The Psychology Podcast

Why I Wanted To Learn From Dr. Aziza Yaser One of the most fun parts of my life is to go online and to connect with people who also want to help individuals to live more meaningful lives - this is precisely how I stumbled over the work of Dr. Aziza Yaser on Instagram. Yes, ladies and gents - Instagram can also be used productively. I was scrolling through mental health hashtags while I suddenly fo...

The 20th episode of the Psychology Podcast with Daniel Karim features relationship specialist Simon Pelland. What is this episode about? -How to recover from a break-up  -Attachment styles within relationships  -How to escape the Chaser - Runner dynamic -His secrets for having a fulfilled relationship  -His most painful romantic failures  -How to unlove someone   -The commonalities of successful a...

Jeff Kreisler is just a typical Princeton educated lawyer turned author, speaker, comedian and advocate for behavioral science. He uses humor & research to understand, explain and change the world. Winner of the Bill Hicks Spirit Award for Thought Provoking Comedy, Jeff runs PeopleScience.com, is a executive humor coach for Stanford Business School, shares insights on CNBC, CNN, FoxNews & MSNBC an...

The 18th episode of The Psychology Podcast with Daniel Karim features the world-leading shopping psychology expert Siemon Scamell-Katz and author of the bestseller The Art of Shopping.  Why Did I Want To Learn From Siemon Scamell-Katz? I reached out to Siemon Scamell-Katz shortly after I created my first product - Planniness, a journal that was designed to help people live more balanced and stress...

Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, is president emeritus and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. A pediatrician by background, Dr. Berwick has served on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health, and on the staffs of Boston's Children's Hospital Medical Center, Massach...

The world-famous behavior designer Nir Eyal, author of the international bestselling book Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.

Jay Papasan, vice president of Keller Williams and co-author of the international bestseller The One Thing.

I first stumbled over Dr. Thorndike's work when I was reading Atomic Habits by James Clear, in his book Clear uses a study that Dr. Thorndike and her colleagues conducted which is called "Choice architecture", an intervention where Dr. Thorndike and her colleagues succeeded in changing the habits of thousands of people without boosting their willpower or motivation at all. I reached out to Dr. Tho...

Why I wanted to learn from Dr. Susan Weinschenk One thing that tech companies like Facebook, Netflix and Amazon all have in common is that they understand how to get people to do stuff.  We check our messages compulsively, watch more videos than we intended and buy things we don't really need. But how does sillicon valley succeed in the manner in which they do? To understand this question I reache...

Why I wanted to learn from Dr. Art Markman  One of the big questions that fascinate me at the moment is: Why is behavior change so hard and what can we do about it?  Dr. Art Markman knows a thing or two about this problem, he is a Professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin, has written numerous books and is by all means one of the foremost authorities in the field o...

Why I wanted to learn from Scott Young I stumbled over Scott Young when I was doing research for my upcoming book “The Behavior Architect”, at that time I made it my mission to read all “habit” books that I could get my hands on talk to the authors and share my learnings with you guys. Scott Young by that time already published several articles about habit formation and wrote the book “How To Chan...

One of the reasons why I created The Psychology Podcast was because I wanted to learn personally from the best psychologists in the world and share my discoveries directly with you. Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein knows a thing or two about being the best, she graduated summa cum laude from Duke University and received her M.A in Psychology from Harvard University.  Attending Harvard University is still on...

Advice From a Master Therapist Who is Jeffrey Kottler? Jeffrey A. Kottler is one of the foremost authorities and prolific writers in the fields of counseling, psychology, advocacy, and education. He is the best-selling author of more than 100 nonfiction books that address a wide range of subjects including personal development, group leadership, professional development of psychotherapists and tea...

The Psychology of Contemporary Dance Who is Maria Löfskog? Maria Löfskog is a dancer that grew up in the mountains of Sweden. She decided to pursue her own path through life to accomplish her dreams that were considered very far away from the safe village in the middle of nowhere that she was from. Maria grew up in a family where there was always a competitive love for sports and also for dancing....

Who is Mona Mandouri? In her own words: "Hi, I am Mona. Most people need a name for an introduction-maybe because they’re too lazy to make one up themselves? I write. I always wrote. I made up bedtime stories until my mom fell asleep. I freestyled about things I have seen and fell in love with during the day. Most of the times I sung them for hours on the toilet. Wich, I still love to do because t...

Who is Matthias Van Hove? Matthias is an aerospace engineer and holds an MBA degree from Collège des Ingénieurs. He has started his a career at Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer, where he currently works as customer manager. Matthias delivers new A320 Family aircraft to global players in the airline and aircraft leasing markets. He strives to bring customer value to the heart of his ambition...

Who is James Whittaker? James Whittaker enjoyed a successful 10-year career in financial planning, before starting his own entrepreneurial journey. Today, James draws on his diverse experience to help people reach their potential in all areas of their lives. James has been featured extensively in television, print and digital media around the world, including The Today Show, Entrepreneur, Money Ma...

Tian Yao — Compete With Yourself Happiness Is A Choice ” Tian Yao I am thrilled to have a real power woman today on Grow: Tian Yao. Tian Yao is a personal friend and mentor of mine, her success story is nothing short of spectacular. I am honored that Tian Yao found time in her extremely busy schedule to appear on the grow podcast. When she speaks guys, you should listen, because she knows what she...

I have a very special guest today in the Grow Podcast: Tash from Port Joana. Natasha Nomathamsanqawenkosi Manzungu is as awesome as her name is long. I am very happy that she found some time in her busy schedule to do the podcast with me. One of the goals of my psychology podcast is to portray extraordinary people who are successful in their own way. Tash definitely fits these criteria. She has a...

Welcome to Grow. I am your Host Daniel Karim Grow is a Psychology Podcasts, in which I interview extraordinary people and pick their brains. Ranging from Entrepreneurs, Psychologists, monks, Artists to professional athletes. The main focus of my interest is the psychology of fulfillment. In my Podcast, I portray people who have an inspiring story to share that will help you to live a rich life you...