Beat Your Genes Podcast

Falling out of love, Cultural shifts, Faced w food temptations

Anger in relationships, Falling in love w a monk, Food cravings

10 paid dates from a man's perspective,  Open-loops from casual flings

How to deal with a micro-managing boss - an on-air session

Shy vs bold men, Getting away from a narcissist, Is there a utopia?

Forgiving and letting go,  Lonely older single women, Shy vs bold men

Effects of long-term marijuana, Spousal abuse, can severe OCD be beaten?

Most people assume that binging only happens with junk food, that we crave what we can't have because scarcity makes things magical, and that playing hard to get will raise your perceived value. Dr. Lisle says none of that is quite right. Your satiation system, your attraction system, and your status system are all running objective evaluations underneath, and most popular advice in these areas mi...

Most people believe self-esteem is something you talk yourself into. Stand in front of the mirror, repeat affirmations, tell yourself you're enough. Dr. Lisle says that's nonsense. Self-esteem is a reputation mechanism, and the only audience whose opinion you can actually move is the one inside your own head. In this episode, Dr. Doug Lisle walks through four real listener dilemmas, from holiday f...

Gaining your edge in life (replay during the holiday)

Restriction leads to binges? Healthy mom wants her family to eat healthy.  2 callers: Girlfriend has a question about her boyfriend.  Parent asks about child's grades and about genetic determinism.

Why do boys pick on girls, giving gifts, people you dislike

Facial cues, Guess the personality,  non-food potential pleasure traps

Anorexia, Paternity testing, Selecting for pair bonds on a dating profile

Radical Honesty, Genes vs Environment, Reconnecting w an old friend

1. Why do many older people complain of younger people "ruining" the world. Is this contempt built into us as we age?  2. Evo Psych makes sense, but how should a therapist apply this knowledge to a client/patient? 3. If I'm born a disagreeable jerk, can I beat my genes in a simliar way that a person with genes for heart disease/cancer can beat their genes?

The Psychology of Humor (replay)

Why we feel unhappy sometimes, What is the meaning of life, What is intuition?

Most people assume depression that has no obvious cause is a chemical mystery. Dr. Lisle says that is almost never true. Depression is failure feedback from three specific domains of life, and the job is to find which one is pushing on you. In this on-air session, Dr. Lisle walks a listener named Amy through her life systematically, checks work, checks friendships, checks romance, and lands on the...

Does bad weather trigger feelings of nostalgia which in turn results in more feelings of optimism and higher self-esteem?   A listener is stuck trying to study for the MCAT but caught in the ego trap.   Dr. Lisle's "seem strategy" works to get others to stop challenging us about our healthy diet but what can we do if we want to show off our knowledge?

Empathy, Brains vs. Beauty:Trade-off? Male confused on a date

Being productive, Escaping the ego trap

Health questions.  What to say when friend asks if she's overweight? Are there cultural shifts?

Internal audience judgment, anorexia, why do people interrupt each other?

Cheapskates, Hoarders, Energy vampires,  Marriage trouble