The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is a psychometric test used to assess personality traits and psychopathology. It’s also used to determine hiring, promotion practices, and even parole status. However, is a test really able to determine if someone will excel at a job?
Today’s guest, Dr. Lindsay Oberleitner, acknowledges that while the MM ... Show More
Feb 5
New Year’s Resolutions Fail Because We Set Them Wrong
New Year’s resolutions promise hope, but for many people, they quietly deliver shame, stress, and self-blame instead. If resolutions leave you feeling worse about yourself every January, this episode explains why — and what actually works. Host Gabe Howard is joined by returning ... Show More
25m 1s
Jan 22
Why Negative Self-Talk Feels True (And How to Stop Believing It)
Negative self-talk isn’t just annoying — it can quietly shape our decisions, confidence, and impact our mental health. But what if silencing that inner critic isn’t about positive affirmations, gratitude journals, or pretending everything is fine?In this episode, host Gabe Howard ... Show More
23m 15s
Dec 2023
Personality Tests: Who Are You Really?
Personality tests like the MBTI are all over the internet, the workplace, and dating apps — but some say it’s all a bunch of baloney. So are any of these tests legit? And what can science actually tell us about personality? We talk to psychologists Dr. Alexander Swan, Dr. Emorie ... Show More
44m 19s
May 2024
Personality Disorders & Intelligence
Cluster B This show aims to educate the audience from a scientifically informed perspective about the major cluster B personality disorders: narcissism, histrionic, borderline, and antisocial. References: Hengartner, M. P., Ajdacic-Gross, V., Rodgers, S., Müller, M., Haker, H., & ... Show More
18m 15s
Jul 2022
The Analyst's Early Experiences: Emerging Themes in Theory and Practice with Karen Maroda, PhD
<div style="font-weight: 400;"> <p><em><span data-contrast="auto">"We are chosen [as children] for the roles of peacekeeper, soother, and possibly entertainer at times, because we temperamentally have been gifted with a certain degree of empathy, sensitivity, and psychological mi ... Show More
51m 51s
Jun 2024
how psychiatry lost its way: bad science, bad medicine and the mistreatment of the mentally ill with robert whitaker
<p>Join me for a crucial conversation with Robert Whitaker, the fearless journalist and author whose investigations have profoundly challenged our understanding of mental health care. Robert's seminal works, including <em>Mad In America: Bad Science, Bad Medicine, and The Endurin ... Show More
1h 17m
Nov 2023
PT464 – Bessel van der Kolk, MD – Bodywork, Somatic Literacy, and Understanding Trauma: The Mind and Body Connection
<p>In this episode, Kyle interviews Bessel van der Kolk, MD: pioneer clinician, researcher, and educator on traumatic stress; Founder of the Trauma Research Foundation; Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School; Principal Investigator of the Boston site of MAPS' ... Show More
1h 6m