In this episode, Diana talks with Dr. Guyenet, neurobiologist and obesity researcher, about the unconscious systems that lead to overeating and weight gain. Dr. Guyenet discusses why dietary guidelines alone are not enough to change our eating behavior. He explores the biological and evolutionary reasons for overeating and offers concrete strategies to “outsmart” our hungry brains. This episode is a perfect accompaniment to go with the holidays, when we are bombarded with tasty food cues and str...
Nov 29, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 67
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Nadine Mastroleo, an expert in motivational interviewing. You will learn: What motivational interviewing is.How the motivational interviewing approach sets the stage for behavior change.How you can use these strategies to increase others’ motivation to change addictive and other problem behaviors. In this episode, Yael interviews Dr. Nadine Mastroleo on using therapeutic practices to increase behavioral change. Nadine’s knowledge and relatable style provides a...
Nov 20, 2018•51 min•Ep. 66
In this interview, Diana talks with Dr. Kelly Wilson about kindness and the common humanity of feeling inadequate and broken. Dr. Wilson describes the evolutionary science behind suffering and how “evolutionary mismatch” plays an important role in modern-day physical and psychological illness. Dr. Wilson, a co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), demonstrates acceptance and compassion as he describes his personal path to self-care and the regular self-care practices he engages in....
Nov 14, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 65
Join Us In Our First Clinician’s Corner Segment For A Deep Dive Into Contextual Schema Therapy With Dr. Eckhard Roediger! Discover how schema therapy fits into the broader market of evidence-based treatments. Learn about schemas, modes, and mode awareness, and how these concepts are utilized in contextual schema therapy. Hear about some of the core strategies employed in contextual schema therapy. In this episode, Yael talks with expert and author Dr. Eckhard Roediger about the ins and outs of c...
Nov 06, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 64
Join Us For An Interview With Dr. Steve Stewart-Williams And Discover: How Knowledge Of Our “Human Design” Can Help Us To Make Better Choices In Our Everyday LivesHow And Why Men And Women Differ In Our Desire For Casual Sex, Our Preferences In Partners, And In Our Preferred Levels Of Parental InvestmentHow Knowing That We Are Not Blank Slates Can Empower Us To Be More Effective In Building Value-Driven Lives In this episode, Yael takes a dive into evolutionary psychology with professor and auth...
Oct 31, 2018•53 min•Ep. 63
Join us for an interview with Dr. Matthieu Villatte to explore: Why language may be getting you get stuck in worrying, comparing, and rigid behavior patterns How to flexibly respond to problems and live according to your values Language-based strategies that can help you stop struggling and build motivation and meaning in your life So take a listen to this thought provoking interview on Relational Frame Theory! Photo by Manasvita S on Unsplash Humans are the only animals that can use language pr...
Oct 23, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 62
Interested In Deepening Your Understanding Of How Relationships Work And How You Can Work Them More Skillfully? Curious About How Early Childhood Experiences Influence Your Adult Relationships? Want To Learn How To Better Handle Pain In Romantic Relationships? Join Us For A Journey Into Relationships With Dr. Avigail Lev! In this episode, Yael discusses common struggles in adult romantic relationships with expert and author, Dr. Avigail Lev. Avigail discusses how early childhood experiences cont...
Oct 17, 2018•57 min•Ep. 61
Do You Struggle With Getting Your Children to sleep? Are You Too Sleep Deprived To Make Sense Of Children’s Sleep Books? Unsure How To Handle Bedtime and Naps? Try These Helpful Strategies From Gaby Wentworth, Child Sleep Consultant, and Get Your Family Some Much-Needed Sleep! Children’s brains and bodies need regular high-quality sleep to thrive. When children aren’t getting enough sleep, the entire family suffers. In today’s episode, we talk to Gaby Wentworth, a Pediatric Sleep Consultant who ...
Oct 09, 2018•49 min•Ep. 60
Curious What Is Happening When You Sleep? Want To Know What Sleep Deprivation Does To Your Brain And Body? Need Strategies To Help You Get Some Restorative Sleep? Join Debbie And Diana For A Journey Into The Fascinating World Of Sleep Science! Most of us spend a quarter to a third of our lives asleep. But why? What is our brain doing while we are in this seemingly inactive state, and what good does sleep do for our minds and bodies? In this episode, Diana and Debbie take a look at current sleep ...
Oct 02, 2018•50 min•Ep. 429
Are You Curious About How To Build Healthy And Happy Life Balance? Wondering How You Can Develop More Effective And Sustainable Practices At Work And At Home? Interested In How Social Science Can Help Shatter Unhelpful Myths That Interfere With Your Effectiveness And Happiness? Join Us For An Exploration About The Art And Science Of Balancing The Big Stuff With Psychologists And Authors Drs. Miriam Liss And Holly Schiffrin! In this interview, psychology professors and authors Drs. Miriam Liss an...
