Beat Your Genes
Applying Evolutionary Psychology in Therapy

Clinical psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses common problems and stumbling points in our pursuit of happiness with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld.

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In today's show, the Drs answer the following listener questions: 1.I was married to a man for 3 years who was a recovering drug and alcohol addict. In any...
Pleasure Trap, Making yourself proud, Social cost of eating healthy...
In today's show we discuss the Evolutionary psychology of individual, group, and self punishment and revenge. How does this factor in to Hamilton's rule? L...
On-Air session: Dealing with a Micromanaging Boss (replay)...
192: Group therapy, Plomian curse, Enlightenment trap, Being less critical...
Is impostor syndrome a thing? Can you change how you feel about it? Hear Dr. Lisle's take. A dad has a mischievous son, hear how he handles an incident an...
Minimizing distortions, Worth it to disagree?...
Couchsurfing as a woman, Resilience vs coddling, Jealousy after a break-up...
187: Stuck in a stagnant rut, Mirror emotions, More detail on agreeableness...
Male/Female dynamics Part 2 with Drs. Doug Lisle and Jen Howk...
185: Is effective health care possible? Sharing health info w sick friends...
184: Male/Female Dynamics with Dr. Lisle & Dr. Jen Howk...
Do rewards improve motivation? Can parents 'toughen' up their kids?...
This episode continues from last show on the ego & enlightenment trap. The rest of the show is answering questions about interactions with children....
In this show, we discuss showing weakness as a sexual strategy, then we move to a question about dominance hierarchies vs. competence hierarchy (is there a dif...