Quick N' Nerdy

Check out Andre 3000 and Big Boi (aka Dr. Cody Bayles and Dr. Dan Phillips) address the mindfulness attitude of trust in this episode.  Trust is broadly defined and Dan does his best to practically apply the attitude of trust by attempting to convince Cody to trust him in a fun game that requires some degree of trust.  The mindfulness attitude of trust involves learning to become aware and able to...

Check out Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar (aka Dr. Dan Phillips and Dr. Cody Bayles) explore the Mindfulness attitude of Beginner’s Mind in this episode.  The dynamic duo has to stretch to define this term specific to Mindfulness without any help from the dictionary.  Dr. Chinchilla describes how zen monk Shunryu Suzuki immigrated to the U.S. and brought the concept of “Zen Mind” with him.  This ev...

Bert and Ernie (aka Dr. Danny P and Dr. Cody B Nice) are back with the mindfulness series addressing the attitude of patience in this episode.  Join them as they geek out on the secret life of butterflies and how the evolution of a butterfly is a good example of patience.  Further, Bert and Ernie look into each of our personal processes which are surrounded by an innumerable amount of other proces...

Mike D and Adrock (aka Dr. Bayles and Dr. Phillips) continue the mindfulness series by exploring the attitude of acceptance (spelled "akseptens" according to Dr. Chinchilla Nice Nice).  Acceptance is a transitive verb meaning to receive willingly or to endure without protest or reaction.  Mike D offers the synonyms of openness, willingness, and acknowledgement to describe how acceptance as seeing...

Check out this introduction to our series on Mindfulness as Chip and Dale (aka Dr. Bayles and Dr. Phillips) examine the definition of mindfulness, explore its origins, and provide an overview of what to expect in addressing the 9 attitudes of mindfulness.  This episode is the first of a series intended to comprehensively cover the three aspects of mindfulness; attention, intention, and attitude. ...

Check out this introduction to our series on Mindfulness as Chip and Dale (aka Dr. Bayles and Dr. Phillips) examine the definition of mindfulness, explore its origins, and provide an overview of what to expect in addressing the 9 attitudes of mindfulness.  This episode is the first of a series intended to comprehensively cover the three aspects of mindfulness; attention, intention, and attitude. ...

Toxic Masculinity: Men are twice as likely to experience a substance use disorder, are twice as likely to binge drink, are more likely to abuse heavy substances, are the victims of 78% of violent crimes, are 3.5x more likely to complete suicide, have higher rates of cancer and heart disease, and have an overall lower life expectancy. Compounding matters, men are less likely to seek care for physic...

Toxic Masculinity: Men are twice as likely to experience a substance use disorder, are twice as likely to binge drink, are more likely to abuse heavy substances, are the victims of 78% of violent crimes, are 3.5x more likely to complete suicide, have higher rates of cancer and heart disease, and have an overall lower life expectancy.  Compounding matters, men are less likely to seek care for physi...

Emotions: Do emotions exist or are they created? Does the movie "Inside Out" accurately portray the experience of emotion? Check out this episode as Bert and Ernie (aka Danny P and Cody B) answer these questions and more. Dr. Ernie does his best to help Dr. Bert understand emotions by defining and using examples to describe what we know about the experience of emotion and how to use that informati...

Neuro-plastic-cities (as pronounced by Chinchilla Nice): Neuroplasticity is the capacity for changes in neurochemical expression, brain structure, and brain function in response to intrinsic and extrinsic factors.  Dr. Anthony Kiedis and Dr. Flea (AKA Cody B and Danny P) define, discuss, and explore the practical application of neuroplasticity.  

Tune in to check out how people respond to the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of the Enneagram and to hear how Bert and Ernie (AKA Chuck D and Flava Flav; AKA Danny P and Cody B) cope with social distancing.

What's Quick 'N Nerdy you ask....listen to this episode to find out.  Cody and Dan introduce a new episode format that will alternate with releases from #beyondFLG.  This is your chance to learn more about psychological topics in a brief format from two jackalopes.