Feb 2023
301: Genetics,BPD, Getting Your Health on Track,Group performance,Nosy Neighbors
Upcoming seminar Sun, Feb 19: True to Life Seminar - visit www.TrueToLife.us to register.
In this show, Dr. Lisle discusses:
1. I am still trying to figure out genetics and evolution (I wasn't taught it), so I might be way oversimplifying this. If you get a set of genes from yo ... Show More
1h 5m
Jan 2023
299:Eugenics & EvoPsych, Child threatens suicide, Bad child blaming good parents
In todays' show, the Dr's discuss:
1. I am curious about an unpopular subject: systematic eugenics. Has "random” selection in the mating market already produced the best possible human genes combinations? Could we generate humans with drastically higher IQ, strength, size, speed ... Show More
54 m
Jan 2023
298: Depression in the modern world vs. Stone Age
In today's episode, Dr. Lisle and Dr. Howk discuss the following question:
1. Given that depression is inherently demotivating (because it is failure feedback that tells you to stop what you're doing), how might one 'bootstrap' oneself into more positive, motivated mood states? I ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2025
Dr. Stuart Slavin: Simple Curricular Changes That Decreased Student Depression by 85% AND Raised Board Scores
<p>In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Stuart Slavin—pediatrician, medical educator, and a true superhero in the world of educational reform. Stuart’s groundbreaking work has shown that yes, we can dramatically improve student mental health without compromising academic performa ... Show More
32m 7s
Apr 2025
289. The psychology of high functioning depression
We are used to seeing depression one way: tears, extreme sadness, never leaving the house, pure misery. But for many of us, we experience depression differently. High functioning depression, a kind of depression where an individuals presents as seemingly 'fine' if not successful ... Show More
53m 42s
Aug 2024
How to fight perfectionism (from The Happiness Lab)
On Fixable, we're always trying to help listeners solve problems in the best way possible, but holding yourself to impossibly high standards is the other side of the coin that can make solving any work problem miserable. We’re sharing an episode of The Happiness Lab, hosted by Dr ... Show More
30m 8s
Oct 2025
Jane G. Goldberg, "Wired for Why: How We Think, Feel, and Make Meaning" (2025)
WIRED FOR WHY: How We Think, Feel and Make Meaning. (Self-Published 2025) spans eighteen chapters exploring everything from how we manage to stay alive against all odds, to why language separates us from other species, to whether death might be a metaphor. It's a journey through ... Show More
1h 3m
Mar 2025
How to Stop Letting Fear Control Your Life (ft. Dr. Julie Smith)
You know that voice in your head that loves to tell you that you suck? Yeah, that one. The one that compares you to everyone on Instagram, tells you you’re a failure for eating cereal at 11 p.m., and insists you’ll never get your life together. Well, today, we’re calling in a pro ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 2025
‘Do I need to lead this lifestyle to succeed?’ The mental health crises that forced faculty members to change tack
Hilal Lashuel and Dave Reay join Michelle Kimple to talk about faculty mental health and why it is often overlooked.A heart attack in 2016 forced Lashuel, a neurogenerative diseases researcher at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, to question success in scienc ... Show More
37m 7s
Upcoming seminar Sun, Feb 19: True to Life Seminar - visit www.TrueToLife.us to register.
In this show, Dr. Lisle discusses:
1. I am still trying to figure out genetics and evolution (I wasn't taught it), so I might be way oversimplifying this. If you get a set of genes from your parents and they get a set of genes from each of their parents, wouldn't yo ... Show More
<p>AN INTERACTIVE TRANSCRIPT IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS EPISODE: <a href='https://share.descript.com/view/PDj7Wi7M2oS'>https://share.descript.com/view/PDj7Wi7M2oS</a> or on <a href='https://stanfordpsypod.substack.com/'>OUR SUBSTACK</a><br/><br/>Eric chats with Delroy Paulhus, Profess ... Show More
