Episode 59: Distortion of the Day! Personalization, with Dr. Aaron Kaplan

Episode 60: Distortion of the Day! Emotional Reasoning, with Dr. Aaron Kaplan

In today's Distortion of the Day!, I talk about Emotional Reasoning. Distortions of the Day! are brief episodes running under 10 minutes where I introduce psychological concepts in a fun, practical, useful way.

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Episode 59: Distortion of the Day! Personalization, with Dr. Aaron Kaplan

In today's Distortion of the Day!, I talk about Personalization. Distortions of the Day! are brief episodes running under 10 minutes where I introduce psychological concepts in a fun, practical, useful way.

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Episode 58: Nurturing Adult Friendships, with Dr. Andrea Bonior

I enjoyed a lively conversation today with Dr. Andrea Bonior, a licensed Clinical Psychologist and faculty member of Georgetown University. Dr. Bonior spoke with me today about nurturing adult friendships, and the importance of friendships to both physical and emotional health and well-being.  She talked about many aspects of friendships, including:

• picking and maintaining the right friends for your personality
• recognizing when friendships are healthy versus unhealthy
• how life events can challenge friendships and how to face these challenges
• recognizing the normal ebbs and flows of friendships
• differences between males and females on making and maintaining friendships
• frindships and social media
• simple suggestions for nurturing existing friendships

Dr. Bonior recently launched her own psychology podcast called Baggage Check: Mental Health Talk and Advice, which premiered November 1st.  Baggage Check is about getting real regarding mental health and making listeners part of the conversation. She’s written several books on topics of psychology, including THE FRIENDSHIP FIX about topics related to Adult Friendships.

Dr. Bonior is a frequent commentator in media outlets such as NPR, CNN, The Today Show, The NY Times, and the Washington Post, and her Psychology Today blog has been read more than 25 million times. She speaks to audiences large and small about work-life balance and mental and emotional health. 

Episode 57: Distortion of the Day! Mind Reading, with Dr. Aaron Kaplan

In today's Distortion of the Day!, I talk about Mind Reading. Distortions of the Day! are brief episodes running under 10 minutes where I introduce psychological concepts in a fun, practical, useful way.

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Episode 56: Acceptance, Compassion, and Empowerment for Living Your Best Life, with Dr. Michelle Maidenberg

I enjoyed a lively conversation with Dr Michelle P. Maidenberg, a psychotherapist in private practice in Harrison, NY. I interviewed Dr. Maidenberg about her new book, “Ace Your Life: Unleash Your Best Self and Live the Life You Want.”  This book is packed with all sorts of meaningful explanations and pointers about Core Values, Growth Mindset, Radical Self-Acceptance, Compassion, and Empowerment.   

Dr. Maidenberg is an adjunct faculty member at New York University teaching a graduate course in Mindfulness Practice.  She is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of “Thru My Eyes”, a nonprofit organization that offers free clinically-guided videotaping to chronically medically ill individuals who want to leave video legacies for their children and loved ones. 

Dr. Maidenberg is also the author of the book “Free Your Child From Overeating" 53 Mind-Body Strategies For Lifelong Health” and her new book She writes the Psychology Today Blog: Being Your Best Self and is a contributing editor of the journal GROUP. She is dedicated and invested in health and mental health advocacy.