391: Part 3 - Dr. Lisle's New Book: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life Interview Part 2 of 3
Dr. Doug Lisle wraps up the three-part series on Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life by explaining why almost no one has ever filmed a real, unscripted therapy session, why he chose to tell this book as a dialogue between Holmes and Dilbert Peabody rather than a standard chapter-by-chapter sel...
390: Part 2 - Dr. Lisle's New Book: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life Interview Part 2 of 3
Dr. Doug Lisle continues the story of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life in part two of this three-part series. He breaks down the book's central claim: that every feeling and action, from depression to love, is the product of instinct, and walks through why decades of clinical psychology, fr...
389: Dr. Lisle's New Book: Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life Interview Part 1 of 3
Dr. Doug Lisle announces his new book, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life, more than a decade in the making. In the first of a three-part series, Dr. Lisle traces the book's twisting 12-year path: the early collaboration with Jen Howk (a former guest) and why she ultimately left to write her ...
392: The Friend Zone: What Her Brain Is Calculating
Is the friend zone real, and can you get out of it? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle explains what is actually happening when a woman sees you as "just a friend," and why it has nothing to do with saying the wrong thing.
In Part 1 of this two-part episode, a listener asks about his 16-ye...
393: Can You Talk Your Way Out of the Friend Zone? (Part 2)
Can you talk your way out of the friend zone? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle says no, because there is nothing you said that put you there. A woman's brain runs one of the most sophisticated mating assessments in nature, weighing your genetic appeal against the resources you can provide...
The Downside of Dietary Perfection: Is a Sugar, Oil & Salt-free Diet the Best?: Ask Dr. Doug Lisle
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395: Why Your Dating Odds Don't Matter
A listener rates himself an 8 out of 10. He gives himself a 75% chance with two 8s and a 30% chance with two 9s, and he wants to know which way to go. Dr. Lisle says the math is beside the point. Those odds measure whether you'd be accepted, not whether the love instinct would fire in both of you...
394: Your Past Isn't Why You're Still Depressed
When something terrible happens, most people assume the damage lingers for years, buried in the unconscious and quietly running their life. Dr. Lisle says the nervous system doesn't work that way. It is built to be present and future oriented, so if you're still suffering years later, the cause i...
"Sometimes nothing was burning."
A companion to The Fire Extinguisher, born from a listener's honest pushback: can't someone just be physically hooked on the food itself? Sonja's answer is yes. And then she shows why that's only the beginning of the story.
In this episode:• The Pleasure Trap (Doug Lisle and Alan Goldhamer): why...
396: Why You Still Miss Your Abusive Ex
Missing an abusive ex can feel like proof that something is wrong with you. Dr. Lisle says it's actually a sign your genes are doing exactly what they evolved to do. That is precisely why you shouldn't listen to them.
A listener asks why she can't stop thinking about her abusive former partner, ...
