SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay

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SuperPsyched is an award-winning podcast dedicated to improving your life with tools gained from interviewing world-class experts inside and outside the field of psychology. SuperPsyched will help get you more of what you want as well as gentle warnings to help you avoid things you don’t. See you there!

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SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay episodes:

04.16.2024
#208 Are You a Perfectionist? | Gregory Chasson PhD
Perfectionism. It can have its upsides and can catapult us to new heights. But it can also be stifling, cause pain to the perfectionist, and can cause pain to everyone around the perfectionist. Many people who are perfectionists may not...
04.09.2024
#207 Understanding 20-Somethings | Meg Jay, PhD
Do you remember your 20s? Perhaps you are in your 20s! Regardless, for most of us, our 20s featured a different series of challenges than our teen years did. For many of us, we were just getting started with serious...
04.02.2024
#206 Divorce, Children, and Custody Evaluations | Mike Kerner, Ph.D.
The current estimation that a marriage in the US will end in divorce is somewhere between 43 to 45%. Divorce is also regularly cited as the second highest life stressor for Americans, just below the death of a spouse.Given the high...
03.26.2024
#205 Breast Cancer: A Psychologist Talks about Her Experience | Anna Lock, PsyD
Cancer. The “C” word. The disease that is so feared, people often whisper it in sentences. Yet, according to recent statistics, nearly 40% of us will be diagnosed with some form of cancer in our lifetimes. With numbers this high, it...
03.19.2024
# 204 We Should NOT Be Friends | Will Schwalbe
Imagine two students in college: one is a gay male, and the other is a straight super jock. The gay male is quiet and introverted, and the straight guy is extraverted to the point of being loud and into the...
03.12.2024
#203 Guy Kawasaki | Think Remarkable
Back in the 90’s when email was still new, one of the first viral emails I received was a commencement address to a group of high school students. The person who delivered that address was Guy Kawasaki. Guy is very...
03.05.2024
#202 Autonomy-Supportive Parenting | Emily Edlynn, PhD
Anyone who is a parent knows that parenting can be really hard. But, fear not, help is here! This episode unpacks a great parenting style that encourages children to be autonomous, able to relate to people well, and instills confidence...
02.27.2024
#201 Improv Wisdom | Stanford Emerita Patricia Ryan Madson
If you’re a listener of this podcast, you probably have figured out that I am a huge fan of improv. In fact, this is my third improv-related episode! Each has been unique and has brought its own gifts—and, as you’ll...
02.20.2024
#200 Motivational Interviewing for the Behavior Change YOU Want | Michelle Drapkin, Ph.D., ABPP
Many of us have behaviors we'd LOVE to change. But many of those stubborn behaviors are hard to alter. And if we want our behavior to change, we probably won't do it just because someone else tells us to. When that's...
02.13.2024
#199 Winning at the Olympics While Anxious | 2x Medalist Ori Sasson
Imagine you are an athlete at the Olympics. You have trained for years and years. You have dreamed of this moment. Your entire country is watching you, cheering for you, even praying that you will win. There is a lot of...
02.06.2024
#198 American Born Chinese: The Novel & Miniseries | Gene Luen Yang
Last month, my 14-year-old son came home from school with a book in hand and excitedly said, “Dad, you’ve got to read this book!My son has never said anything like this to me before, and I was immediately intrigued. I...
01.30.2024
#197 Wisdom from A Nobel Laureate on Work & Life | Dr. Robert Lefkowitz
There's an old riddle- you've probably heard it- that goes "How do you get to Carnegie Hall?" The answer? "Practice." Yet I've never heard anybody ask "How you get to Stockholm to receive a Nobel Prize? So, I ask: how do you...
01.23.2024
#196 The Hidden World of an Undertaker | Todd Harra
At the time of the release of this episode, it is busy season for mortuaries. According to the CDC, the time of year Americans die most frequently is December through February.And while the only sure things in life are death...
01.16.2024
#195 Think Faster and Talk Smarter | Matt Abrahams
How many of us just wish that we could think faster and talk smarter? I'm going to take a guess that pretty much all of us would like that skill. And that is why I believe that my guest, Stanford...
01.09.2024
#194 Inside the World of a Safari Guide | Peter Allison
A few summers ago, my wife and I went on a trip to four South African countries. We spent a large portion of the trip on safari, and it was everything we could have hoped. While I was there, I was...
01.02.2024
#193 The Science of Success | Ruth Gotian, Ed.D.
I'm going to take a guess that most of us--pretty much all of us--would love to be hugely successful in our chosen fields. Unfortunately, there was no class on success in school. In fact, if anything, we learned how to...
12.26.2023
