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Back to SearchInterlude LXXII: Custodianship | Stewardship, Elinor Ostrom, Wendell Berry, Preservation, Responsibility, Leadership
Episode 134
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey explores a distinction that has quietly shaped civilizations, families, institutions…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
Mailbag Installment 30: When the Body Becomes an Adversary | Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Neuroplasticity, Central Sensitization, Nervous System Healing
Episode 133
In this Mailbag Installment of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey responds to a listener who has spent years living with severe, unexplained…
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Interlude LXXI – Drift | Slow Collapse, Cultural Decline, Life Direction, Decision Making, Jared Diamond, Zygmunt Bauman
Episode 132
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines one of the most overlooked forces shaping individual lives, relationships, …
4 weeks ago
Mailbag Installment 29: How Do I Improve My Intuition? | Intuition, Pattern Recognition, Neuroscience, Predictive Processing, Emotional Intelligence
Episode 131
In this Mailbag episode of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey responds to a listener who believes they possess strong intuitive abilities an…
1 month ago
Interlude LXX: Sacrifice | Trade-Offs, Decision Making, René Girard, Ernest Becker, Hidden Costs, Deferred Consequences
Episode 130
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey explores one of the least discussed yet most fundamental realities of human existenc…
1 month ago
Interlude LXIX: Authority | Trust, Leadership, Legitimacy, Power, Social Psychology, Political Philosophy
Episode 129
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines one of the most consequential forces shaping human societies, relationships…
1 month, 1 week ago
Mailbag Installment 28: The Fear of Losing Everything | Anxiety, Immigration Stress, Relationship Uncertainty, Emotional Safety, Nervous System Regulation
Episode 128
In this Mailbag Installment of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey responds to a listener writing from the United States who finds herself li…
1 month, 1 week ago
Interlude LXVIII: Repair | Attachment Theory, Trust, Emotional Healing, Relationships, Nervous System Recovery
Episode 127
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines one of the most misunderstood concepts in psychology, relationships, and pe…
1 month, 1 week ago
Interlude LXVII: Regulation | Nervous System Regulation, Emotional Contagion, Polyvagal Theory, Trauma, Social Psychology
Episode 126
In this interlude of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey examines one of the most underestimated forces shaping modern human behavior: regula…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mailbag Installment 27: The Uncrossed Threshold | Identity, Transformation, Ambition, Modern Fragmentation, Self-Development, Consciousness
Episode 125
In this Mailbag Installment of The Observable Unknown, Dr. Juan Carlos Rey responds to a listener wrestling with one of the defining psychological te…
1 month, 2 weeks ago