Renegade Ape - Psychology, Philosophy, and the Overton Wasteland

Part 1 in a trilogy of previously unpublished Quick Fire Questions featuring Dr. Brian King, Dr. William Epstein, Prof. David Benatar, Juliet Grayson, and Dr. Joanna Moncrieff.

Mental health advocate and speaker Paul McGregor tells the story of his father's suicide, how he dealt with immediate aftermath including local media coverage, how it affected him and his family in the long term, what the experience has taught him, and why it inspired him to work in mental health advocacy. *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/standing-up-to-suicide/ *** PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Man Up, Man Down" by Paul McGregor https://amzn.to/30hr41d "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway" by Susan Jeffers https://amzn.to/2YCzCPO "Quiet: The Power of Introverts" by Susan Cain https://amzn.to/2XwYBHL *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little https://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: eflon https://flic.kr/p/74z4DB DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

In today's episode we discuss the nature of introspection with Prof. Eric Schwitzgebel and his contention that we can never reliably grasp the true nature of our inner selves. We explore the inadequacies of our imaginary, emotional, and visual experience, the implications of these shortcomings for things like happiness and mental health, and whether or not introspection is something we can learn to do better. *** SUPPORT US ON PATREON *** http://patreon.com/mowe *** SHOW NOTES *** https://mowe.blog/podcast/how-little-thou-can-know-thyself/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "A Theory of Jerks and Other Philosophical Misadventures" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2UbGeWk "Perplexities of Consciousness" by Eric Schwitzgebel https://amzn.to/2U6SrLY "Describing Inner Experience? Proponent Meets Skeptic" by Eric Schwitzgebel & Russell T. Hurlburt https://amzn.to/2FzxG2v "Labyrinths" by Jorge Luis Borges https://amzn.to/2WpLYJP *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/mowepod Twitter: http://twitter.com/mowepod *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Elevator Music: "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Podcast Image: SpankyNew https://flic.kr/p/neQ6U9 DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Clinical Psychologist and sexual predation expert Dr. Anna Salter joins us to explore the psychology of sexual assault from the perspective of both the victims and the perpetrators. What causes somebody become a sex offender? Are they born that way, or are they the products of culture? Do sex offenders share any characteristics that make them stand out from the crowd? How do perpetrators choose their victims? And is there any hope of redemption for these people? From the victims perspective we discuss the women who tend to be most vulnerable to sexual assault, why many women who have been sexually assaulted are reluctant to come forward, the manipulation tactics employed by sex offenders to control their victims perception of the assault, and some of the counterintuitive victim behaviours which often lead to perpetrators walking free. *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Predators: Pedophiles, Rapists, and Other Sex Offenders" by Anna Salter https://amzn.to/2HBwg6B "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek" by Annie Dillard https://amzn.to/2HAG40D "Without Conscience" by Robert Hare https://amzn.to/2HDeorE "Betrayal Trauma" by Jennifer Freyd https://amzn.to/2sKqxqb "The Witch-Hunt Narrative" by Ross Cheit https://amzn.to/2JxNEe1 *** DONATE OR SUBSCRIBE *** http://myownworstenemy.org/support *** SOCIAL MEDIA *** Facebook: http://facebook.com/myownworstenemyorg Twitter: http://twitter.com/dannydwhittaker *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Luigi Tiriticco https://flic.kr/p/MUsVLN DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.

Wendy Yellen joins us to explore the rather esoteric field of eidetic imagery and eidetic psychotherapy. We discuss some of the history and theory behind the practice, why Wendy feels it to be a superior to any other form or psychotherapy, and then we try it out for real by having Wendy guide us through an eidetic imagery session in real time. *** SHOW NOTES *** http://mowe.blog/podcast/eidetic-imagery/ *** BOOKS MENTIONED *** "Basic Concepts in Eidetic Psychotherapy" by Akhter Ahsen https://amzn.to/2Xhp6AN *** CREDITS *** Theme Music: Falling Down by Ryan Little http://youtube.com/user/TheR4C2010 Podcast Image: Franzisko Hauser https://flic.kr/p/D22d2Z DISCLAIMER: My Own Worst Enemy is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.co.uk and affiliated sites.