Doc takes us on a journey that starts with a pretty innocuous question from Diamalynne and spirals into all of us just being excretions from the Big Bang? You'll have to listen to see how we got there, I guess. Also, Diamalynne corrected Doc in this episode, and it's super smooth and you'd never notice if I didn't say anything. Thank you for joining us!

Music by Stephen Newman.

Today we have a very special guest in the house! We're joined by our dear friend, so dear she deserves her own line:

Amy Sygnatowicz, M.Sci LMHC-A, CGT

She's someone who's quite well versed in attachment theory and the different styles of attachment. We go through and break down attachment, and give some examples of each style we reference from media. We do talk about 50 Shades of Grey, in case you were wondering. Thank you for joining us!

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Now that I've had a week to let my headache calm down, we're back to talk about where morality fits into these different assumptions of reality. We start by keeping it pretty close to psychology as a field, then we kinda start to branch out into other examples of potential influences on our everyday feeling of "right." Now, my head doesn't hurt, but I think my heart does? Thank you for joining us!

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Today Doc takes us into the wet bones (sorry about the analogy) of how we perceive the world. Are we part of it? Are we outside observers? Is there one definition of good for any given scenario? God, my head hurts. Thank you for joining us this week!

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We recently had an episode about being your authentic self, and this week we carry that conversation in another direction as we talk about Individualism and where that notion stems from. For the most part, we stayed on track with this topic, isn't that wild? Thank you for joining us!

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Diamalynne has a complaint, and it's a fairly common complaint that a lot of women have. She asks Doctor D why it is that men can have the audacity to send some *explicit* photos up front, and he quickly opens the potential contexts for them sending those pictures. Thank you for joining us!

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What does salad dressing in the grocery aisle have to do with dating and relationships? How do dating apps relate to the issue of genuine connection? One of these questions is more obvious than the other. Doctor D and Diamalynne dive into the dilemma of choice, and how sometimes it can be a hinderance rather than a genuine help. Thank you for joining us!

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This week we're joined by Madison Webster Hayes to answer some of the biggest interpersonal questions that people have: what does it mean to be authentic? Is being authentic to yourself different than being authentic to others? Does a specific relationship change what authenticity means? Doctor D and Mads really go to all the corners of this topic to even begin to touch upon the answer. We also talk about some fairly heavy topics this week, such as self harm, so be warned. Thank you for joining us!

You can check out Madison's Instagram here:

https://www.instagram.com/meaningandmadness/

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We're delving into the masculine archetypes today! We dive into King, Magician, Soldier, and Lover throughout this episode. Doctor D tells stories about how wielding power can help a group, whether that be a singular family or an entire country. We go into how that power can vary, and when violence may actually be helpful? Thank you for joining us today!

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Today we begin our conversation about when masculine characteristics are beneficial and even necessary to our relationships. We also joke a lot about Sportsball(TM), so there's much to talk about here. Thank you for joining us!

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