Dharmapunx NYC

STOP GOING TO THE HARDWARE STORE ... for orange juice.

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Safe Enough to Love: A Journey from Insecure to Secure Attachment

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Gut Reactions—Like Disgust—What They Teach Us

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How Imagination and Feelings Shape Our Behaviors and Also How We Learn

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The Validation Trap: Moving On From the Need for Acknowledgment

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It's a Mad, Mad World: Mental Health in Neoliberal Capitalism

NOTE: Poor audio quality; talk was recorded off zoom feed.
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No One Is Watching — The Damaging Illusion of an Unseen Audience

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The Dharma of the Absurd: The Nature of Awakening in an Indifferent Universe

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Seeing Isn’t Believing: Why the Brain Isn’t Built for Truth And Nothing Is As It Seems

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Reparenting Your Mind: Parts Work and Buddhist Practice

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The Roots of Addiction: Contemporary Psychological and Buddhist Perspectives

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When I, Then I'll, or the subtle ways avoidance disguises itself—talk only, meditation didn't record

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The Body, Healing and Love (in person talk in NYC)

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What's Beneath the Flames: Understanding Anger, Uncovering the Vulnerable Emotions It Conceals and the Path to Healing

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EGO DEATH: The State Where We Lose Our Sense of Having a Separate Identity.

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From Chaos to Calm—Ways to Help Others Who Are Emotionally Distressed

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Catastrophizing: Ruminating on the Worst Possible Outcome, No Matter How Unlikely

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Beyond the Hamster Wheel: Stillness in the Time of Acceleration

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On the Purpose and Interpretation of Dreams, What We Can Learn from Them, and Employ in Our Meditation

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NEW YEAR'S DAY TALK 2025: Breaking Free From the Despair of Capitalist Realism

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The Gift of Being Known: Nurturing Our Well-Being Through Authentic Connection

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Addressing and Lessening the Stressing

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Seeing the Suffering Behind the Blowhard's Mask: The Psychology of and Buddhist Approach to Narcissism

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When the Shit Hits the Fan (or Letting Go of What Never Was): The Path of Disappointment and Resilience

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A MUTE BUTTON FOR THE MIND: Quieting Inner Chatter, Self Talk, Rumination

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Breaking Free From Survival Mode: Buddhist Insights into Persistent Childhood Defense Mechanisms

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EMPATHY: When It's Helpful and When It's Not

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Internalizing Shame: The Psychological Tolls of Late Stage Capitalism and How to Protect Our Sense of Self

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Nervous: A Brief Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System and Ways to Regulate Our Stress

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The Buddha: A Revolutionary Who Fought Against the Class System

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In Person at GSHP: Connection, Community and Well-Being (not great audio quality)

Please note this recording has poorer audio quality than our normal episodes.  Hope you can still find it rewarding.
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Is Closure Possible?

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Make It Fun For a Change: Imagination, Creativity and Play in Meditation and Spiritual Practice

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Doomscrolling: The persistent draw toward negative news, why its so alluring and how to disconnect

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COULDA • WOULDA • SHOULDA • The Fascinating Implications of Counterfactual Thought

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Cultivating a Secure Base in Adult Life: How We Can Repair Early Attachment Disturbancess To Create a Positive Sense of Self

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Complaining versus Reframing: How to Process Bad Interactions Without Rumination or Lingering Resentments

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RELAX & UNWIND: Addressing the Causes and Conditions That Support Well-Being

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The Ick! An abrupt and unanticipated feeling of disgust toward someone we previously found enjoyable or attractive

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The Unconscious Prcocesses That Choose Our Attachments (And How to Change Them For the Better)

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Is There Really a True Self? Sub-Personalities, Impression Management And the Slippery Sense of Authenticity!

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The Blame and Shame Spiral: An Alternative to Fault Finding and Self-Pity After Relationship Ruptures

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Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts: How Emotional Memories Create Obsessive Mental States

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Retail Therapy: The Destructive Cycle of Relying on Shopping to Auto-Regulate Our Emotions

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Victim Signaling, Competitive Victimization and the Role of Forgiveness

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If This Were a Pill Everyone Would Be Taking It

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Understanding and Addressing Toxic Shame, Including Practices That Build Our Self-Esteem

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DENIAL (Don't Be In It). Understanding And Addressing Denial From Buddhist and Psychological Perspectives

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The Path of Supporting Others By Listening Without Giving Advice

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Understanding And Appreciating Our Most Challenging Attributes

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