SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay
Episodes
#109 Playing Well with Others | Eric Barker
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sigmund Freud once said, “Love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness.” Whether or not you agree, love and work are certainly a big deal. ...
#108 A Teen Talks About Teens & Mental Health | Zach Gottlieb
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Last September, I read a brilliant piece in TIME Magazine by an inspired high school sophomore. The title was It’s Time For Boys To Talk About Emoti...
#107 AJ Jacobs | How Games, Puzzles, and Other Mind-Benders Improve Our Brains and Ourselves
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Puzzles have a long history and are loved by millions of people worldwide. The New York Times crossword alone attracts 20 million people daily. And pu...
#106 Sustainable Change in Exercise & Diet | Michelle Segar, Ph.D.
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I'm going to guess that, like me, you have written out some resolutions or aspirations at some point. Perhaps it was New Year’s or a birthday and it...
#105 Eco-Anxiety and One Green Thing You Can Do | Heather White
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A common theme that shows up on SuperPsyched relates to the importance of naming things. When we don’t have a name for a stressor, it tends to be ev...
#104 Lori Gottlieb, MFT | Part One of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One way to ensure that we are living, and I mean truly living, during this lifetime, is to live an examined life. By that, I mean living consciously w...
#103 Influence is Your Superpower | Zoe Chance, Ph.D.
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From 1 to 10, how would you rate yourself as an influencer? Would you like to improve your strength in this area? And, imagine the people in your life...
#102 The Parenting Tips Everyone Needs | Jessica Lahey, JD
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting is a tough gig. We love and adore our children and, yet, there are so many aspects of their lives over which we don’t have control. Our ...
#101 Overriding Social Comparison | Ronald Siegel, Ph.D.
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine that you've just come back from running your first half marathon. Imagine further that you’re not a natural runner and that the half maratho...
#100 Why Mentors Matter | Dr. Adam Dorsay, Solo Episode
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I can hardly believe it—we are at episode number 100! And, for this special mile-marker, I thought I would do a solo on a topic I care about deeply:...
#99 Better Parenting with Self-Compassion | Dr. Susan Pollak
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parenting can be tough. To be sure, there are external challenges like when our children behave in ways we don’t like. But there are also internal c...
#98 Addictions & The Craving Mind | Judson Brewer, MD, PhD
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our brains cause us to crave many things. It might be material like a new car. It might be an experience like a vacation. It might be advancement like...
#97 Anger: How to Deal with it & Why We Feel this Misunderstood Emotion | Dr. Ryan Martin
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anger is a basic human emotion and none of us is immune. Even the most levelheaded of us can lose our cool. We can experience road rage. Anger at inju...
#96 Self-Compassion: The Simple, Scientifically-Demonstrated Super Power of Speaking Kindly to Yourself | Dr. Chris Germer
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Throughout the day, we engage in self-talk. That voice we hear—our own—is normal and at the heart of our thoughts. Sometimes the voice is kind...
#95 Behind the Scenes with an Emmy Award-Winning TV News Reporter | Scott Budman
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have always wondered what it would be like to be a TV news reporter. I imagine that if you aren't one yourself or don’t have a close relationship ...
#94 Energize: Tools to Increase Your Energy | Dr. Michael Breus
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wouldn’t you love to have more energy? I believe that’s on every living person’s wishlist. Energy can feel like that elusive fountain of youth...
#93 Gratitude Letter
05 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There is an exercise practiced in the well-researched field of positive psychology (aka the science of happiness) that consistently yields a huge impr...
#92 Reflections on 2021
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the last episode of the year, I decided to do a solo. It's something of a retrospective of 2021 and it's also a tip of the hat to stepping into co...
#91 Scam Protection: Advice from a World Class Investigator | Julie Jones (formerly Clegg)
22 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spam calls. Email account hacking. Telephone scams. Yeah, while the Internet Age has come with lots of good stuff, it’s also come with real head...
