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The Positive Mind

Join Host Kevin O' Donoghue, LMHC, and Niseema Dyan Diemer LMT, SEP for provocative conversations about the entire spectrum of mental health topics. We explore innovative techniques and modalities fo... Read more

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Home: It's a Feeling

Home: It's a Feeling

The feeling of home is as universal as it is personal. Home can be a place of safety and refuge, or chaos and instabilit... Read more

30 Oct 2022

57mins

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Hygge: The Danish Art of Feeling Good

Hygge: The Danish Art of Feeling Good

This week Kevin and Niseema talk about the Danish word "Hygge," which is a way of creating comfort and ease in your life... Read more

23 Oct 2022

57mins

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The Vagus Nerve Connection

The Vagus Nerve Connection

This week, Kevin and Niseema talk about the Vagus Nerve, a major nerve in the body that begins at the brain-stem and tra... Read more

16 Oct 2022

58mins

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The "Good Child" Syndrome and Resilience, Part 4

The "Good Child" Syndrome and Resilience, Part 4

In our final show on Resilience, Kevin and Niseema talk about how "programming" in childhood can lead to inflexibility a... Read more

9 Oct 2022

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In Part 2 of our series on Resilience, Kevin and Niseema talk about defense mechanisms and an internal mechanism called ... Read more

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We are kicking off a four-show series on resilience. In this time of COVID/post COVID stress and all that it entails, pe... Read more

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This week Kevin and Niseema welcome Dr. Brenda Shoshanna, Ph.D, psychotherapist, Zen practitioner, speaker and author of... Read more

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What happens when "that" feeling goes?

Falling out of love is a heartbreaking feeling. The expansiveness. warmth, and joy of being with your beloved is just go... Read more

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This week Kevin and Niseema talk about the fear of letting people get close to you. How many people really know you? How... Read more

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