The Mind Whisperer

From alt country forebearer Gram Parsons to legendary pop group The Bee Gees, David N. Meyer examines the interior/exterior lives of artists, and the toll exacted upon them by the creative process and pressures of public and commercial pressures. David N. Meyer is the author of Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad Of Gram Parsons And His Cosmic American Music (Random House); as well as an upcoming biography on the Bee Gees for De Capo press. He is also professor of Cinema Studies at the New School.

We delve into what is deemed the 'hard problem' of Psychology. Is consciousness, and more importantly, psychological health, determined by 'bottom-up' or 'top-down' regulation and activity?

In this episode we explore the relationship between intimacy and sex, for those seeking a partner, and those in long-term relationships. Is intimacy the enemy of desire, or can desire be made the bed-fellow of intimacy?

**To listen/view this show, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gE2E54nkcQ or http://www.facebook.com/TheMindWhispererShow Due to a technical problems, the live radio program here was cut short during broadcast. >>>Codependency is an oft misused term. While it most significantly applies to a relationship with an addicted partner, codependency has broader implications for healthy boundaries.

Find out why we can get so wired to the compulsive desire, and how delayed gratification most often supports healthier outcomes in our relationships, purchases, etc.

From bullying to homophobia, from domestic violence to terrorism, where are the seeds of hatred sown, and how can we work to overcome them?

There is a great 'luxury' as Chogyam Trungpa describes it, in indulging our passions in the moment, but they can become destructive. And the confusion that arises can be a kind of luxurious escape from reality and truth. Join us today as we explore this very fascinating notion.

How do we surrender in erotic love without losing ourselves? How do we meet in union to realize ourselves fully, without falling into boredom, disinterest or contempt? All this and more today...

How do we surrender in erotic love without losing ourselves? How do we meet in union to realize ourselves fully, without falling into boredom, disinterest or contempt? All this and more today...

This may sound rather esoteric, but it is really about connecting with the juicyness of all aspects of experience in everyday living, as a way of evolving towards absolute awareness.