#90 A Pilot's Life: The View from the Cockpit | Captain Dan Jacobson
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since I was a child, I have been fascinated by airplanes and pilots. How in the world do those massive chunks of metal called airplanes fly? And ...
#89 The Imagination of a Novelist - Max Gross
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what it takes to write a great work of fiction? To create a world of characters never before seen or heard, perhaps in a place ...
#88 How to be Heard | Julian Treasure
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I remember being in 8th grade science class. The teacher asked me to go home, close my eyes, and listen deeply for two minutes, and then to write down...
#87 Improving Through Improv | Rick Andrews
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The latest episode contains skills that can provide levity and improve relationships and are right on time for the holidays! As we come together...
#86 The Psychologist Who Was a 9-11 First Responder | Francine Toder, Ph.D.
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year marks the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001. It is a date of heartbreak and tragedy and, if you’re of an age allowing you to re...
#85 Behind-the-Scenes with a Modern Teacher | Zack Sleep
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine the people who have most influenced your life. I speculate that at least one teacher should be on that list. Teachers are so important in our ...
#84 Unlearning Your Pain | Howard Schubiner, MD
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chronic pain can seriously alter the quality of a person’s life. And, sadly, chronic pain is prevalent in the United States with more people sufferi...
#83 Why You Eat What You Eat | Rachel Herz, Ph.D.
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Among the needs all 7 billion of us on the planet have in common is our need to eat. Food allows us to survive, thrive, and it can bring immense pleas...
#82 When Your Team Loses | Adam Dorsay, Psy.D. SuperPsyched Solo
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, I watched as my beloved San Francisco Giants lost in the final game of the Division Series to their rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was...
#81 Loveletter to the Bee Gees | Adam Dorsay, Psy.D. SuperPsyched Solo
13 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I thought I would share my own thoughts in a solo episode about psychology through my feelings about the Bee Gees and disco. As you will he...
#80 Being an Ally to Asian Americans | Sherry Wang, PhD
29 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An artifact of our brains is a default mode that may nudge us toward being bystanders and toward conforming. While that feature may have been im...
#79 Infidelity: Nearly Everything We Should Know About It | Britney Blair, PsyD, CBSM, AASECT CST
22 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Infidelity: Nearly Everything We Should Know About It Britney Blair, PsyD, CBSM, AASECT CST Our primary romantic relationships tend to occupy most sen...
#78 We Do: Tools for Sustainable Love Relationships | Dr. Stan Tatkin
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the biggest predictor of our happiness? According to a study conducted for over 80 years at Harvard, it is love. Full stop. But our brains can...
#77 Keeping Your Heart Open During Stressful Times | Len Felder, PhD
01 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On any given day, we’ve got tons of information coming at us—and much of it is negative—so we can easily feel overwhelmed. And when we are overw...
#76 Barbecue: The Sensual World of Black Smoke | Adrian Miller
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is it about the beautiful smell of barbecue smoke? I adore it and I am not alone. It seems to hit a deep, primal nerve within us. Its allure may ...
#75 The Empathy Edge | Maria Ross
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You know that feeling when someone really gets you? And I'm sure you also know the vastly different experience of not feeling understood or being with...
#74 Understanding Japan Through Baseball | Robert Whiting
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With the Tokyo Olympics on people’s minds, I thought it would be good to have at least one episode focused on Japan, a country I love. I had the i...
#73 A Good Apology | Dr. Molly Howes
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I was recently on vacation and reading a psychology magazine. Yeah, I am such a psychology geek that I enjoy reading about it even when I’m relaxing...
#72 A Manual for Thinking | Dr. Matthew Prull
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I just upgraded my MacBook to iOS 11.5. I’m told it will deal with bugs that the last upgrade couldn’t. Meanwhile, my brain and the brains i...
#71 Midsummer Break
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hello, Dear Listeners! It is summer 2021 and I am taking a bit of a break from releasing new episodes but here is a brief update on the podcast includ...
