# Jerry Fuller

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Optimism and health

Positive Psychology: Optimism   Today Ralph and Jim look at one of the pillars of Positive Psychology - Optimism In Positive Psychology, optimism is central to promoting well-being and psychological resilience. It is the tendency to expect positive outcomes and believe that challenges can be overco…

Lonely - Part Two

  This is a follow-up to our recent podcast on loneliness. Today we looked at it in music. Loneliness has been a powerful and recurring theme in popular music from the 1960s to today, reflecting both personal emotions and broader societal struggles. In the '60s, songs like The Beatles' "Eleanor R…

Polar Night - The Heart of Winter

    Join Jim and Ralph as they travel north of the Arctic Circle to see how local inhabitants deal with nearly 24 hour darkness for days on end. Long, dark winters are associated with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and depression. Common effects include being moody, sluggish and unmotivated. …

Past, Present and Future of Psychology

Ralph and Jim are joined by Dr. Jerry Fuller, professor emeritus and former president of Clinical Psychology publishing Co. They discuss the early days of a university Psychology Department. How it came to flourish, maintain and moves into twilight as funding is cut back for mental health training …

Interview: Gary Puckett on How “Young Girl” Became a Massive Yet Controversial 60s Hit

Gary Puckett and the Union Gap were playing wherever they could when they got discovered. They got their big break while they were playing a gig inside of a bowling alley. IN fact they signed the record contract inside the same bowling alley about a month later they hit the charts with fury, with…

Jerry Fuller Wrote "Travelin' Man" and Discovered Talent (Glen Campbell, others) in Unlikely Places

As a singer, Jerry Fuller had hits early in his career with "Betty, My Angel" and "Tennessee Waltz," but he made it big as a songwriter and producer. He wrote over 400 songs in eight years and discovered several talents, including Glen Campbell, the Knickerbockers, and Gary Puckett & The Union Gap.…

Why Don’t People Just Go to Therapy When They need it?! (Part 1)

In this episode of Psychologytakeaway, Jim and Ralph—two actual psychologists, not just guys with microphones—dig into the surprising and often frustrating reasons why so many people avoid or delay getting therapy. From the weight of stigma to the myth that “it’s not that bad,” they explore the int…

Gary Puckett | 05-09-26

Cousin Brucie explores the enduring career and origins of Gary Puckett, the lead singer of the 1960s group The Union Gap. Puckett details his upcoming 66-city "Happy Together" tour, noting that while he still finds magic in performing for fans, he now prefers the solitude of driving himself between…

Show- Louis Armstrong and The Dukes of Dixieland

1959 and 1960 sessions for Audio Fidelity featuring the popular New Orleans band (Frank Assunto, Fred Assunto, Papa Jac Assunto, Jerry Fuller, Stanley Mendelsohn, Lowell Miller, Rich Matteson and others) with the greatest jazz musician of all time - Louis was at a late peak of his abilities and he …

Helping People Help Themselves

Sarah was a no-show today, so Ralph and Jim soldiered on with strategies for helping people. LEARN MORE To read a sample of Jim’s book about dealing with difficult people, click on this Amazon link, and you can read a sample: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H75V79V1  Or if you want to sample everything…