Psychology Takeaway Podcast

Episode 79 - October 30, 2020 Thrive, not just survive

Jim and Ralph have a special guest Kelvin Byrd.  He was featured last fall in the creativity series.

He joins us now to  share some of his insights about how to not only cope with the covid 19 challenge but how to thrive.. We pack a lot into this half hour. Kelvin and Ralph unpack the “moral necessity” of happiness and Kelvin gives us a brief glimpse into a new project that he will unveil on next week’s podcast – Ralph and Jim are still pretty much in the dark, so be sure to join us.

Meanwhile, tomorrow is Halloween – get spooky BUT stay safe.

Learn more -

Ted Talk about using Minecraft with Autistic children

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iclWth_VvBs

 

Using Minecraft in education (a kid”s point of view):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urbuT5Tkv-E

Bonus

If you want some non-psychology spookiness, check out these two offerings on You Tube:

Legend of Sleepy Hollow:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qrfTSnfGHE

Night on Bald Mountain:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLCuL-K39eQ

More about thriving in uncertain times.

Episode 78

Today Jim follows up on last week’s ideas about shaking the blues and the blahs by getting out in the woods and learning some new creative outlets and also some survival skills. Ralph examines how mood shapes circumstances and circumstances shape mood.

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We mentioned two books. The book, How To Play in the Woods, is available at: https://amzn.to/3jpOPxa ; while the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy manual, Mind Over Mood, is available at: https://amzn.to/2Hux0A0

Episode 77 Happiness Part 2

 

Ralph and Jim continue discussing the positive results of having a happy life-style and they, with the help of the Peanuts gang, put forth some concrete suggestions for developing a happy disposition.

Are you happy? There are some good reasons to throw off the mantel of gloom.

In this podcast  Jim and Ralph discuss happiness and physical and psychological consequences. Ralph puts up a strong argument that happiness is a true social responsibility.

 

We mentioned Martin Seligman – here is his Ted Talk on happiness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flqx4zjLljI

Episode 75 - Good versus evil - Part Two

Ralph and Jim discuss the benefits of good behavior.

Episode 74 - Are we good or are we evil

“Nothing is either bad nor good, but thinking makes it so.” – Shakespeare. But what about people? Ralph and Jim tackle the issue of human nature – is it basically good or basically evil!!!

The Stanford Prison Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsWJPNhLCUU

The Psychology of Evil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsFEV35tWsg

Short animated video 'Bad or Good": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGpPw5MKhtc

Special Report – Sleep, Dreams and Nightmares in a world of Covid 19.

 

Jim looks at how the current pandemic is affecting the basic processes associated with sleep.

Here is a classic Heart tune words and dream images: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41P8UxneDJE

If you want to learn more about sleep and dreams check out some early podcasts or request a digital copy of Sleep Perchance to Dream from carro1jl@cmich.edu.>

The benefits of outdoor activity.

 

This week Jim is joined by his wife Sheila and they discuss the psychological – behavioral, cognitive and emotional – benefits of outdoor activity,

 Here is a short Ted Talk given by a young man named Brody Gray. In the talk he makes a case for the importance of outdoor play. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqJ6f-cddbk

Here are suggestions for parents to help encourage outdoor activities: https://activeforlife.com/18-ways-to-get-kids-outside/

The book that we mentioned, How to play in the woods, is available from our Amazon partner at: https://amzn.to/3iqmkzZ

 

 

 

Episode 70 Some unexpected fallout from Covid 19

Ralph and Jim talk about collateral damage felt by the LGBTQ community - particularly among teens.

Coping with Covid - some tips for kids and their parents.

Ralph and Jim talk about helping children (and their parents) deal with stressors associated with these complicated times.