Sep 19, 2018•55 min•Ep. 58
Curious What Evolution And Behavioral Sciences Can Learn From Each Other? Wondering What Traits Make Humans Most Unique As A Species Want To Hear Two “Big Picture" Thinkers Discuss Technology Use, Awe, And Altruism? Join Us In An Intellectually Rich Conversation With Evolutionary Scientist Dr. David Sloan Wilson And Behavioral Scientist Dr. Steven Hayes! Evolution science and behavioral science both have strong theories that can help us understand humans in context, and yet, until now, the two f...
Sep 06, 2018•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 57
In this inspirational episode, Diana interviews Dr. Steven Hayes, co-developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), about the future of evidence-based therapy. Dr. Hayes describes the core processes involved in effective change and presents a model that breaks free from diagnoses and protocols. Dr. Hayes shares how he uses principles of process as a parent, leader and ally to underrepresented populations in psychology. Take a listen as Dr. Hayes, on his 70th birthday, paints the big pictu...
Aug 28, 2018•58 min•Ep. 56
Are You Curious, What Is The Mind? Want To Learn How You Can Grow A Healthier, Integrated Brain? Interested In How Quantum Physics Is A Gateway To Understanding Thoughts? Join Us For A Mind Opening Interview With Dr. Dan Siegel! In this episode, Diana interviews Dr. Dan Siegel about his new book, Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence. Dr. Siegel describes interpersonal neurobiology and how he has learned from mathematics, anthropology, biology, physics, sociology, and neuroscience to under...
Aug 21, 2018•59 min•Ep. 55
Interested In Learning About Child And Adolescent Anxiety? Want Tips For How To Talk To Children About Fear And Encourage Bravery? Looking For Creative Ideas About How To Face Your Fears Using Exposure Therapy Techniques? Let's Learn From A Childhood Anxiety Expert! While most children experience some fear and anxiety, some develop more extreme forms of anxiety that can impair their daily functioning. In this episode, Debbie interviews Dr. Veronica Raggi, expert on childhood and adolescent anxie...
Aug 14, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 54
Are You Interested In Learning How Yoga Philosophy Can Be Integrated Into Trauma Treatment? Want To Learn How Yoga And Meditation Can Cultivate Feelings Of Safeness In The Body? Curious How Attachment Theory Maps On To Yoga And Embodiment? Join Us For An Interview With Deirdre Fay, Author Of Attachment-Based Yoga And Meditation For Trauma! In this episode, Deirdre Fay, LICSW discusses how she integrates yoga, meditation and attachment theory into healing trauma. Ms. Fay discusses the intersectio...
Aug 08, 2018•49 min•Ep. 53
Are You Interested In How Whole Person Care Can Help Us With Pain And Dying? Do You Work With Others In Pain And Find Yourself Burned Out? Want To Learn How Diana And Yael Practice Self Care As Therapists? Join Us For And Interview With Palliative Care Physician Dr. Michael Kearney! In this episode, Diana interviews Dr. Michael Kearney, a palliative care physician who takes an interpersonal, integrative approach to healing. Dr. Kearney shares with us how he has had to learn to "breathe underwate...
Jul 24, 2018•58 min•Ep. 52
Are You Worried About The Current Political Polarization? Do you have trouble understanding political viewpoints different from your own? Pretty sure you are right and the "other side" is wrong? Want to learn about the psychology of politics, morality, and political righteousness? In this timely episode, Yael and Debbie discuss the work of social psychology researcher, Dr. Jonathan Haidt, who studies the psychology of political and moral opinions. We'll explore why humans are a uniquely moralist...
Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 51
Are You Interested In Doing Your Part To Empower Women? Want To Explore Gender Dynamics And Issues Unique To Women In Today's World? Curious About Women's Empowerment In Mental Health And Trauma Treatment? Wondering How We Can Make More Room For Women's Voices, And Value Women's Experience And Qualities As They Are? In this episode, Debbie interviews Dr. Robyn Walser about women's empowerment. They explore the meaning of female empowerment, and talk about why this is particularly important at th...
Jun 26, 2018•54 min•Ep. 49
Interested In Developing Your Inner Wisdom? Curious About How To Identify And Overcome The Challenges To Honing Your Unique Practical Wisdom? Want To Learn More About The Ways That Wisdom Is Associated With Happiness? Join Us For An Interview With Dr. Barry Schwartz! In this episode, Dr. Yael Schonbrun interviews Dr. Schwartz, Professor Emeritus at Swarthmore College, and a current Lecturer at Haas School of Business, U.C. Berkeley. Dr. Schwartz dives into a discussion of his writing on the ways...
Jun 19, 2018•52 min•Ep. 48
Want To Learn More About The Psychologists Off The Clock Co-Hosts Curious About Why We Do This Podcast? Interested In Hearing About Our Career Paths And Our Lives Outside Of Work? Join Us For A Very Special Episode With Our Co-Hosts, Drs. Debbie Sorensen, Diana Hill, And Yael Schonbrun! In this episode, we welcome our new co-host Dr. Yael Schonbrun! Yael is an assistant professor at Brown University, a clinical psychologist in private practice, writer, and mother of three. Yael, Debbie and Diana...
