The Clinical Origins of Positive Disintegration

How a theory of nervousness became a theory of growth

Jul 13 • Chris Wells

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June 2026

Positive Maladjustment, Applied

Listen now (54 min)| In episode 84, Chris and Emma returned after a break, and this episode marks a change. There’s no guest, no introduction, and no…

Jun 23 • Chris Wells and Emma Nicholson

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What Autopsychotherapy Has Looked Like for Me

A practice across thirty-seven years

Jun 3 • Chris Wells

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May 2026

What Autopsychotherapy Is

What Dąbrowski meant by self-directed inner work

May 18 • Chris Wells

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The Abnormally Normal

What Fromm, Huxley, and Dąbrowski understood about mental health

May 11 • Chris Wells

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April 2026

The Self You Are Becoming

Developmental Choice in Dąbrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration

Apr 28 • Chris Wells

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What Frank Made Possible

On legacy, liberation, and finishing what he started

Apr 23 • Chris Wells

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Living in High Definition

Updating the Language of Intensity

Apr 15 • Chris Wells

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March 2026

Voices at the Margins

Listen now (106 min) | Episode 83: Podcasting as Neuroqueer Collaborative Autoethnography and Epistemic Healing

Mar 31 • Chris Wells, Emma Nicholson, Caitlin Hughes, bee mayhew, and Marnina Kammersell

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February 2026

Where I've Been

A return to writing in 2026

Feb 3 • Chris Wells

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January 2026

Flourishing with AuDHD and PDA

Listen now (69 min) | In episode 82, Chris and Emma talk with Mattia Maurée about the intersection of ADHD, autism, and PDA—the Pervasive Drive for…

Jan 13 • Chris Wells

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December 2025

Reflections at Year Four

Listen now (59 min) | In episode 81, Chris and Emma mark four years of the podcast with a candid look at what’s changed—in themselves, their work, and…

Dec 9, 2025 • Chris Wells and Emma Nicholson

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