#70 My Adversity is My Advantage | Blake Leeper
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I love it when I meet someone who positively changes my view of the world. One of those people is the guest on this episode, Blake Leeper. Blake was b...
#69 Finding Meaning with Age | Jerry Shapiro, Ph.D.
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For many of us, a peculiar aspect of being human is the erroneous belief that we are exempt from certain rules of life. One of those rules is aging. &...
#68 How Netflix Helps Us Decide | Netflix VP Product, Todd Yellin
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I’m guessing that, like me, you have a Netflix account. And, like me, you may have wondered, how does it know what I will like? With more than 200 m...
#67 Adam's Solo
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The month of May was the one-year mark for SuperPsyched! I thought I would honor this anniversary with a short, behind-the-scenes look at SuperPsyched...
#66 James Doty, MD | Into the Magic Shop, Compassion, and Near Death Experiences
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is real magic? My guest’s story starts with Jim, a boy who loved magic tricks. Jim was from a small town and poor. His family life was challeng...
#65 Let’s Geek Out to Coffee | Dr. Shawn Steiman
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I'm going to take a guess: you are probably like me and love coffee. This wasn't a huge stretch on my part because you are listening to this episode! ...
#64 Fulfillment at Work | Mary Beth Shewan, MS, MCC
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
According to a 2018 Gallup poll, at least two out of three Americans either are not engaged or are actively disengaged from their work. This is ...
#63 Befriending Failure & Frustration | Dr. Luke Reynolds
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Failure. I think it's safe to say that virtually all of us hate it. And yet, it appears to be the price of admission to doing just about anything grea...
#62 - Compassion @ LinkedIn and The Full Body Yes | Scott Shute
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take for a company to thrive? I know this is a broad question but, up until recently, if you had said increasing safety, compassion, and ...
#61 Raising an Organized Child | Damon Korb, MD, FAAP
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As parents we are tasked with many responsibilities: from the basics of making sure our child is fed all the way up to thinking about their distant fu...
#60 Life After Auschwitz: Choosing to Keep an Open Heart | Dr. Edith Eger
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Edith Eger is one of the most impressive people I have ever met. Edie was born in 1927 in Hungary. In her teens, she was an Olympic-level gymnas...
#59 The Examined Life with Guided Autobiography | Dr. Bonnie Bernell
03 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Each of us is unique; there has never been anyone exactly like us and there never will be again. One of the greatest risks we face in life is living d...
#58 The Stanford Prison Experiment, Heroism, and the Plight of Young Men | Dr. Philip Zimbardo
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We like to think of ourselves as good people. When we see or hear about injustices, most of us think we would do the right thing whether it would be d...
#57 ADHD: Strengths, Challenges & Advice | Lara Honos-Webb
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We hear a lot about ADHD these days. And yet, there are misconceptions about what it actually is and what a person can do if they are diagnosed with t...
#56 Your Hidden Genius | Michael Gelb
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
All of us live with what could be described as treasure chests of genius just waiting to be discovered. The question is how can you find those treasur...
#55 Annie Duke | Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our decisions are one of the biggest factors determining the quality of our lives. We make as many as 35,000 decisions every day; most are unconscious...
#54 Unapologetically Ambitious | Shellye Archambeau
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to create success on your own terms? I know that’s a massive question. We all recognize predictable skills to increase the likelih...
#53 Relationship Roadmap | Padma Gordon
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our education system provides many incredible resources and yet, there is no class on how to be in a relationship. And, when we think about all of wha...
#52 Your Brain On Ice Cream | Amy Ettinger
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
To put it mildly, 2020 has been a challenging year. I decided the best way for SuperPsyched to cap it was with the sweetest invention known to humanit...
#51 Difficult Political Conversations | Dr. Tania Israel
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Regardless of our political leanings, I think we can all agree on at least one thing: we are living in polarized times. Many people are avoiding frien...
#50 Marci Shimoff | Happiness Habits
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m a happiness geek and by that, I mean I’m obsessed with research and lifehacks that help increase happiness. Even the name of my podcast, Super...
