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Arash"s World Podcast

This podcast is affiliated with the blog Arash"s World dealing with existential issues and solutions in health and wellness, psychology, and philosophy. By providing reviews on books alongside exclusive, insightful & thought-provoking interviews with health & wellness experts, renowned psychologists & psychotherapists as well as global thought leaders and life coaches, we put together and forge individual holistic paths toward health, happiness, and wellbeing in your personal & professional

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44:20

Overcoming Polarization, Anger, and Divisiveness with...

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2023/04/20

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with Dr. Emily Bashah and Hon. Paul E. Johnson. They are hosts of the influential podcast “The Optimistic American” and authors of the insightful book “Addictive Ideologies: Finding Meaning and Agency When Politics Fail You”. Dr. Bashah is a licensed clinical psychologist with a private practice in Scottsdale, Arizona, and Hon. Paul E. Johnson is a political analyst and the former mayor of Phoenix. They talk about the dangers of ideology and

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32:45

Acting Your Heart & Soul Out: Actors and Mental...

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2023/04/14

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with Actor and Podcast Host Sean Hayden about the many pressures of acting and being in show business and the importance of mental health, particularly in the case of the theater industry. Acting can be very tough and demanding starting from landing a role via auditions to dealing with constant rejection. Then there is also the pressure of performing well on stage by using one’s body and emotions as a tool, which can often be physically and

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43:51

Making Fun a Habit Beyond Guilty Pleasures: How to...

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2023/03/28

In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Mike Rucker, organizational psychologist, behavioral scientist, and author of “The Fun Habit: How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life”! Mike explains how work has come to define and control many aspects of our lives and that our to-do lists and domestic duties are endlessly growing, especially for those of us currently in the “sandwich generation”! We have lost many transition rituals and even at home we often get caught up in

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45:44

Keep Calm and Be Mindful of your Emotions: The...

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2023/03/26

In this episode, I have the pleasure to talk with Dr. Bruce Hutchison for a second time on a topic that is very timely and relevant and resonates with many people, namely emotional contagion and its ramifications and consequences. Dr. Hutchison is a clinical psychologist with various decades of experience, and he is the author of the magnificent book “Emotions Don’t Think: Emotional Contagion in a Time of Turmoil”. Although we briefly touch upon emotional voting and the fallacy of voting for someone

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21:22

Ode to Acting & Filmmaking: How the Film ”The Worst...

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2023/03/24

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of not talking to one but two filmmakers Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret who were involved in the critically acclaimed French movie “The Worst Ones” (Les Pires”) the recipient of this year’s prestigious “Un Certain Regard” of Cannes! The film plays around with the concepts and narratives of documentary versus fiction and gives us glimpses of the lives of various troubled youths (and some adults to boot). But in fact, as the filmmakers explain it was all very

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43:06

Everyday Jewish Mysticism for Everyone: How Embodied...

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2023/03/10

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking with Rabbi Matthew Ponak about his fascinating book “Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism For All People” and how to apply Jewish wisdom to find balance and harmony in our ordinary everyday life. This book makes powerful and spiritual wisdom accessible to everyone and shows how we could all benefit from the Shabbat mindset to cultivate and expand the good within and to gradually fill our lives with more joy, bliss, and peace from moment to

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45:18

What it means to be Irish and Ireland’s Identity and...

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2023/03/05

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times Columnist, Princeton University Professor, and Author of the factual and critically acclaimed historical memoir “We Don’t Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland”! Fintan talks about the various changes and challenges both on personal as well as cultural and societal levels that have shaped and formed Ireland. One of the most harmful elements has been the dangers and abuses through impunity that stems

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43:28

Choosing Good Over Evil: How We are Not at the Mercy...

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2023/03/04

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of talking with Dr. Richard Gallagher, Psychiatrist, Professor of Psychiatry, and Author of “Demonic Foes: My 25 Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal” who not only serves as a scientific advisor but is also the longest standing American member of the International Association of Exorcists! We talk about how he started off as a skeptic but after witnessing, evaluating, and documenting various paranormal

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34:53

Together Beyond Words with Healing Touch, Radical...

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2023/02/24

In this special episode (my 100th podcast!), I have the great pleasure of speaking with the wonderful and insightful therapist and peace activist Nitsan Joy Gordon about her book “Together Beyond Words: Women on a Quest for Peace in the Middle East” which includes a foreword by Marianne Williamson and an afterword by Leymah R. Gbowee. We talk about her personal experiences of growing up in a violent and war-torn kibbutz, vital and life-changing lessons on peace and wisdom from her father, her own

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36:55

On Psychoanalysis, Gender Identity & Sexual...

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2023/02/16

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with one of this year’s Sigourney Award recipients Dr. Jack Drescher a psychoanalyst who has not only done significant work and research in gender identity and sexual orientation but has been personally involved in and responsible for changing the term “gender identity disorder” to “gender dysphoria.” We talk about the underlying theme of hiding that has been the story and the personal experience of many people who have differing and non-conformist

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38:42

Bringing the Soul & the Paranormal into Psychology...