#192 Get Curious, not Furious | AJ Jacobs
Many New Year resolutions can be directly or indirectly related to this year-end episode’s content: cultivating curiosity. When we are overcome by our emotions, especially fear or anger, our brain can lose its capacity to reason. When this happens, it’s...
12.19.2023
#191 The Inventor of the Word FOMO Talks About FOMO | Patrick McGinnis
We all experience some degree of FOMO, also known as the fear of missing out. In fact, it is baked into our genes. Like social comparison, FOMO has contributed to the survival of the species. However, the way it plays...
12.12.2023
#190 Lessons from a Man with 17 Degrees | Ben Bolger, Ph.D. (plus 16 other degrees!)
Choosing a college major can be daunting. Personally, I changed my major a few times, at least partially because there was so much that I wanted to learn. What if you could earn multiple degrees and explore a bunch of...
12.05.2023
#189 Highly Sensitive People | Alane Freund, MFT
Has anyone ever said to you, “Wow, you are too sensitive!”? Or do you know someone who seems very sensitive? I’m guessing the answer to at least one of these questions is “yes,” because, it turns out that approximately 20% of...
11.28.2023
#188 The Power of a Name | Alexandra Watkins
What's in a name? Turns out a lot! Whether you are naming a company, a project, a meeting room, a team, or a baby, names are deeply meaningful. In fact, some businesses may have failed because their name is so confusing...
11.21.2023
#187 How Our Expectations Can Influence Outcomes: The Science Called The Expectation Effect | David Robson
Expectation Effect Shownotes Do our expectations affect outcomes? Are there things we can do to increase the likelihood of getting outcomes we want? Are there thoughts that may interfere with these positive outcomes as well?There has been a lot of non-scientific...
11.14.2023
#186 Listening to Our Bodies | Rachel Fleischman, LCSW
It wasn’t long ago that the notion of the mind-body connection was considered New Agey. It was as if the mind and the body were two totally separate systems that had very little to do with each other. Now, with contributions...
11.07.2023
#185 The Autistic Advantage | Olivia Fox Cabane
Autism has been rightfully getting lots of media airtime lately. Indeed, it is a deeply misunderstood condition and, sadly, 85% of autistic adults are unemployed. As you’ll hear in this episode and in my 2020 episode with Dr. Temple Grandin, neurodiversity...
10.31.2023
#184 Raising Children Who Aren't A#@holes | Melinda Wenner Moyer
Parents overwhelmingly want to raise kind children. Yet many concerning trends are on the rise including narcissism and bullying, leaving many parents to worry: how can I improve the likelihood of raising a kind child? And that’s why I was delighted...
10.24.2023
#183 Harvard Business Review CHRO, Angela Cheng-Cimini | Working Remote vs In-Person
Remember when work was a place we went? And, remember when zoom only meant going fast or, if you are from my generation, a goofy PBS children's TV show? For many of us, working virtually is the new normal. For others,...
10.17.2023
#182 Imposter No More | Dr. Jill Stoddard
Since you've seen the title of this episode, I'm guessing that you have experienced some level a phenomenon called imposterism. It is usually referred to as imposter syndrome and, as you'll hear in this episode, my guest will be defining...
10.10.2023
#181 Civility: What It Is, How To Rock It & Why We Need it More than Ever | Alexandra Hudson
What is civility? What are the consequences of its absence? And why is it so important? Many people may inadvertently believe the words “polite” and “civil” are interchangeable. But as you hear and think about these words, you're probably recognizing just...
10.03.2023
#180 Second City's Kelly Leonard | Improv & The Power of "Yes And"
Improv isn’t just for comedy. If there are superfoods like blueberries that are good for your health, improv may just be a super-skill that has implications and applications that are also good for your health. No joke. And the skills...
09.26.2023
#179 Charity: How We Get So Much More than We Give, When We Give | Mark Gerson
We humans tend to be empathic, and our brains reward us with hits of dopamine when we help our fellow beings. So, it is no surprise that when we do good by providing charity or means for our fellow humans...
09.19.2023
#178 Community: Why We Need It & How to Create It | Charles Vogl
The Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has recently warned of a loneliness epidemic in the United States and has cited research suggesting that loneliness can be as toxic to our health as 15 cigarettes per day. Unfortunately, societal trends do...
09.12.2023
#177 Smash Mouth Guitarist Greg Camp Remembering Steve Harwell
On Labor Day, Steve Harwell, the front man of Smash Mouth, died at the age of 56. Like many people, I’m a big fan of the band and I’m really sad about this. Smash Mouth’s lead guitarist and songwriter was...
09.05.2023
#176 The Future of Jobs | Jeff Wald
These days there is understandably a lot of talk and a lot of fear about the future of jobs. Speculations are plentiful and some are downright grim. The questions abound: what will the future bring as it relates to employment? How...
