Pulling The Thread with Elise Loehnen
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The Couples Therapist Who Dislikes the “Narcissist” Label (Terry Real)
The Couples Therapist Who Dislikes the “Narcissist” Label (Terry Real)
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Writer Elise Loehnen explores life’s big questions with today’s leading thinkers, experts, and luminaries: Why do we do what we do? How can we understand and love ourselves better? What would it look like to come together and build a more meaningful world?
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- The Couples Therapist Who Dislikes the “Narcissist” Label (Terry Real) · 57 min · Avsnitt 324“I've been listening to women for 40 years—you do know more about relationships than most men,” says couples therapist Terry Real. “Here's the trap. You are not your partner’s…
- How We Transform (Michael Meade) · 1 h 0 min · Avsnitt 323“ I think we're stumbling towards a rediscovery of depth and meaning that has drained out of the contemporary world,” says storyteller Michael Meade. I’ve been reading Michael…
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- What’s Meaningful in This Media Landscape? (Monthly Solo) · 44 min · Avsnitt 321In October’s solo episode, I’m sharing what I’ve read this month (including the rare novel, which I loved!), and what’s inspiring my latest attempts to resist the compulsion to…
- Joy for People Who Aren’t Happy (Kelly McGonigal, PhD) · 59 min · Avsnitt 320“Globally, across many cultures, across the lifespan, many people have a deep mistrust of joy and other positive emotions for different reasons,” says psychologist, teacher, and…
- A Psychiatrist on Finding Magic (Ellen Vora, MD) · 58 min · Avsnitt 319“ I was raised in a culture that says it’s cooler and it's smarter to say this is just a material, senseless, random world where atoms are bouncing off of each other, and there's…
- 6 Archetypes That Shape Our Relationships (Galit Atlas, PhD) · 1 h 1 min · Avsnitt 318In her private therapy practice, renowned psychoanalyst Galit Atlas, PhD, has identified six archetypes that shape our intimate relationships as adults. She says that every adult…
- Navigating a New Era (Carissa Schumacher) · 1 h 3 min · Avsnitt 317“The alchemy pathway brings back synchronicity, unity, harmony to all of these different parts of self,” says psychic medium Carissa Schumacher. Her book—The Alchemy…
- Our Gifts Are Emergent (Monthly Solo) · 32 min · Avsnitt 316It’s just me today, sharing an update on my next surgery (I’m still doing well!), and reflecting on something that someone shared with me at a book event a few weeks ago. It got…
- The Core of Consciousness (Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD) · 50 min · Avsnitt 315“Feeling is really the core of consciousness,” says Antonio Damasio, MD, PhD. “And it's giving you information about what it is like to be alive, and how your life is going, and…
- What Almost All of Us Agree On (Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor) · 54 min · Avsnitt 314In their brilliant new book—End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World—Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor uncover the varied threads that have given birth to an apocalyptic…
- Pleasure Principles (Richard Christiansen) · 51 min · Avsnitt 313Richard Christiansen is the founder of Flamingo Estate and a dear pal of mine. Today, we’re talking (in part) about the stories that led to his new book, Flamingo Estate Pleasure…
- How to Pursue Your Goals—Without Suffering (Angela Duckworth, PhD) · 53 min · Avsnitt 312“ It’s just incredibly hard to really resist these forces that are, you know, probably from evolution, that we adapt to our circumstances,” says psychologist Angela Duckworth…
- How This Hamster Wheel Stops (Monthly Solo) · 56 min · Avsnitt 311This month’s solo episode is mostly about what I think will come of all the AI generation, the fabrication of viral moments, and the latest iteration of marketing that we’re…
- How Do We Help People with Addiction? (Stephanie Wittels Wachs) · 54 min · Avsnitt 310“ I think these resources are good because it gives you the language and the tools to do something that doesn’t necessarily feel right,” says Stephanie Wittels Wachs, author of…