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2023/02/11

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with therapist and author Dr. Karen Herrick about her fascinating book “The Psychology of the Soul and the Paranormal.” Karen explains how various major thinkers, experts, and psychologists have been interested in and even influenced by spiritual and paranormal experiences. We learn how William James, the founder of American psychology, used and believed in mediums and that Carl Gustav Jung’s mother was a psychic, and that he himself was

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48:17

Fear, Horror, Life-Enhancing Anxiety and Living Life...

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2023/02/08

In this episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking to psychotherapist and author Dr. Kirk Schneider about why anxiety is skyrocketing in today’s world and culture and how to use, channel, and transform our fears and anxieties to enhance our lives, become more present and be filled with curiosity, humility, and wonder. Kirk talks about his timely, awesome, and fascinating book “Life-Enhancing Anxiety: Key to a Sane World” and how our anxieties are due to existential issues stemming from the birth

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31:15

Soul Over Matter: Master Sha on How Tao Science...

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2023/02/04

In this episode, I have the great pleasure and honor to talk with Dr. and Master Sha about his amazing healing and spiritual work and service as well as his wonderful Tao Calligraphy series for self-healing. Master Sha explains how we have four bodies and how the universal law of Shen Qi Jing alongside a focus on positive information flow can lead to self-healing, happiness, and enlightenment. Tao science like quantum mechanics probes deeper and goes further than traditional Western science in

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48:20

Conscious Bravery and Addiction: Giving Care, Support...

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2023/01/28

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with psychotherapist and author Pamela Brinker about her resourceful and inspirational book “Conscious Bravery: Caring for Someone with Addiction”. Pamela not only brings professional experience as a therapist but combines and integrates it with personal life experiences to inspire us all with conscious bravery, strength, and resiliency. We talk about various aspects of care and caregiving, including self-care and providing presence, awareness, and

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33:21

Joy Fitzgerald on Unmasking and Unleashing Your Inner...

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2023/01/23

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with Life Coach, Author, and Corporate Leader Joy Fitzgerald about her book “Finding Authentic Rhythm: How to Win on Your Terms in Corporate America” and how diversity and authenticity are important elements and building blocks not only for society but also pay dividends for business and the corporate world. Joy explains that we all need to start off our career journey with self-reflection and self-discovery and to show up with our true authentic

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29:15

PTSD and Healing of First Responders: The Journey of...

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2023/01/10

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with Psychologist, Traumatologist, and Author Dr. Marilyn Wooley about her inspiring, inspirational, and resourceful book “How Heroes Heal: Stories of First Responders and the Journey from Posttraumatic Stress Injury to Posttraumatic Growth”! Marilyn has been helping people for over 40 years and enjoys working with first responders not only to deal with trauma and cumulative toxic stress but to set and prepare these everyday heroes for a journey

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35:05

Seeking to Design Your Own Life: Interview with JJ...

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2023/01/06

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with Author and Keynote Speaker JJ DiGeronimo about her book “Seeking” and her unique virtual “Together We Seek” community. She touches upon various energy-based healing practices combining ancient with new methods and methodologies including birth charts, mindfulness, past life regression, and human design to help us align more closely with our true being and essence and tap into our higher and bigger purpose, meaning, and calling in life. JJ has

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43:42

Clickbait and Fast Thinking: When Emotions Don’t...

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2022/12/22

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to speak with Author and Clinical Psychologist Dr. Bruce Hutchison about his ground-breaking and very timely book “Emotions Don’t Think: Emotional Contagion in a Time of Turmoil”! Dr. Hutchison explains that underneath our thoughts, actions, and behaviors are often unexamined, raw, and unconscious emotions and that we tend to follow them in an impulsive and reactive manner. This can have serious and dangerous repercussions and consequences not only in our

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30:27

Anxious Overachievers: Author Nick Jonsson Talks...

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2022/12/20

In this episode, I have the great pleasure to talk with Author, Executive Mental Health Advocate, and Leadership Keynote Speaker Nick Jonsson about his courageous and resourceful book “Executive Loneliness: The 5 Pathways to Overcoming Isolation, Stress, Anxiety & Depression in the Modern Business World”! He talks about the stigma around executive loneliness and why the corporate world often ends up suffering from anxiety, stress, and isolation, and why executives find it rather difficult and

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14:19

Free Puppies: On Rescuing Dogs & Taking Care of the...

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2022/12/09

In this episode, I have the privilege to speak with Rescuer Monda Wooten and filmmaker Samantha Wishman from the documentary Free Puppies! This amazing, eye-opening, sobering, and occasionally uplifting documentary deals with both the heartbreak and heroism of dog rescue in the United States! We talk about the importance of community and supporting and taking care of each other, which includes the various animals of the region. Monda has made it her personal goal and mission to save and rescue as

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