Beat Your Genes Podcast
BeatYourGenes
Evolutionary psychology with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C.
Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists.
Dr. Lisle - Evolutionary psychologist, former Stanford lecturer, and co-author of The Pleasure Trap - has spent decades developing frameworks that explain human behavior from the ground up.
Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. - trained first as an electrical engineer and then spent 14 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He brings a systems thinker's curiosity to every conversation. He mostly lets Dr. Lisle talk.
Topics include relationships and attraction, self-esteem, personality, depression and anxiety, willpower, the ego trap, and how pushy people exploit agreeable ones.
380+ episodes. New episodes every other week.
New here? Start at beatyourgenes.org/start-here
Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists.
Dr. Lisle - Evolutionary psychologist, former Stanford lecturer, and co-author of The Pleasure Trap - has spent decades developing frameworks that explain human behavior from the ground up.
Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. - trained first as an electrical engineer and then spent 14 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He brings a systems thinker's curiosity to every conversation. He mostly lets Dr. Lisle talk.
Topics include relationships and attraction, self-esteem, personality, depression and anxiety, willpower, the ego trap, and how pushy people exploit agreeable ones.
380+ episodes. New episodes every other week.
New here? Start at beatyourgenes.org/start-here
Episodes
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Aug 11, 2016 • 1h 6min
27: How to Make Great Friends
How do we make such great friends? We'll answer this question by going over an article called "Why Men Are Better at Friendship Than Women"
Aug 4, 2016 • 55min
26: What He Says vs. What He Means
A humorously scientific look about what men say vs. what they mean.
Jul 28, 2016 • 54min
25: What she says vs. What she means
A humorously scientific look about what women say and what they really mean.
Jul 21, 2016 • 58min
24: Keys to a Successful Relationship
We will discuss: - Why Do Relationships Fail? - What your partner says vs. what they mean - Comment on ways to "Hack Your Relationship" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feel free to call with your own story, question, or comment at 657-383-0751. We are live on Wednesdays at 8:30pm PST. Or email us at BeatYourGenes@gmail.com
Jul 14, 2016 • 59min
23: Do opposites attract?
In this episode, we discuss a prominent psychologist's approach to relationships (called Emotional Focused Therapy) and how it relates to evolutionary psychology. We will hear a discussion between Dr. Lisle and a Marriage & Family Therapist on the differences between their approaches. We discuss an article about the key to relationship happiness. We go over more real life examples and questions.
Jul 7, 2016 • 59min
22: More real life examples of relationship conflict
Listen in as we go over a few real examples from our listeners of relationship conflicts. If you have a situation you'd like some help with please email us at BeatYourGenes@gmail.com or call in to the show live on Wednesdays at 8:30pm PST at 657-383-0751
Jun 30, 2016 • 57min
21: Real life examples of relationship conflict
Listen in as we go over a few real examples from our listeners of relationship conflicts. If you have a situation you'd like some help with please email us at BeatYourGenes@gmail.com or call in to the show live at 657-383-0751
Jun 23, 2016 • 59min
20: Common Relationship Problems & how to solve them
Nate G and Dr. Doug Lisle discuss common dating traps that men and women find themselves in. We will also go over some listener comments/emails. If you'd like some advice from Dr. Lisle, feel free to email us at BeatYourGenes@gmail.com or call in live at 657-383-0751 at 7:30pm PST on Wednesdays.
Jun 16, 2016 • 58min
19: Common Dating Traps & how to avoid them
Nate G and Dr. Doug Lisle discuss common dating traps that men and women find themselves in. We will also go over some listener comments/emails. If you'd like some advice from Dr. Lisle, feel free to email us at BeatYourGenes@gmail.com or call in live at 657-383-0751 at 7:30pm PST on Wednesdays.
Jun 9, 2016 • 58min
18: Which men and women "hook up" the most
We discuss which type of people hooks up the most.
