Ghosts

345

March 17, 2021 Dr. Joy DeGruy discusses her book "Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome"

346

March 15, 2021 Answering Questions from Instagram Live

347

March 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Sum of Us," International Women's Day

348

March 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower," No Regrets

349

February 24, 2021 Bored by Myself, The Sweetest Revenge, calls from listeners

350

February 22, 2021 Discussion on the book "Afro-Iran," Discrimination in the Iranian Community

351

February 17, 2021 Hate Crimes Against Asian Americans, The Truth is Not Enough, calls from listeners

352

February 15, 2021 Discussion on the book "Think Again" by Adam Grant

353

February 10, 2021 My thoughts on "Framing Britney Spears," calls from listeners

354

February 08, 2021 Discussion on the book "Chatter," the voice you give your children

355

February 01, 2021 Discussion on the book "How You Say It" by Katherine D. Kinzler

356

January 27, 2021 Freedom of Speech, Rebranding the Unconscious, calls from listeners

357

January 25, 2021 Discussion on the book "Why We Believe," thoughts on the movie "Soul"

358

January 20, 2021 Discussion on the book "Swann's Way," Inauguration Day, calls from listeners

359

January 11, 2021 Discussion on the book "The School of Life," Top 10 Books of 2020, Capitol Attack

360

January 04, 2021 Discussion on the book "The Black Banners" My experience being in New York on 9/11

361

December 30, 2020 Getting Ready for 2021, calls from listeners

362

December 28, 2020 Discussion on the book "Mortality," Fear of Not Living, Forget Your Legacy

363

December 21, 2020 Discussion on the book "Algorithms to Live By," 2021 Predictions, Online Dating

364

December 16, 2020 Suzi Khatami discusses our Holiday Toy Drive, Advice for Parenting Teens

365

December 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "White Teeth," In Your Dreams, Dating for Marriage

366

December 07, 2020 Discussion on the book " The Problems of Philosophy," Fear of Intimacy

367

December 02, 2020 The Cost of Change, Are you feeling SAD?, calls from listeners

368

November 30, 2020 Discussion on the book "7 1/2 Lessons About the Brain"

369

November 23, 2020 Discussion on the book "This is Your Time," Teaching Kindness to Your Children

370

November 18, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Varieties of Scientific Experience," calls

371

November 16, 2020 Jerome Dixon shares his story of being wrongly imprisoned from a false confession

372

November 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "10% Happier," putting "United" back in the United States

373

November 04, 2020 Post-Election Anxiety, When Distraction is Good, calls from listeners

374

November 02, 2020 Discussion on the book "Why Vegan?" and Election Anxiety

375

October 26, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Great Leveler," Prejudice and Discrimination

376

October 21, 2020 Discussion on "The Vow" continued, Why Everyone Should Go to Therapy, calls

377

October 19, 2020 Book discussion on "The Neuroscience of Suicidal Behavior," thoughts on "The Vow"

378

October 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "Three Ring Circus," Working on a Team, calls

379

October 07, 2020 Special Guest Parham Holakouee: Talking about Talking about Politics

380

October 05, 2020 Discussion on the book "The All-or-Nothing Marriage," Falling in Love with Yourself

381

September 28, 2020 Discussion on the book "Humankind," The Plague of Inequality

382

September 23, 2020 Register to Vote, A Different Kind of Identity Politics, calls

383

September 21, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Five Languages of Apology," Reparations in the U.S.

384

September 14, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Fire Next Time," Power to the People

385

September 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "Language at the Speed of Sight," Wise Words, calls

386

August 31, 2020 Discussion on the book "Consolations," Why Words Matter, Cancel Culture

387

August 26, 2020 Growth versus Change, calls from listeners, Parenting Mindset

388

August 24, 2020 Discussion on the book "The New Jim Crow"

389

August 17, 2020 Discussion on the book "Disability Visibility"

390

August 12, 2020 Think For Yourself, calls from listeners, Parenting During Divorce

391

August 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Why Trust Science?" and Why Diversity Matters

392

August 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Life You Can Save," Giving Your Time

393

July 29, 2020 Are You Motivated by Your Impact or Your Legacy?, calls from listeners

394

July 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Attached," thoughts on romantic relationships

395

July 22, 2020 A Contemplative Carnivore, calls from listeners

396

July 20, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Voices Within," Anti Antisemitism, Confederate Statues

397

July 15, 2020 You Must Feel to Heal, Room to Grow, call from a concerned mother

398

July 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "You're Not Listening," a question about a breakup

399

July 08, 2020 Frank and Loving Communication, Parents Losing Control, calls from listeners

400

July 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Deviant's War," LGBTQ rights

401

July 01, 2020 Time Management, To Don't Lists, The Fear of Not Living, A Twisted Love Story

402

June 29, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to Be an Antiracist," Being Woke