#49 The Thoughtful Judge | Honorable Judge Julia Alloggiamento
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many years ago, I served on a jury. I was transfixed by how smoothly the court operated. Every person involved appeared to be at the top of their game...
#48 Responsibility as Fuel for Theatrical Excellence | Hershey Felder
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever met a true Renaissance person? I mean someone who engages in so many diverse and creative projects that it boggles your mind? For me, He...
#47 Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between | Shafia Zaloom
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sex and teens. The topic can be super uncomfortable, overwhelming, and even scary to both parents and adolescents. If you’re a parent or a guardian ...
#46 Whole Foods CEO & Founder's Approach to Conscious Leadership | Carter Phipps
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It takes a lot to be a leader. It takes more to be a great leader. And it takes an incredible commitment to be an outstanding leader. What is that thi...
#45 From 49er to Physician | Dr. Milt McColl
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I love stories that blow my mind and this interview contains a few: imagine going to Stanford, playing football there for four years and after graduat...
#44 District Attorney Jeff Rosen | Leading with an Open Mind
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you think of great leadership, what qualities come to mind? Three qualities are consistently at the top of my list: integrity, the ability to thi...
#43 Swimming 3x Around the Globe & Lung Cancer--Lessons Learned | PH Mullen
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Swimming can be meditative and yet, it can also be quite a lonely sport. As my guest says, when we are underwater, we are in a state of sensory depriv...
#42 The Benefits of Long Distance Walking: Going The Distance Part 1 | Mark Walker
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever gone on a long car trip, you may have seen some cool things. But what’s it like if you do that trip at three miles an hour by foot?...
#41 Dr. Barry Schwartz | The Paradox of Choice
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you are on your way to a special occasion at a restaurant you’ve always wanted to try. It’s a fancy place that required booking months in ...
#40 AJ Jacobs | Life as an Experiment
12 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At some point in our lives—perhaps in science class—most of us have run an experiment. But how many of us have used ourselves as experimental subj...
#39 Cults: What You Need to Know | Daniel Shaw, LCSW
09 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cults…they’re scary, predatory, and life-sucking. Perhaps you know someone who was in a cult. These days, with loneliness at an all-time high, our...
#38 Trauma Treatment | Dr. Mark Forman
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever noticed that even though childhood was a long time ago, on some level, it feels like it was yesterday? In some cases, we recall positive...
#37 How Dogs Think | Dr. Gregory Berns
01 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what a dog was thinking? I know I have and, amazingly, today's guest has some answers. Dr. Gregory Burns (http://gregoryberns.c...
#36 The Pet-Human Bond | Carol Novello
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The expert on this episode is the perfect person to explain how and why pets are so good for us. Carol Novello was CEO of Humane Society Silicon Valle...
#35 Rockstar Life: What's it Like? | Greg Camp, Former Guitarist of Smash Mouth
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, I’ll admit it—I spent a lot of my youth fantasizing about being a Rockstar. You know, singing with the car stereo and imagining being on...
#34 Forgiveness: Why & How to Do It | Dr. Frederic Luskin
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There are lots of misconceptions about forgiveness. What is it and what is it not? Why is forgiveness an important skill and how do we get good at it?...
#33 Knowing Your Parts | Dr. Richard Schwartz
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever done something and then afterwards asked yourself, “Why the heck did I do that?” It can be as if we have an angel and a devil on our...
#32 Happier@Work | Lissa Minkin, VP of People & Workplace at Tile
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to be a great employee? And if we zoom out, what are practices that companies can use to help employees flourish? These, and other...
#31 Hypnosis: How Can it Help Me? | Dr Jeffrey Zeig
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you hear the word “hypnosis,” what do you imagine? Perhaps you imagine a well-dressed doctor with a heavy Viennese accent with a pocket watch...
#30 Rwandan Genocide - Life After Tragedy | Dydine Umunyana
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to survive and ultimately thrive after horrible trauma? Today’s guest, my friend, Dydine Umunyana, was a young child in 1994 durin...
