Psychjourney Podcasts

Stuck in a Doorway: An OCD Story Video

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Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships

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Length-36 minutes, 31 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Marnia Robinson, author of Cupid's Poisoned Arrow: From Habit to Harmony in Sexual Relationships published by North Atlantic Books.

Marnia Robinson is a former corporate lawyer who left her career to investigate how ancient sacred-sex prescriptions can heal widespread disharmony in intimate relationships. She and her husband, Gary Wilson, have given presentations on the subject worldwide and run a Web site called Reuniting: Healing with Sexual Relationships. She lives in Ashland, OR.  Visit her website.

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Healing into Possibility: The Transformational Lessons of a Stroke

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Ms. Alison Bonds Shapiro, author Healing Into Possibility: the transformational lessons of a stroke published by New World Library.

Alison Bonds Shapiro, MBA, had two debilitating and nearly fatal brain stem strokes in her early fifties. She was profoundly disabled and, she believed, without a productive future. Today, after a remarkable recovery, she is a motivational speaker, an active business consultant, artist, writer, college board chair, and engaged grandmother.

In the process of facing the depth of her injuries, Alison discovered that her attitude could and would change everything. She came to understand this simple truth: It's not what happens to us that makes the difference. It's how we deal with what happens to us that will determine the rest of our lives. Difficult times come to all us. We each can discover possibilities in any circumstance.

An eloquent speaker and gifted storyteller, Alison's speaking engagements inspire and teach. Over and over again her audiences tell her that she has changed their lives and given them tools to face their challenges.  Visit her website.

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When Someone You Love Is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner

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Length-36 minutes, 52 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Cynthia G. Last, author of When Someone You Love is Bipolar: Help and Support for You and Your Partner published by Guilford Press.

Cynthia G. Last, PhD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Boca Raton, Florida. She has served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Nova Southeastern University, and is internationally known for her research on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders. The author or editor of 13 books, Dr. Last has been widely quoted and interviewed in the media. She lives with her husband of more than 20 years, Barry M. Rubin.  Visit her website.

Authors@google: Sam Gosling Snoop Video

Author Sam Gosling visits Google's headquarters in Mountain View, CA, to discuss his book "Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You". This event took place June 17, 2008, as part of the authors@google series.

Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase our personalities in unexpected-and unplanned-ways, but also how we create personality in the first place, communicate it others, and interpret the world around us. Gosling, one of the field's most innovative researchers, dispatches teams of scientific snoops to poke around dorm rooms and offices, to see what can be learned about people simply from looking at their stuff.

Sam Gosling is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He has spent the last decade conducting research on how personality is expressed and perceived in everyday contexts. He has been profiled by the New York Times, Psychology Today, and other publications, and he is featured in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. This is his first book. He lives in Austin, Texas. Visit his website.

Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You

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Length-38 minutes,7 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Dr. Sam Gosling, author of Snoop: What Your Stuff Says About You published by Basic Books.

SAM GOSLING, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been widely covered in the media, including The New York Times, Psychology Today, NPR, and "Good Morning America," and his research is featured in Malcolm Gladwell's Blink. Gosling is the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution. This is his first book. He lives in Austin, Texas. Visit Sam’s academic website at the University of Texas here.  Vist the Snoop website.

Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction & Recovery

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Length-38 minutes, 4 seconds

Deborah Harper, President of Psychjourney, interviews Mr. Gary Stromberg, co-author of Second Chances: Top Executives Share Their Stories of Addiction and Recovery with Jane Merrill, published by McGraw-Hill.

Gary Stromberg co-founded Gibson & Stromberg, a large and influential music public relations firm of the sixties and seventies. He represented such luminaries as The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Muhammad Ali, Barbra Streisand, Boyz II Men, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, The Doors, Earth, Wind & Fire, Elton John, Three Dog Night, and Crosby, Stills, & Nash. Stromberg also spent time in the film business where he co-produced the motion pictures Car Wash and The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh.

 He's also co-written three books, The Harder They Fall (Hazelden - 2005) and Feeding the Fame (Hazelden -- 2007 and a third book for McGraw-Hill Publishing, entitled Second Chances, which will be released March 2009.

He currently runs The BLACKBIRD Group, a small public relations firm in Marina del Rey, California.

Gary is also active is service work, having served as President of the Board of Directors of Positive Directions, a Center for Prevention and Recovery, as well as being a mentor for over eight years. He has two children, a son who's a junior at Cal St. Northridge and a daughter who's a freshman at the University of Michigan.  Visit his website.

Robert Mack author of HAPPINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT Video

Rob Mack talks about finding HAPPINESS FROM THE INSIDE OUT on San Francisco's KRON-4 TV in May of 2009. Visit his website.