The issue that Dr. Mathis tackles on this podcast is the issue of individuality and/or being a “unique person” living in a world that may or may not understand, appreciate, or sanction the difference. Whether the individual is a person who chooses to be different for whatever reason(s) versus someone who is born different, that […]
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Relationships & The Self
Posted in Podcasts, tagged "Comfort Food" As An Escape/Avoidant Tactic, Drugs As Escape/Avoidant Mechanisms, Escape/Avoidant Tactics, Immediate Gratification, Inner Self, Persona, personal responsibility, Relationships, Relationships As "Escape/Avoidant" Mechanisms, Santayana, Self-Exploation, Self-Knowledge, Socrates, The Real "You", The Self, The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts, Work As An "Escape/Avoidant" Mechanism on February 6, 2014 | Comments Off on Relationships & The Self
In this podcast, Dr. Mathis will be discussing various aspects of relationships. The most important relationship that anyone can have (i.e., the relationship with his/her “inner self”) is also considered, with suggestions as to how to discover the “inner you” within yourself. In addition to some of the positive results that can be experienced when […]
Good Mental Health As A Choice
Posted in Podcasts, tagged Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis, Alfred Adler, Anxiety, Attitudes, Bad Drugs, Beliefs, Choice Theory, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Cream, depression, Good Drugs, Histrionics, Masochistic Selfishness, Narcissistic Selfishness, Neural Pathways, Neurochemicals, Other-Esteem, Reality Therapy, Self-Actualization, Self-Enhanced Selfishness, self-esteem, Self-Knowledge, Self-Talk, Skip James, Trauma, Victim, Victimization, William Glasser on December 15, 2013 | Comments Off on Good Mental Health As A Choice
Most people nowadays think that they are victims of some external force, doomed to a life less fulfilled and/or happy. William Glasser and other cognitive-based therapists argue that mental health, with few exceptions, is a choice that each of us makes. As such, we and we alone have the power to change how we think […]
Honesty
Posted in Podcasts, tagged Black Sabbath, Buffalo Springfield, Chicago Transit Authority, Dr. Robin Hanson, Elvis Costello, Elvis Presley, Emmylou Harris, Honesty, Hypocrisy, James Burton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Marshall, Master of the Telecaster, Orange, Ricky Nelson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Self-Knowledge, Stratocaster, Sun Records, Telecaster, Terry Kath, Truth on June 14, 2013 | Comments Off on Honesty
In his usual idiosyncratic fashion, Dr. Mathis is giving his take on the concept of honesty and it’s implications for one’s existence in the modern world. Interspersed with this discussion are some rock trivia factoids concerning Telecaster guitars, Marshall cabinets, Orange amplifiers, and some of the “roots” guitarists (James Burton, Jimmy Page, Terry Kath, Black […]