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Psych With Mike

Dr. Michael E. Mahon

Being human is hard work. Let Psych With Mike be your users manual to make it a little easier. Psych With Mike started as a radio show in 2017 and has now evolved into a podcast. The show explores topical events from a psychological perspective and gives insightful, practical and expert information. Psych With Mike is presented by two individuals with more than 60 years of clinical experience between them.

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  • April 3 · 10 min

    Living in Difficult Times: How to Cope

    The anxiety we feel when living in difficult times is the result of cognitive dissonance. Learn to control your dissonance and learn to control your anxiety. Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human https://a.co/d/06pX9LdT

  • Sep 26, 2025 · 12 min

    Understanding Reality

    Is reality the same for all of us? The answer is no! Not only that, but reality is actually different for every single human being on the planet! Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human: https://a.co/d/37zENTk

  • Sep 12, 2025 · 15 min

    Can AI be a Good Therapist?

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human https://a.co/d/943bGdq Stanford Study https://med.stanford.edu/news/insights/2025/08/ai-chatbots-kids-teens-artificial-intelligence.html MIT Study https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/09/02/1122871/therapists-using-chatgpt-secretly/

  • Sep 5, 2025 · 13 min

    What to Feel LESS Lonely? Put Down Your Phone!

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/4lD4oJp Surgeon General Report: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf Teens, Screens, and Loneliness: https://www.generationtechblog.com/p/for-teens-the-loneliness-epidemic

  • Jul 25, 2025 · 11 min

    Reboot Your Brain: The Power of Quality Sleep

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/39QkouS Sleep Pod Bib: Aluminum and alzheimer's: Is there a connection? (n.d.). BrightFocus Foundation. Retrieved July 21, 2025, from https://www.brightfocus.org/resource/aluminum-and-alzheimers-is-there-a-connection/ Chong, P. L. H., Garic, D., Shen, M. D., Lundgaard, I., & Schwichtenberg, A. J. (2022). Sleep, cerebrospinal fluid, and the glymphatic system: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 61, 101572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smrv.2021.101572 Reddy, O. C., & van der Werf, Y. D. (2020). The sleeping brain: Harnessing the power of the glymphatic system through lifestyle choices. Brain Sciences, 10(11), 868. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci10110868

  • Jul 11, 2025 · 12 min

    Get Control of Your Anxiety

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human. Amazon https://a.co/d/gBz6HP1

  • Jun 27, 2025 · 12 min

    Cognitive Dissonance

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human. Amazon https://a.co/d/eVUL6gA Kendall Hunt https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/psych-mike-and-brett-users-guide-being-human

  • Jun 19, 2025 · 5 min

    A Change is Gonna Come: Psych with Mike in Transition.

    Pick up the Psych with Mike book, Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human. Amazon https://a.co/d/inpCrpc Kendall Hunt https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/psych-mike-and-brett-users-guide-being-human Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/psych-with-mike-and-brett-michael-mahon/1147148144?ean=9798385147342

  • Jun 13, 2025 · 22 min

    Can AI Reduce Loneliness

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/10dtj8p Kendall Hunt: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/psych-mike-and-brett-users-guide-being-human Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/psych-with-mike-and-brett-michael-mahon/1147148144?ean=9798385147342

  • Jun 6, 2025 · 20 min

    Be More Resilient

    Psych with Mike and Brett: A User's Guide to Being Human Amazon: https://a.co/d/aNFqO40 Kendall Hunt: https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/psych-mike-and-brett-users-guide-being-human Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/psych-with-mike-and-brett-michael-mahon/1147148144?ean=9798385147342

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