403

June 24, 2020 Who Do You Think You Are?, call from listener, Avoiding Conflict

404

June 22, 2020 Discussion on the book "Economic Dignity," Striving For Justice

405

June 17, 2020 The Psychology of Racism, calls from listeners, Why Nice Is Not So Nice

406

June 15, 2020 Discussion on the book "Riot Baby," Participating in the Pride/BLM March

407

June 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Transcend," calls from listeners, Letter from Birmingham Jail

408

June 08, 2020 Attorney Jamon Hicks discusses Race Relations, Police Brutality and Legal Reform

409

June 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "Giovanni's Room," Dr. Nooshin Valizadeh on Racism in America

410

May 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Capital and Ideology," George Floyd, Black Lives Matter

411

May 20, 2020 Setting Big Goals, a call regarding childhood sexual abuse

412

May 18, 2020 Discussion on the book "Prepared," Pain Prevention Parenting

413

May 13, 2020 Why Apologies Matter, Work on Your Relationship Instead of Your Partner, calls

414

May 11, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Culture Code," Feedback From Loved Ones, Fear of Failure

415

May 06, 2020 Discussion on the documentary "Cracked Up: The Darrell Hammond Story," calls

416

May 04, 2020 Discussion on the book "Being Heumann" and the documentary "Crip Camp"

417

April 29, 2020 Adjustment in the Time of Corona, Time in the Time of Corona, calls

418

April 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Genius of Birds," Turning into Zoombies

419

April 22, 2020 Earth Day, Feeling Your Feelings, calls from listeners

420

April 20, 2020 Discussion on the book "Eight Dates," Climbing the Mountain of Intimacy Together

421

April 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "Upstream," Groundhog Day, Anxiety during COVID-19

422

April 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "Boys & Sex," Dating Someone From a Different Culture

423

March 30, 2020 Discussion on the book "Girls & Sex," The Sex Talk for Couples, A New Normal

424

March 25, 2020 Corona Coping Skills, Dating, Marriage and Parenting in a Pandemic

425

March 18, 2020 Parham Holakouee discusses the spread of information and misinformation

426

March 16, 2020 Discussion on the book "What's Your Pronoun?" Thoughts on the Coronavirus Pandemic

427

March 11, 2020 How Open-Minded Are You?, calls from listeners

428

March 09, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Mamba Mentality," Cheering On, International Women's Day

429

March 04, 2020 Discussion on the book "Race After Technology," calls from listeners

430

March 02, 2020 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan on the Top Insecurities in Women

431

February 26, 2020 Comedian Maz Jobrani discusses his movie "A Simple Wedding"

432

February 24, 2020 Discussion on the book "So You Want to Talk About Race," Kobe Bryant Memorial

433

February 19, 2020 Blindness and Schizophrenia, Limits of Love, Self-Love, calls

434

February 19, 2020 Schizophrenia and Blindness, Strengths and Weaknesses, Limits of Love, call

435

February 17, 2020 Discussion on the book "Born a Crime," Smart Words for Dumb Ideas, Racism

436

February 12. 2020 Valentine's Day, Keeping the Passion Alive, Ready to Date

437

February 10, 2020 Discussion on the book "Gender and Our Brains," Dictator Parents

438

February 05, 2020 The Perils of Perfectionism, Thoughts on The State of the Union Address, calls

439

February 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to be Yourself," Pain Prevention Parenting

440

February 03, 2020 Discussion on the book "How to be Yourself," Pain Prevention Parenting

441

January 29, 2020 Overcoming Anxiety, Why It's Hard to Change, calls from listeners

442

January 27, 2020 Discussion on the book "Superior," Kobe Bryant, Grief

443

January 22, 2020 Discussion on the book "Cribsheet," Cancel Culture Comments, Embracing Conflict

444

January 15, 2020 Tips For a Better 2020, Choosing a School For Your Kids, calls from listeners

445

January 13, 2020 Discussion on the book "How We Work," There's No Crying On Facebook

446

January 08, 2020 Living Intentionally in 2020, Co-Parenting, calls from listeners

447

January 06, 2020 Discussion on the book "The Little Prince," Top 10 Books of 2019, Goals for 2020

448

December 30, 2019 Discussion on books "Permission to Feel" and "The World According to Mr. Rogers"

449

December 18, 2019 Discussion on the book "Marriage-ology," Relationship Goals, Therapy in 2020

450

December 11, 2019 Sociologist Neda Maghbouleh discusses her book "The Limits of Whiteness"

451

December 09, 2019 Giving in the Right Way, Thinking and Feeling Decisions

452

December 04, 2019 Radio Hamrah Toy Drive, Discussion on the book "The Fear of Doing Nothing," calls

453

December 02, 2019 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses Emotional Intelligence

