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Meta Lost. Now What?
Meta Verdicts, Kids’ Harm, and the Push for Age Verification Host Leslie Poston reviews two jury verdicts finding Meta liable for harming children: a New Mexico case o...
The 100% Myth: Why Giving Everything Is Costing You Everything
Why “Give 100%” Is Corrosive: Sustainable Performance, Burnout, and Reserve Capacity Host Leslie Poston examines the phrase “give 100%” in American work culture, trac...
Why Common Sense Isn't Common
Common Sense or Power Move? The One Question That Reveals the Difference Host Leslie Poston argues that “common sense” is often used to end conversations and universal...
Your AI Best Friend Is Lying To You
When AI Becomes a Confidant: Loneliness, Engagement Incentives, and the Risks of Chatbot “Support” Host Leslie Poston examines why so many adults and teens are using L...
Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind
Forever War and the Stolen Future Host Leslie Poston examines a hidden psychological cost of “forever wars”: they don’t just create fear and grief, they change how peo...
What the Epstein Network Tells Us About Power, Complicity, and the Psychology of Betrayal
Losing Our Heroes: The Epstein Files, Elite Complicity, and the Psychology of Looking Away Host Leslie Poston discusses the psychological impact of seeing the names of...
Courage is Contagious: The Psychology of Collective Efficacy
Sustained Resistance: How Communities Keep Showing Up Under Repression Host Leslie Poston closes PsyberSpace’s three-part series on American authoritarianism by focusi...
The War on What You Saw: The Psychology of Gaslighting at Scale
The Power and Purpose of Obvious Lies in Authoritarian Regimes In this episode of PsyberSpace®, host Leslie Poston explores why authoritarian regimes tell obvious lies...
When They Come For You: The Psychology of Expanding Violence
Understanding American Authoritarianism Short Series Part 1 of 3: Expansion of State Violence In the first part of a special three-episode series on PsyberSpace®, host...
Your Data Is Already Breached: Why Age Verification Makes It Worse
The Illusion of Digital Safety: How Age Gates and Digital IDs Miss the Mark In this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston digs into the ineffectiveness and risks ...
Why Does Debating Bad Ideas Make Them Stronger?
The Hidden Dangers of Debate: Why It Can Legitimize Bad Ideas In this episode of PsyberSpace®, host Leslie Poston explores the unintended consequences of debate format...
When "No" Stops Mattering: The Psychology of Stolen Consent
The Erosion of Consent in the Digital Age In this episode of PsyberSpace®, Leslie Poston discusses the systematic erosion of consent both online and offline, and its d...
Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, EMDR, and Beyond: Real Talk on Mental Health Modalities
PsyberSpace® on Navigating Therapy: Finding the Right Modality and Therapist for Your Mental Health In this episode of PsyberSpace®, host Leslie Poston kicks off seaso...
Going No Contact: Why Adult Children Are Choosing Their Mental Health Over Family
Navigating Family Estrangement During the Holidays In this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston explores the trending issue of family estrangement, especially r...
When Trust in Research Breaks: How Engineered Doubt Unravels Our Sense of What’s Real
The Impact of Engineered Doubt on Trust and Knowledge In this episode of PsyberSpace™, hosted by Leslie Poston, the focus is on the concept of trust in a rapidly chang...
Stop Thinking: How Clever Phrases Hijack Your Brain
Recognizing and Countering Thought Limiting Phrases In this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston discusses 'thought limiting phrases'—statements that superficial...
Limerence: When Obsession Masquerades as Love
Understanding Limerence: The Psychological and Neurological Perspectives In this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston digs into the phenomenon of limerence, a st...
How to Spot Weaponized Therapy Speak
Therapy Speak: Understanding Its Positive Impact and Identifying Its Misuse In this episode of PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston explores the mainstream adoption of 'the...
From Entropy to Action: Hope, Tactics, and Knowing When to Step Up (E5 of 5 in Series)
Finding Reasonable Hope in the Entropy Age In this final episode of the 'Entropy Age' series on PsyberSpace, host Leslie Poston explores strategies for maintaining hop...
Living in Entropy: Power in the Entropy Age, or Who Thrives When Things Fall Apart (E4 of 5 in Series)
Psychological Patterns of Power in the Entropy Age Welcome back to PsyberSpace with Leslie Poston. In this fourth episode of a five-part series on living through the e...