The Mazaj Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.orgTerrifying.In this episode I take a hard look at the uneasy space where artificial intelligence and human attachment intersect. Drawing on clinical research, design incentives, and several troubling real-world cases, I explore how large language models can echo the rhythms of i…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.org‘Talking” is never just talking. Every conversation in which you attempt to honestly express your internal experience to another person, refines it and transforms it. Every articulation is a reorganisation of the psyche; sometimes subtle, other times remarkable. In this episode, I attempt to explain how.“Language is the house of Being. In its home man d…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.orgUnpacking the relational, psychological and social damage done by hookup culture, disposable dating, and the easy access of pornography and how the technologies behind them train us to avoid intimacy rather than build it. If love feels elusive or unattainable to you, it’s probably not because you’re broken, it’s because the culture you t…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.orgIn this episode, I talk about why “happiness” is actually a pretty terrible way to the measure success of a marriage. Life is hard enough on its own, add another person’s struggles into the mix, and things get very very real. But I think that is the point. I talk about how marriage is one of the most effective tools for personal growth, not in spite of …

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.orgI believe that throughout childhood, children are constantly asking parents two questions: Am I real? & Am I safe? The way these questions are answered, I believe, forms the foundation for the child’s self-concept.DISCLAIMER: I am not a parent; I am simply utterly fascinated with the parent-child dynamic, as most psychologists are, and wanted to share s…

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.themazaj.orgBelief shapes who we are—our choices, our purpose, and how we see & interpret the world. But not all beliefs serve us well. In this episode, I’m pondering on the power of belief, both the good and the not-so-good, and why it’s so important to be intentional about what we put our faith in. Whether it’s religion, ideology, or personal philosophy, the thin…