08.29.2023
#175 We Must Talk About Ramen! | Rory Dent
I’ve covered many important topics on this podcast, but this one is arguably the most important: it’s about ramen. OK, I jest. But if you are a listener of this podcast, you have likely noticed I cover lots of important psychological...
08.22.2023
#174 Japanese Psychology Lessons: How Do You Want to Use Your 30,000 Days? | Gregg Krech
Many of you know that I’m kind of in love with Japan. I lived there in my 20’s for nearly three years, I studied the language intensely, and because it offered such a different point of view from what I...
08.15.2023
#173 Career Hacks: Secrets They Never Taught You in School | Mark Herschberg
Like most of us, I have wished many things were taught to me at school that were not on the curriculum. While so much of what we need to learn can only be taught through experience, many skills that could be taught in...
08.08.2023
#172 The Psychologist to Comedians | Ildiko Tabori, Ph.D.
Comedians use their genius to give us joy, laughter, and even to help us think about things differently. And yet, those same people who bring so much pleasure often are people who experience deep levels of depression, anxiety, and histories of...
08.01.2023
#171 The Shadow of The Wind - Adam Dorsay, Psy.D.
It’s summer as I write this and, for many of us, it’s high season for leisure reading.It causes me to think of my all-time favorite novel… the one I couldn’t put down and the one I keep re-reading over the...
07.25.2023
#170 The Ted Lasso Effect | Adam Dorsay, Psy.D.
With the Ted Lasso series finale in our rearview mirrors, I felt the need to record a solo episode tribute to the brilliant creator, Bill Lawrence, and to this incredible show. As a psychologist, I have seen a few shows...
07.18.2023
#169 Lesser-Known Sex Stuff | Ross Benes
Without sex, pretty much none of us would be here. And yet, merely talking about the thing that brought us here makes many of us squirm with discomfort. We’re told it’s not polite to talk about it. It’s taboo. And...
07.11.2023
#168 Helping Kids with Feelings & Friendships | Dr. Eileen Kennedy Moore
We all know that when we invest a dollar well, over time with compounding interest, the dollar blossoms in value. Yet, the same can be said for our habits and behaviors. When we cultivate good habits and behaviors, over time...
07.04.2023
#167 Being on the Frontlines for Food Policy | Dr. Michael Jacobson
We all know the expression that we are what we eat. Yet few have devoted their lives to the science behind this idea more than the guest of this episode.Dr. Michael Jacobson earned a Ph.D. in microbiology from MIT and,...
06.27.2023
#166 When Your Career Becomes Your Whole Identity | Janna Koretz, Psy.D.
Have you ever had with the belief that you were only as good as your results at work? Perhaps, if this is the case, you can identify with your work so much that if you aren’t crushing it, you believe...
06.20.2023
#165 How Storytelling Helps Business | Donna Griffit
Perhaps the most magical and hypnotic words ever uttered in sequence are, “Once Upon a time.” Don’t believe me? Let’s look at one of the most successful movies ever, Star Wars. While it’s not “once upon a time” verbatim, it’s a...
06.13.2023
#164 Dating, Intimacy & Sex Later in Life | Carol Kramer, LCSW
Dating is one of the most talked about topics in my office. And for good reason: Romantic love plays such a big part of happiness for so many of us and, if life were a pie chart, the love component...
06.06.2023
#163 Behind the Scenes of College Admissions and Beyond | Dr. Irena Smith
Very frequently in my office I hear from parents struggling with their child's college application process. The range of their emotions can be anywhere from anxious to utter heartbreak.Yet, does getting the golden ticket to the top university mean a...
05.30.2023
#162 Leaning into LIfe Enhancing Anxiety | Kirk Schneider, Ph.D.
Anxiety is generally thought of something to avoid—especially when we catastrophize—you know that thing our brain does when we imagine worst-case scenarios. For most of us, these scenarios generally have no real value and the images rendered in our minds...
05.23.2023
#161 Psychedelics & Microdosing | Paul Austin
When I was growing up, psychedelics like LSD and mushrooms were considered quite taboo. Sure, they were talked about in stoner circles but pretty much nowhere else. These days, things have changed dramatically. Psychedelics, while still illegal in most places, are...
05.16.2023
#160 Why We Need to Be In Each Other's Care & How to Do It | Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.
Simply put, our primary relationships play a big part in how happy we are. Yet our brains are not really designed to be good at relationships; instead, our brains are designed for our survival and energy conservation. So, although our brains...
05.09.2023
#159 Real-World Negotiation | Harvard Negotiation Project's Joshua Weiss, Ph.D.
There are oh, so many myths around the topic of negotiation and conflict. Some of us believe that we have to be hard, shrewd, and that it’s a zero-sum game with a winner and a loser. Some of us even...