- Why Do We Devalue Aesthetic Intelligence? (Chloe Redmond Warner) · 44 min · Avsnitt 309Chloe Redmond Warner is a very talented interior designer—and one of my closest childhood friends. To celebrate the launch of her special book This Must Be the Place, which is…
- The Secret Ingredient to Be More Creative (David Epstein) · 58 min · Avsnitt 308David Epstein is a journalist and the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Inside the Box (which we’re talking about today), Range, and The Sports Gene. He tells some…
- Is "Churn" Ruining Our Relationships? (Claude Steele, PhD) · 59 min · Avsnitt 307Claude Steele is a social psychologist, a professor of psychology at Stanford University, and the author of Churn: The Tension That Divides Us and How to Overcome It. Churn…
- On Finding Our Soul’s Vocation (James Hollis, PhD) · 59 min · Avsnitt 306If you’ve been tuning into July’s special series of sorts, thank you, and I hope you’ve also been enjoying revisiting these conversations from the archives, or maybe you’re…
- Do You Need to Put Yourself in Order? (Monthly Solo) · 50 min · Avsnitt 305I’m thrilled to be back on the podcast mic again—I’ve been healing from a double mastectomy and I’m doing well! Thank you to everyone who has been thinking of me. This update…
- Putting Action Before Contemplation (Richard Rohr) · 1 h 0 min · Avsnitt 304This special episode initially ran early in 2025 but I wanted to bump it up for those of you who missed it and also because I honestly think Richard Rohr is worthy of a…
- When Stress Becomes Illness (Gabor Maté, MD) · 1 h 6 min · Avsnitt 303Gabor Maté, MD, is renowned for his work on addiction, stress, trauma, and understanding and healing from illness. He has written several books, including The Myth of Normal. As…
- Conflict as a Tool for Growth (Esther Perel) · 55 min · Avsnitt 302I believe this is the most-listened-to episode ever on Pulling the Thread. It’s a conversation that I had with therapist Esther Perel in 2023 that still stands to this day—but…
- Struggle Is Real—Suffering is Optional (BJ Miller, MD) · 50 min · Avsnitt 301Hi, friends. For those who are interested, I’m saying more about this in my solo episodes, but as I was preparing to recover from a non-life-threatening (and yet major) health…
- A Life Update (Monthly Solo) · 54 min · Avsnitt 300I spent the past month largely recovering from a (successful) double mastectomy—it was very intense, and I also had amazing care, from my team at UCLA, and from my family and…
- Getting Out of the Unconscious Loyalty Trap (Mark Wolynn) · 1 h 3 min · Avsnitt 299Mark Wolynn is a pioneer in the field of inherited family trauma, the director of the Family Constellation Institute in San Francisco, and author of the recently updated classic…
- Reckoning with the End of a Relationship (Belle Burden) · 52 min · Avsnitt 298After the shocking end of her marriage, Belle Burden chose not to let herself get erased. Today, we talk about what she chose instead and the person she’s evolved into since…
- What’s Behind Lasting Attraction? (Paul Eastwick, PhD) · 1 h 3 min · Avsnitt 297I had so much fun reading psychologist Paul Eastwick’s book Bonded by Evolution: The New Science of Love and Connection. A lot of his work reveals the enduring myths that are…
- Why Women Need Fairytales Now (Sharon Blackie, PhD) · 57 min · Avsnitt 296“That’s the kind of story, that's the kind of image that I'm talking about—that really just sinks into you and won’t let go,” says psychologist Sharon Blackie. Today, Blackie…
- The Promise of Dark Retreat (Andrew Holecek) · 58 min · Avsnitt 295“We’re all addicted to light,” says Andrew Holocek, author of Total Eclipse of the Mind: Unleashing the Power of Darkness for Creativity, Healing, and Transformation. “We’re all…
- Taking Your Foot Off the Gas (Monthly Solo) · 31 min · Avsnitt 294As I’m heading into a series of initiations, I’m sharing a few challenges (opportunities!) that I’m sure many of you are familiar with: our struggle to prioritize ourselves…
- Designing Your Own Ritual (Bruce Feiler) · 54 min · Avsnitt 293New York Times–bestselling author Bruce Feiler is back after just a few years with another great one, A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World—and How It Can Save Us…
