Psych Mic

Carolyn Perla, Ph.D is a therapist and psychoeducator who works with individuals, couples, and groups. She has been practicing for 45 years. In this episode, we explore her beginnings in theater performance and early childhood education, how her relationships inform her practice, why her mentors kept pushing her to pursue more training, whether a background in sex therapy is necessary for working with couples, why Carolyn doesn't (and has never) marketed herself, her attitude towards boundaries and self-disclosure, and  much more.

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Music by: Adam Fine (Spotify, Soundcloud)

Weiji Ma, Ph.D is a professor of psychology and neural science at NYU. In this episode, we discuss his  bizarre childhood — he graduated from high school at 14, from college at 16, and with his Ph.D in theoretical physics at 22 — how he decides it's time to pivot, his "delusions of grandeur," how to identify a toxic mentor (and find a great one), how he keeps science human-centered, and more. Read his full bio on psychmic.com. If you're still curious about things we didn't cover during this episode, be sure to submit questions through psychmic.com so I know what you want to know more about!

Weiji also started an initiative called Growing Up In Science, and click here if you want to hear more of his story.

Music by: Adam Fine (Spotify, Soundcloud)

Learn the story behind Psych Mic and get ready for the first episode on January 21! Visit psychmic.com to submit questions and get more information about our amazing speakers. Music by: Adam Fine