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SuperPsyched with Dr. Adam Dorsay episodes:

#208 Are You a Perfectionist? | Gregory Chasson PhD

#207 Understanding 20-Somethings | Meg Jay, PhD

#206 Divorce, Children, and Custody Evaluations | Mike Kerner, Ph.D.

#205 Breast Cancer: A Psychologist Talks about Her Experience | Anna Lock, PsyD

# 204 We Should NOT Be Friends | Will Schwalbe

#203 Guy Kawasaki | Think Remarkable

#202 Autonomy-Supportive Parenting | Emily Edlynn, PhD

#201 Improv Wisdom | Stanford Emerita Patricia Ryan Madson

#200 Motivational Interviewing for the Behavior Change YOU Want | Michelle Drapkin, Ph.D., ABPP

#199 Winning at the Olympics While Anxious | 2x Medalist Ori Sasson

#198 American Born Chinese: The Novel & Miniseries | Gene Luen Yang

#197 Wisdom from A Nobel Laureate on Work & Life | Dr. Robert Lefkowitz

#196 The Hidden World of an Undertaker | Todd Harra

#195 Think Faster and Talk Smarter | Matt Abrahams

#194 Inside the World of a Safari Guide | Peter Allison

#193 The Science of Success | Ruth Gotian, Ed.D.

#192 Get Curious, not Furious | AJ Jacobs

#191 The Inventor of the Word FOMO Talks About FOMO | Patrick McGinnis

#190 Lessons from a Man with 17 Degrees | Ben Bolger, Ph.D. (plus 16 other degrees!)

#189 Highly Sensitive People | Alane Freund, MFT

#188 The Power of a Name | Alexandra Watkins

#187 How Our Expectations Can Influence Outcomes: The Science Called The Expectation Effect | David Robson

#186 Listening to Our Bodies | Rachel Fleischman, LCSW

#185 The Autistic Advantage | Olivia Fox Cabane

#184 Raising Children Who Aren't A#@holes | Melinda Wenner Moyer

#183 Harvard Business Review CHRO, Angela Cheng-Cimini | Working Remote vs In-Person

#182 Imposter No More | Dr. Jill Stoddard

#181 Civility: What It Is, How To Rock It & Why We Need it More than Ever | Alexandra Hudson

#180 Second City's Kelly Leonard | Improv & The Power of "Yes And"

#179 Charity: How We Get So Much More than We Give, When We Give | Mark Gerson

#178 Community: Why We Need It & How to Create It | Charles Vogl

#177 Smash Mouth Guitarist Greg Camp Remembering Steve Harwell

#176 The Future of Jobs | Jeff Wald

#175 We Must Talk About Ramen! | Rory Dent

#174 Japanese Psychology Lessons: How Do You Want to Use Your 30,000 Days? | Gregg Krech

#173 Career Hacks: Secrets They Never Taught You in School | Mark Herschberg

#172 The Psychologist to Comedians | Ildiko Tabori, Ph.D.

#171 The Shadow of The Wind - Adam Dorsay, Psy.D.

#170 The Ted Lasso Effect | Adam Dorsay, Psy.D.

#169 Lesser-Known Sex Stuff | Ross Benes

#168 Helping Kids with Feelings & Friendships | Dr. Eileen Kennedy Moore

#167 Being on the Frontlines for Food Policy | Dr. Michael Jacobson

#166 When Your Career Becomes Your Whole Identity | Janna Koretz, Psy.D.

#165 How Storytelling Helps Business | Donna Griffit

#164 Dating, Intimacy & Sex Later in Life | Carol Kramer, LCSW

#163 Behind the Scenes of College Admissions and Beyond | Dr. Irena Smith

#162 Leaning into LIfe Enhancing Anxiety | Kirk Schneider, Ph.D.

#161 Psychedelics & Microdosing | Paul Austin

#160 Why We Need to Be In Each Other's Care & How to Do It | Stan Tatkin, Psy.D.

#159 Real-World Negotiation | Harvard Negotiation Project's Joshua Weiss, Ph.D.