Which Way Is Life

Super psychologist Dr. Travis Langley talks about his new book Dr. Who Psychology, A Madman with a Box and what we can learn about ourselves from Dr. Who, the positive benefits of showing compassion and stability vs. change.What You’ll Learn in this Episode: The psychology behind Dr. Who and the humanity and personality of the character and how that relates to us. Stability vs. change, and how our personality changes over time but our core traits remain the same. How you change certain things in your life. The science behind compassion and how showing compassion benefits both people. Why we’re afraid of being turned into something else, and how we can hang on to our sense of meaning, direction and purpose. High Five Highlights: Question he gets asked the most: Why Batman? (Answer: Because he’s the only super hero without super powers). Advice he would give his younger self: Always remember life is good. Favorite super hero: Batman. When did he start using fiction to start teaching psychology: In 2007 he re