In this episode you will learn about the power of the unconscious mind and how our brains work. We discuss how to build new habits and why humans still react as if we were still living in the desert. My guest is Joel Weinberger, Ph.D., is author of The Unconscious: Theory, Research and Clinical Implications. His blogs on the unconscious appear in Psychology Today. He received the Ulf Kragh Award (University of Lundh, Sweden) for his work on unconscious processes.
Dr. Weinberger completed Postdoctoral training in human motivation at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and of the Association for Psychological Science. His research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. He is Professor, with expertise in clinical, personality and motivation psychology at the Derner Institute, Adelphi University. He is the author of about 100 published articles and chapters. He has co-edited books on personality change and on the art and science of psychotherapy. His political and business commentaries have appeared in various venues in the media. Dr. Weinberger is also a practicing clinical psychologist.