Oct 17, 2025
Our last episode was a conversation with Dr. Edith Eger on how we always have a choice. No matter our situation, we always have a choice. This episode is a reflection on a conversation with her and Oprah Winfrey that included how we go about making our choices when the answer doesn't seem clear. Oprah discussed her...
Sep 19, 2025
In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Edith Eger who is a 97
year old Holocaust survivor, clinical psychologist, and New York
Times Best Selling author of the book The Choice.
The wisdom she shares is truly unforgettable.
She teaches us how her mother taught her that no one could take away from her what she put in her...
Sep 5, 2024
In this episode we examine the evolution of the understanding of Learned Helplessness. We review the neuroscience that explains how helplessness is a default and what we are actually learning is control.
This allows us to have a deeper understanding for ourselves and compassion for ourselves when we do feel...
Aug 28, 2024
In this episode we learn about Martin Seligman's initial
experiments on Learned Helplessness. This context can help us
better understand ourselves and why we may sometimes not believe
that we have power to take action to decrease our own
suffering.
In person event:
EWP Toronto 2024 with Liz Gilbert and Martha Beck...
Oct 15, 2022
In this episode we talk about the indoctrination all of us went
through during our medical training. In the next episode we
will discuss learned helplessness, unlearning, and re-learning
agency and self-efficacy.
References and resources mentioned in this podcast
References
1. Greenawald MH MD, FAAFP, Pipas CF MD,...