#29 Drs. Harville Hendrix And Helen Hunt | Getting the Love You Want
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships with our significant others are often hard and even scary. What if there was a technology that could change all of that? The good news i...
#28 Boundary Setting | Reclaiming Your Life with Nancy Levin
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Boundaries—we all have trouble with them at times. And for some of us, we are so unaware of our own role in how people treat us, we may go our entir...
#27 Alex Katehakis | Erotic Intelligence
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to sex, how smart are you? Do you know what it takes to create a good sex life? If you would like to become more erotically intelligent,...
#26 David Kessler | Finding Meaning Through Grief
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
First the bad news: grief is inevitable. Now the good news: you can learn skills to grieve well. David Kessler, who has been described as the world’...
#25 How Wisdom Can Help Us During Times of Uncertainty | Michael Meade
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why do we need wisdom in our lives? And how can it help us during times of uncertainty? Dr. Michael Meade can help answer these big questions. He is a...
#24 Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr | Winning Through Competition, Compassion, Joy, and Mindfulness
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What psychological skills does it take to play at one’s best in the NBA—even contributing to winning five NBA Finals? What leadership skills does ...
#23 Storytelling and Psychology 2 | Joel ben Izzy
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second part of how storytelling impacts our psyche. Joel ben Izzy the perfect person to share his insights, wisdom, and the travails of hi...
#22 Storytelling and Psychology 1 | Joel ben Izzy
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Storytelling is a hugely important part of being human. Telling stories and listening to stories can be healing. And the guest of this two-part episod...
#21 The Unexpected Advantages of Autism | Dr. Temple Grandin
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is about the unexpected strengths of autism. My guest, Dr. Temple Grandin (www.templegrandin.com), has written many best-selling books on...
#20 Sex: Keeping it Hot Longterm | Dr. Pat Love
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Are you in a long-term relationship and longing for greater sexual passion? If so, you’ll want to listen to this episode! Dr. Pat Love is an interna...
#19 Sexual Fluidity and Sex Minorities | Dr. Ritch Savin-Williams
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our vocabulary for describing sexual identity has expanded and today’s guest, Dr. Ritch Savin-Williams, is the perfect person to discuss this import...
#18 The MindBody Code: How Our Thoughts Impact Everything | Dr. Mario Martinez
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s guest, the great Dr. Mario Martinez, is a top expert on how thoughts impact our bodies, our success, and our longevity. Mario is a clinical ...
#17 Treasures of the Unconscious | Dr. James Hollis
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever noticed that in the scariest movies only part of what’s happening is revealed? The more that’s left to your imagination, the scarier...
#16 The Science of Happiness | Dr. Tal Ben-Shahar
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this interview on the Science of Happiness, I had the privilege of an in-depth conversation with one of the world authorities on the subject, Dr. ...
#15 The Science of Awe | Dr. Jonah Paquette
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you recently felt down, anxious, or out of touch with why we are here? If so, you are not alone. Today’s episode is about a surprisingly easy w...
#14 The Psychology of Pet Loss | Dr. Betty Carmack
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever loved or been loved by a pet? Have you ever lost a pet? If so, it was likely a big loss. For several years, I served as a pet loss couns...
#13 The Psychology of a Former Neo-Nazi | Arno Michaelis
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I have a grim statistic to report: over the past four years, the number of hate groups operating across America has risen to a record high of over 1,0...
#12 Music and the Psyche | Sea Stars Kurt Baumann & Katie Gray
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explores music and the psyche with two of the most gifted musicians I’ve ever heard. Ethereal and contemplative, the music of Katie Gra...
#11 The Mind of a Psychopath | Dr. Reid Meloy
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you have ever wondered what the word “psychopath” meant, you will find the answer in this episode. Dr. Reid Meloy is someone I respect deeply a...
#10 Science of Sleep | Dr. Michael Breus
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Michael Breus is one of the world's leading experts in sleep medicine. He is a clinical psychologist Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medi...