454

November 27, 2019 Talking Politics at Thanksgiving, Gratitude, Black Friday

455

November 25, 2019 Discussion on the book "Brief Answers to the Big Questions," Parenting

456

November 20, 2019 The Weakness of the Abuser, calls from listeners

457

November 18, 2019 Discussion on the book "Hivemind," Self-Awareness, Overcoming Your Past

458

November 13, 2019 Discussion on the book "Inferior," Neda Fadaee & Talla Khelghati from ISG at UCLA

459

November 06, 2019 Shidan Majidi, Anthony Federov and Jennifer Paz from the musical Hash(tag) America

460

November 04, 2019 Discussion on the book "The New Mind Readers," Nobody Has the Secret to Life

461

October 28, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind," The Joker movie

462

October 21, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Personality Brokers," call about a relationship

463

October 16, 2019 Enjoying Sunshine and Rain, Parents as Academic Managers, calls from listeners

464

October 14, 2019 Discussion on the book "The Intelligence Trap," Thoughts on Columbus Day

465

October 09, 2019 Gary Gulman's Stand-Up Comedy on His Depression, Responsibility of Artists, calls

466

October 07, 2019 Discussion on the book "Talking to Strangers," call from listener

467

October 02, 2019 Fooled by Headlines, calls from listeners

468

September 30, 2019 Discussion on the book "To Have or to Be?" and Dating Advice

469

September 25, 2019 Avoiding Conflict, Acceptance, call from a listener

470

September 23, 2019 Discussion on the book "Possessed," call about sensitivity to mouth sounds

471

September 18, 2019 Who Needs Therapy?, calls from listeners

472

September 16, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mind in Motion," Nonverbal Communication, Social Media

473

September 11, 2019 World Suicide Prevention Day, Call from an 8-year-old about school

474

September 09, 2019 Discussion on the book "Letter to the Father," Having the Hard Talks, Apologies

475

September 04, 2019 Book Discussions: "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone" and "The War For Kindness"

476

August 21, 2019 Ketamine Treatment for Depression with Dr. Benjamin Taimoorazy and Dr. Atih Seif

477

August 19, 2019 Discussion on the book "Everything is F'ed," Back to School Advice for Parents

478

August 14, 2019 Why You Should Never Spank Your Kids, calls from listeners

479

August 12, 2019 Discussion on the book "How to Create a Mind," How AI Could Affect Our Lives

480

August 07, 2019 True Love, Creating Intimacy, Uncomfortable Conversations, calls from listeners

481

August 05, 2019 Discussion on the book "Unthinkable," Prison Reform, Reparations

482

July 31, 2019 Discussions on the books "Emotional Advantage" and "The Knowledge Illusion," calls

483

July 29, 2019 Ben Toubia and his mother Sima share their family's story (LGBTQ Support Group)

484

July 17, 2019 Call topics include Parents Giving Their Children Space, Do Men Cheat More Than Women?

485

July 15, 2019 Discussion on the book "Everything in its Place," We Aren't So Different

486

July 10, 2019 Discussion on the book "Life Finds a Way," Parenting Better Decision-Makers , calls

487

July 08, 2019 Therapist Maryam Gholami discusses the psychology of decision-making

488

July 03, 2019 Free to Disagree, Free to be Me, calls from listeners

489

July 01, 2019 Discussion on the book "Disarming the Narcissist," calls from listeners

490

June 26, 2019 Discussion on the book "NeuroLogic," calls from listeners

491

June 24, 2019 Interview with Dean Haycock, author of "Tyrannical Minds"

492

June 19, 2019 Discussion on book "What to do When Someone You Love is Depressed," Juneteenth, calls

493

June 17, 2019 Clinical Psychologist Dr. Jennifer Galvan discusses the Value of Depression

494

June 12, 2019 Empathic Accuracy, Communication with teens, Communication Styles

495

June 10, 2019 Discussion on the book "Why?" LGBTQ Pride

496

June 03, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mindful Eating On The Go," Mindful Relationships and Parenting

497

May 29, 2019 Discussion on the book "Awkward," Having Awkward Conversations, calls from listeners

498

May 20, 2019 Discussion on the book "Tyrannical Minds," Hard and Soft Sciences

499

May 15, 2019 Explanation is not Justification, Crying is not Weakness, calls from listeners

500

May 13, 2019 Discussion on the book "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings," calls from listeners

501

May 08, 2019 The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat, calls from listeners

502

May 06, 2019 Discussion on the book "Mind Fixers," Relationship Between Genius and Madness

503

April 29, 2019 Discussion on the book "How to Deal With Anger," call from listener

504

April 24, 2019 Discussion on the books "The Moral Animal" and "The Passion Paradox," Parsa Peykar

505

April 10, 2019 The Courage to be Your True Self, calls from listeners

506

April 08, 2019 Discussion on the book "When," call from a listener