Discover More
Discover More is a top ten social sciences podcast for independent thinkers who appreciate the importance of mental health, psychology, and social sciences. Are you looking for deep thinking? Topics include exorcism and mental illness, cognitive psychology and psychedelics, criminal psychology and true crime, consumer psychology and well-being, and more. Notable guests include Dr. James Doty, Fr. Vincent Lampert, Trudy Goodman, The Truth Doctor, Andrew Bustamante, Zoe Chance, and more. Let’s get this started! Website: https://www.discovermorepodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discovermorepodcast
Episodes
Is loneliness the root of human suffering? How do we improve our relationship with ourselves? What can we do about the loneliness crisis?
Unni Turrettini is a human connection expert, 3-time TEDx speaker, lawyer turned investigative journalist and best-selling author.
Unni is best known for her bestselling book, Betraying the Nobel: The Secrets and Corruption Behind the Nobel Peace Prize, and the award-winning, The Mystery of the...
How do we improve our relationship with pain? How do we strengthen our relationship with discomfort? What is the relationship between physical pain and mental suffering?
Vinny Crispino is the founder and CEO of Pain Academy, a corrective exercise expert, and a holistic health practitioner. With his unique insights and evidence-based approach, the Pain Academy has served over 10,000 clients by reclaiming their physical and mental h...
#174. What Is the Dark Side of American Individualism? - Dr. James F Richardson | Our Worst Strength
What are the hidden costs of American individualism? Why do sociopaths thrive in the workplace? Why do we not trust each other in corporate America?
Dr. James F Richardson is a cultural anthropologist, founder of Social Institute Awareness, market research consultant expert, and published author.
According to a recent national survey by Cigna, nearly half of U.S. adults reported sometimes or always feeling alone, and 40% felt tha...
What is the opposite of depression? What is the role of self-esteem in our happiness? Why should we choose character over comfort?
Today’s conversation will reveal a new theory of self-esteem and the third dimension of psychological well-being that modern psychology has overlooked.
Ryan A Bush is a mind architect, best-selling published author, creator of Mind Form, and the chief design officer at Nomad Nation.
Expect to learn a...
How do you beat distractions? How do you expand your time? How do we focus on what matters the most?
Today’s conversation will reveal a step-by-step blueprint to help you beat distractions, expand your time, and focus on what matters the most within the same 24 hours.
Dr. Cassie Holmes is a UCLA professor, psychologist, award-winning researcher of time and happiness, and best-selling author.
You can expect to learn about the bes...
Does philosophy matter? How to philosophize effectively? What is the practical role of philosophy?
When most people hear “philosophy,” they immediately dismiss it as “pointless or excessive thinking.”
Today’s conversation will redefine the role of philosophy in everyday life and how to live a meaningful life in this increasingly complex world.
Scott Hershovitz is a professor of law and philosophy at the University of Michigan an...
What is the psychology of influence? Why do humans struggle with lie detection? How can you spot a con artist?
According to a 2023 survey, 34% of Americans said they would like to have the ability to influence others at will.
Today’s episode will teach you a science-based framework for behavior change and influence, the same methods the guest used to shape Google’s global food policy, and much more.
Dr. Zoe Chance is a Yale profe...
How do we have productive disagreements? Why is principled rebelliousness important? What is the art of insubordination?
Today’s conversation will teach you how to have productive disagreements by stress-testing your beliefs.
Dr. Todd Kashdan is a professor of psychology, a published author, and the director of The Well-Being Lab.
Todd received the American Psychological Association’s Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Car...
Is the Standardized American Diet ruining our mental health? Why is the nutritional science often unscientific? Why are the USDA’s good guidelines harmful to American health?
According to TIME, mental health in the United States has been worsening by every metric since 2000, including a 30% increase in suicide rates. In 2021, 22.8% of American adults reported experiencing mental health issues. In late 2022, only 31% of Americans r...
What is the success story behind Shazam? How do we think differently? How do we redefine what is possible?
Chris Barton is the founder and first CEO of Shazam, a three-time startup founder, pioneer of mobile ecosystems at Google and Dropbox, and inventor of twelve patents.
Shazam was downloaded over two billion times and was acquired by Apple in 2018 for a reported $401 million, making it Apple’s sixth-largest acquisition in histo...
How truthful is the mental health media industry of Hollywood? How do we protect our mental health from media? What does borderline personality look like in adults?
Today’s conversation with a doctor of psychology and mental health media expert will explain the detriments of misinformation and sensationalism, and what we can do to safeguard our mental health in today’s media landscape.
Dr. ...
The American special forces have been the topic of countless movies due to their unbelievably cut-throat selection process, and the little-known reality of what they do and who they are.
What is the secret reality of special forces in the United States?
Dr. Chris Frueh is a clinical psychologist specializing in treating special forces, a professor of psychology, and a published author.
Chris’s unique ability to simplify complex ...
Why does trauma repeat itself? Why does trauma become our identity? What is trauma healing?
According to Forbes Health, in 2023, over 70% of the survey participants reported experiencing at least one traumatic event and 31% said they were exposed to four or more traumatic events in their lifetime.
Today’s conversation will teach you why our trauma is not our identity.
Dr. Frank Anderson is a trauma expert, Harvard-trained psychi...
What is it like to be an astronaut? What does it take to be an astronaut? How do we control risks in high-stress environments?
Today's guest is one of the most prolific American astronauts who was inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Benoit wanted to be an astronaut or the president of the world. Yes, one of those positions is not real. Now, he explores the space within his clients’ temporal lobes and internal landscapes ...
What does a healthy church look like? What are the biggest problems in the church today?
According to the 2023 loneliness surveys, 52% of Americans report feeling lonely and about 47% said their relationships with others aren’t meaningful. For a long time, the church has filled that gap for many until recently.
As of today, however, about 1.2 million people are leaving the church every year.
Pastor Bobby Lopez is the co-founder ...
Can we reverse the aging process scientifically? How do we slow down biological aging? What is epigenetics?
The ultimate question of the 21st century in biology is longevity. Our timeless pursuit of immortality can be seen across all cultures and different schools of philosophy.
The fields of genetics and epigenetics are required to understand the topics of longevity and immortality.
Today’s conversation will explain how to reve...
Is manifestation real or just another pop culture myth and baseless hype?
It took humans 90,000 years to get from hunter-gatherers to a society of agriculture and farming. Then, it took humans about 10,000 years to become an industrialized civilization. Humans then discovered atomic power in about 200 years. Within the last century, we created computers and entered the Information Age in about 50 years.
With awe-inspiring exponent...
Is the mental health conversation too soft on social media? Has trauma become your identity? How do we break unhealthy patterns?
Michael Unbroken is a trauma coach, speaker, advocate for survivors of childhood trauma, and New York Times best-selling author.
Michael operates his life and mission statement around three identities: a trauma survivor, a trauma warrior, and a trauma mentor.
Michael was a son of drug addicts and abuser...
What is sex therapy? Is sex addiction real? Why do we feel sexual shame?
We live with many paradoxes in today’s society. For example, the United States is hyper-sexualized and the topic of sex can be seen in most fabrics of our society. Yet, sex and real emotional intimacy are often little talked about, or not at all.
Today’s conversation will answer all the questions you were afraid to ask.
Christene Lozano is a licensed sex th...
Is it possible to prove that God is real through science?
The biggest argument against Christianity is that there is no empirical evidence to support God’s existence.
Today’s conversation will explain the existence of God through astrophysics.
Dr. Jeff Zweerink is an astrophysicist, published author, senior research scholar, and project scientist at UCLA.
Jeff earned a PhD in astrophysics from Iowa State University and worked a...
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