psychology

"The Busy Brain Cure" by Dr. Romie Mushtaq is the culmination of 20+ years of clinical research as a brain doctor and experience in corporate wellness as a Chief Wellness Officer.

For more than twenty years, Dr. Dana Sinclair has worked with the best of the best to improve results, from NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL teams to IndyCar drivers and Olympic athletes. She helps performers shift their focus and deliver optimal performance in high-pressure moments that define greatness. Her methods also work for students and teachers, business leaders and managers—anyone motivated to improve. Her approach is simple: figure out what gets in your way, develop actions to address it in the moment, and then stick to the plan. Her book is "Dialed In: Do Your Best When It Matters Most."

Dr. Ellen Braaten joins us to discuss her new book, "Bright Kids Who Couldn't Care Less: How to Rekindle Your Child's Motivation." In the book she aims to help readers understand the myriad biological, psychological, and social factors that affect motivation.

The content of this interview may be upsetting for some listeners.Clancy Martin is an acclaimed author, Guggenheim Fellow, and professor of philosophy at the University of Missouri in Kansas City and Ashoka University in New Delhi. He is also the survivor of more than ten suicide attempts. In the new book, “How Not to Kill Yourself,” Martin chronicles his multiple suicide attempts. The book is an intimate depiction of the mindset of someone obsessed with self-destruction.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged that terrible apologies are the worst. We all recognize bad apologies when we hear them. So why is it so hard to apologize well? How can we do better? How could they do better? Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy show us the way in their book, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies.

How does the human brain give rise to intelligence and conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, and shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions and many more in "Psych," his new book about the science of the mind.

A color trendspotter and forecaster, Keith Recker brings 35 years of experience to the subject of color. His clients have included global influencers Pantone, WSNG, Stylus, Color Association of the United States, and more. He is author of "True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments" and coauthor of "PANTONE: The Twentieth Century in Color."His new book is "Deep Color : The Shades That Shape Our Souls."

“Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence” by Psychiatrist and author Dr. Anna Lembke, offers insight into managing compulsive overconsumption in the age of abundance.

In the new book “Awe,” Dacher Keltner presents a radical investigation and deeply personal inquiry into this elusive emotion.

"What the Children Told Us" by Tim Spofford is the story of the towering intellectual and emotional partnership between two Black scholars who highlighted the psychological effects of racial segregation.