Radio Curious brings you part 2 of an archived conversation about the collective unconscious with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.”
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Radio Curious brings you an archived, 2-part conversation about the collective unconscious with Dr. Clotaire Rapaille, author of “The Culture Code, An Ingenious Way to Understand Why People Around The World Live and Buy As They Do.”
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Radio Curious brings you an archived interview with Dr. Gordon Livingston, psychiatrist and author of “How to Love.” His book discusses what is love, how to love, and answers many other questions about love and how to find a compatible and pleasurable partnership.
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How to live with the brain of a cave-man in the 21st century, is the subject of this edition of Radio Curious. We visit with Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist and meditation teacher. He’s the author of “Buddha’s Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom.” This book explains brain functions that affect our attitudes and happiness and presents coherent and practical skills of positive psychology which employ tenants of Buddhism.
We visited with Dr. Hanson by phone from his home in San Rafael, California on June 11, 2012. We began when I asked him ways to live in modern society with a brain that evolved over millions of years in order to function well in hunter-gatherer society.
The book Dr. Rick Hanson recommends is “Satepatthana: The Direct Path To Realization,” by Analayo.
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We humans are a lot like the other primates on earth, but because we don’t associate with them, we often assume that our interpersonal behavior, how we make friends, work together, interact with strangers, relate to our spouse is the produce of our unique personalities and environment.
In this edition of Radio Curious we visit with Dario Maestripieri, author of “Games Primate Play: An Undercover Investigation of the Evolution and Economics of Human Relationships.” He’s a professor Comparative Human Development, Evolutionary Biology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, and Behavior Neuroscience at the University of Chicago.
Professor Maestripieri and I visited by phone from his office in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 2012 and began with a description of the close relationship human have with other primates.
The book he recommends is “Auto-Da-Fe,” by Elias Canetti.
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Are you or do you know someone who is tired of endlessly negotiating with a 5 year old? How about taking a 3 year old to a restaurant? Children are too often seen and treated as small adults, dressed as adults, and sometimes have their lives planned out for them to be as busy as adults. Treating children as people older than they are — overlooks the child’s cognitive abilities. This can be a lead to unsatisfying and sometimes traumatic relationships between the child and the parents.
“Parents in Charge: Setting Healthy, Loving Boundaries for You and Your Child” was written by Dr. Dana Chidekel in 2002, She’s a child psychologist near Los Angeles, California. Dr. Chidekel argues that the developing brain of toddlers does not give them the capacity to respond to being placed on equal ground with their parents. She encourages parents to assume their rightful role of authority.
I spoke with Dr. Dana Chidekel in the winter of 2002 from her office in Southern California. We began our conversation by talking about the developing brain of young children. I asked her what the brain of a young child is able to assess and not able to assess.
The books that Dr. Chidekel recommends for young children are the Bernstein Bears series. The book she recommends for older people is “Seabiscuit.”
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Radio Curious brings you an archived conversation with Eve Ensler, creator of the Vagina Monologues.
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How to get below the radar of your mind and what to do once you’re there is the topic of this edition of Radio Curious. One goal is to reach the quantum of personal leaning in the sub-conscious mind and bring that experiential knowledge to the conscious mind of daily life. A trusted guide is often beneficial.
Our guest is Dr. Jeffrey Zeig, in another conversation about the Ericksonian approach to psychotherapy. He is the founder and director of the Milton Erickson Foundation and a clinical psychologist based in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Zeig has directed multiple conferences on the evolution of psychotherapy including the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Conference where he and I met in December 2011, in Phoenix, Arizona.
We began our conversation when I asked him about the history of psychotherapy.
The books he recommends are “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupery as well as the books written by Leo Tolstoy.
Jeff Zeig’s website is www.jeffzeig.com. The Milton Erickson Foundation website is www.erickson-foundation.org.
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Gene expression: Psychosocial and cultural genomics–a healing process that connects the mind-body to emotional and physical healing is our topic. Our guest is Dr. Ernest Rossi, a practicing psychologist, hypnotherapist and an expert in dreams. Dr. Rossi describes how we humans can activate a specific gene within us to advance our abilities, or recover from an injury.
He suffered a major stroke in the early 2000s that impaired his speech and movement. Dr. Rossi managed his own recovery using psychosocial and cultural genomics. He and I visited at the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in December 2011. I turned on the recorder and asked Dr. Rossi to explain how gene expression works.
Dr. Ernest Rossi recommends your choice of the 36 books he has authored or edited. For more information visit his website: www.ernestrossi.com.
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Are you interested in a social lubricant, perhaps social glue, or an antidote to depression, stay tuned, you’re in the right place here at Radio Curious. In this edition we visit with Steven Sultanoff, who portrays himself as a mirthologist and humorologist with a Ph.D. in psychology. Dr. Sultanoff frequently uses humor in his work, and regularly in his daily life.
Steven Sultanoff and I met when Radio Curious attended the 11th Milton Erickson Psychotherapy Congress in Phoenix, Arizona in early December, 2011, where Steven Sultanoff presented a workshop about the importance of humor in psychotherapy and daily life. I laughed at some of what I heard and asked him if we could visit in front of the Radio Curious microphone. He agreed. We began as he described the role of humor in society and his professional practice.
Steven Sultanoff, Ph.D. is a specialist in the use of humor in psychotherapy. His website is www.mirthmatters.com. The books Steven Sultanoff recommends are all by Malcolm Gladwell: “Blink,” “Outliars,” and “The Tipping Point.”
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