This Is Your Brain With Dr. Phil Stieg

Although memories fade, hearing declines and our bodies suffer aches and pains, there is one benefit to aging that we can actually gain with each passing  year.  It's called wisdom.  
But just because someone is older, it doesn't mean they are wiser. It takes a certain type of person to learn important lessons from their life experiences.  
Dr. Dillip Jeste reveals what he has discovered after studying wisdom for decades- the neuroscience of the wise brain, as well as offering some insights on how to develop and nurture it yourself, at any age.

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Cults and high-control groups influence beliefs and fundamentally reshape identity, decision-making, and autonomy.
In this episode, Dr. Phil Stieg sits down with sociologist and cult expert Dr. Janja Lalich, Professor and author of Take Back Your Life, to explore the psychology behind cults. Drawing from decades of research as well as her own personal experience of spending a decade in a political cult, she discusses how indoctrination alters a person's sense of self, why anyone can become vulnerable under the right circumstances, and the road to recovery after leaving. 
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From Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Branch Davidians, to online conspiracy theory groups, cults and coercive systems of control can shape how people think, feel, and make decisions. Often these systems are more pervasive and psychologically damaging than many of us may suspect.
Dr. Janja Lalich, (a cult survivor herself) has spent decades studying how individuals get drawn into high control groups and how they manage to find their way out. 
What happens in the brain when belief, identity, and autonomy are manipulated? And what does it take to recover from a cult and reclaim independent thinking?
 
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Narcissism is a term that gets used constantly - but what does it actually mean in psychological terms, and how is it shaping our society? In this episode, Dr. Phil Stieg speaks with leading expert Dr. Keith Campbell to separate myth from science.
 
Drawing from his book The New Science of Narcissism, Dr. Campbell explains the difference between everyday self-focused traits and the far rarer personality disorder, unpacks the two distinct expressions of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism, and explores how these patterns influence our relationships, leadership, parenting, and culture.
 Plus, let's spend some time with the "O.G." narcissist.
 
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Narcissism is a term that gets thrown around often. But what does it really mean in psychological terms and how is it shaping our society?
Next week, we're joined by Dr. Keith Campbell, a leading expert on narcissism and a professor of psychology at the University of Georgia. Through decades of research, Dr. Campbell has explored the roots, risks, and realities of narcissistic behavior, helping us understand when self-love becomes self-delusion. He joins us to break down how these traits impact our relationships, our mental health, and our culture increasingly obsessed with the self.
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