- The Most Dangerous Idea Ever Created (Ibram X. Kendi, PhD) · 47 min · Avsnitt 292Ibram X. Kendi, is the author of the #1 New York Times–bestseller How to Be an Antiracist. His new book is Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age. It is incredibly…
- Not Operating by the Checklist (Stacey Lindsay) · 58 minI met Stacey Lindsay about a decade ago and worked with her for a few years—she’s a curious, compassionate journalist and writer—but I didn’t know much of her own incredible…
- Solving Medical Mysteries—and the Diagnosis Crisis (Alexandra Sifferlin) · 56 minIn 2018, health and science journalist Alexandra Sifferlin began her investigation into the American diagnosis crisis: Why are so many people being misdiagnosed? What is the cost…
- Could We Accept Stillness? (Monthly Solo) · 39 minI had some personal highs this April, and also a strange feeling (for me, someone who is constantly in motion, always moving forward) of being a bit unmoored—a reminder of…
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- Changing Your Attachment Style (Amir Levine, MD) · 58 minPsychiatrist Amir Levine, MD, is the coauthor of the mega-bestseller Attached. In his new book, Secure, he takes another look at the four attachment styles and the myths…
- A Numerologist Predicts the Future (Janine Slome) · 57 minI had a fascinating numerology reading with Janine Slome, and have been wanting to get her on the podcast for some time. Here, she shares a brief background on numerology, and…
- How Change Really Happens (Eric Zimmer) · 57 min“I think we can take the same mindset to any change that we make, which is that getting off track is not something in you, it's part of the process itself,” says Eric Zimmer…
- The Elements of Intuition (Monthly Solo) · 43 minIn my latest episode sans guest: What I learned from a new Yeshua journey with medium Carissa Schumacher. Why it’s difficult for many of us to actually listen. Why I prefer the…
- Are You Mad at Me? (Meg Josephson, LCSW) · 1 h 1 minMeg Josephson is a psychotherapist and the author of the instant New York Times–bestseller, Are You Mad At Me? In her own life and in her work with clients, she’s come to focus…
- The Deep Need for Individuation (Satya Doyle Byock) · 50 minOne of my favorite repeat guests is back: I’m talking to psychotherapist Satya Doyle Byock about the duality of individuation and community. We get into the difference between…
- Remembering How to Play—Even When We're All Grown-Up (Cas Holman) · 58 min“This is, I think, when people need more help remembering how to access their play or kind of letting themselves play—because adults do play,” says Cas Holman, a world-renowned…
- When We’re in the Middle of the Story (Terry Tempest Williams) · 57 min“Glorians are unearned, unbidden, freely given,” says legendary author and mentor Terry Tempest Williams. “And to me that's also what grace is—those moments of grace that we…
- The 3 Great Insights of Kabbalah (Daniel Matt, PhD) · 1 h 1 min“And that may be its greatest contribution—to insist that God is equally male and female,” says Daniel Matt, PhD, a scholar and teacher of Kabbalah. Matt shares radical…
- How Do We Respond to Evil? (Monthly Solo) · 51 minI’m reflecting more deeply on evil in the present moment: What is evil? What’s our relationship to it? How do we increase our tolerance for acknowledging dark energies so that we…
- Past-Life Memories, Near-Death Experiences, and More (Marieta Pehlivanova, PhD) · 51 minMarieta Pehlivanova, PhD, is a research scientist at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS), which is a highly unique research group that investigates…
- Who Else Is in Our Cosmic Neighborhood? (Avi Loeb, PhD) · 57 min“I think that we are most likely to benefit from such an encounter than to suffer from it,” says physicist Avi Loeb, PhD, who describes himself as an optimist in the search for…
- Life’s Lightning-Bolt Moments (Lucy Kalanithi, MD) · 53 minLucy Kalanithi, MD, continues to instill hope in me. Today, she shares lessons from her life and her work as a primary care physician (she’s also Clinical Associate Professor of…