Jun 05, 2018•29 min•Ep. 47
Curious how to cultivate qualities of altruism, compassion, and heroism? Interested in how cutting edge scientists are using ancient and indigenous practices in their research? Want to know why receiving compassion from others is as important as giving compassion to ourselves? Then join us for an interview with Dr. Yotam Heineberg! In this episode, Dr. Diana Hill interviews Dr. Yotam Heineberg, clinical psychologist at Stanford's Center for Compassion and Altruism, Research and Education program...
May 22, 2018•46 min•Ep. 46
Do You Struggle With Work Burnout? Want To Learn About Creative Restfulness Strategies That Famously Productive Individuals Used To Maximize Their Success? Check Out This Interview With Author And Founder Of The Restful Company, Dr. Alex Soojung-Kim Pang. Our modern culture prompts us to work ever harder. But it turns out the most successful and creative among us don’t just work hard, they actually rest more skillfully. Join Dr. Yael Schonbrun for an interview with Dr. Alex Pang, the author of R...
May 08, 2018•55 min•Ep. 45
Worry and anxiety happens to everyone. However, when anxiety controls your life, it pulls you away from things that you care about. In this episode, Diana interviews Dr. John Forsyth about his new book Anxiety Happens: 52 Ways To Find Peace of Mind. Dr. Forsyth shares why he was drawn to researching and applying Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for anxiety. He discusses the role of avoidance in anxiety, concrete strategies to respond to anxious thoughts and how to "drop the rope" in the tug of ...
Apr 24, 2018•50 min•Ep. 44
Curious About The Science Of Willpower And Behavior Change? Want To Learn How To Train Your Brain To Have More Self-Control? Check Out This Interview With Author And Willpower Researcher Dr. Kelly McGonigal! In this episode Debbie shares an interview she hosted for the New Books Network with Dr. Kelly McGonigal. Dr. McGonigal discusses her book The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It. An expert on the science and practice of behavior ...
Apr 10, 2018•58 min•Ep. 43
Do You Find Yourself Getting Distracted And Feeling Overwhelmed? Having Trouble Focusing On Important Tasks? Let's Consider The Psychology Of Attention, And Try Some Research-Based Strategies To Help You Stay Focused! Debbie has a problem. She's having trouble staying focused enough to get important work done. And she's not the only one! In today's fast-paced world with hard-to-resist technology, interruptions are everywhere and the human mind is prone to distraction. In this episode, Debbie and...
Mar 27, 2018•56 min•Ep. 42
Do You Want To Turn Your Mornings From Blah To Ahh? Eager To Learn Strategies To Establish Meaningful Morning Habits That Will Stick? Are You Curious What Diana And Debbie Do In The Mornings To Take Care Of Their Mind, Body And Spirit? Then Join Us For An Episode Dedicated To Morning Routines! In this episode, Diana and Debbie discuss why it is important to wake up with intention. We share our personal morning routines that have developed over time, as well as tips based on behavioral psychology...
Mar 13, 2018•49 min•Ep. 41
Are you interested in learning how Buddhist principles can inform Psychological Practice? Curious how to develop deeper peace and centering in the face of struggle? Want to learn tools to increase compassion? Join us for an interview with meditation teacher and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Radhule Weininger! In this episode Diana interviews clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Dr. Radhule Weininger. Dr. Weininger shares her path to Buddhism and how her meditation practice informs her therap...
Feb 27, 2018•54 min•Ep. 40
Do You Have Chronic Pain, Care About Someone With Chronic Pain, Or Treat Chronic Pain In Clinical Practice? Wondering Why Psychology Is An Important Part Of Pain Management? Want To Learn How Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Help Treat Chronic Pain? Join Us For An Interview With Pain Psychologist Dr. Adrianne Sloan! Chronic Pain is a complex condition, which can can be hard to treat medically and can often have a profound impact on emotions, thoughts, and quality of life. In this episode, we dis...
Feb 13, 2018•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 39
Do You Or Someone You Care About Struggle With Body Image Or Eating Concerns? Are You Interested In How Storytelling And Metaphor Can Be Powerful Tools In Eating Disorder Treatment? Are You Curious What Is The Function Of Disordered Eating? Want To Know How To Respond To "Feeling Fat"? Join Us For An Interview With Eating Disorder Specialist Dr. Anita Johnston! In this episode, Diana interviews Dr. Anita Johnston, author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relations...
Jan 30, 2018•48 min•Ep. 38
Are you looking to find meaning in adversity? Curious how people can grow and thrive after trauma? Want to explore beyond symptoms of traumatic stress toward post-traumatic growth? This episode is dedicated to the people of Santa Barbara, and anyone else who has faced a difficult experience in life. This episode is dedicated to Diana' s hometown of Santa Barbara, which has been deeply impacted by extreme natural disasters. In this episode Diana and Debbie offer some ideas from the psychology lit...
Jan 16, 2018•46 min•Ep. 37
