Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and interviews author Jack El-Hai about his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, adapted into the film Nuremberg starring Rami Malek and Russell Crowe. El-Hai explains how he discovered psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley through earlier research, then located Kelley’s son Doug, who shared 15 banker boxes of Nuremberg materials, including defendant records and artifacts such as a vial labeled “Herman Göring’s Paracodeine.” El-Hai describes Kelley’s doctor-patient, transactional relationship with Göring, his role as a military psychiatrist working without precedent, and the ethical conflicts involved. He discusses Kelley’s conclusion that the Nazi leaders were “normal” and that this shook his faith in psychiatry, plus parallels between Göring’s cyanide suicide and Kelley’s later death the same way. El-Hai says his key insight is rejecting “monsters” as categories while still supporting justice.

00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched

00:28 Nazi Minds at Nuremberg

03:34 Why Jack Wrote It

04:19 Unearthing Kelly's Archives

10:41 Shaping the Story

14:01 Evil Without Madness

18:45 Doug Kelly the Survivor

20:05 Göring and Kelly Dynamic

27:57 Ethics in Uncharted Territory

30:21 Leon Goldensohn Connection

32:30 From Book to Film

38:22 Living With Dark Stories

48:38 No Monsters Just People

51:57 Closing and Subscribe

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Dr. Adam Dorsay, Silicon Valley psychologist and host of the SuperPsyched podcast, reflects on reaching episode 300 and how the show began during COVID when he suddenly had extra time. He explains that “SuperPsyched” is about being deeply connected to one’s psyche, not toxic positivity, and shares that he books guests largely by simply asking, citing the Franklin Effect. He highlights the show’s wide-ranging catalog—from athletes, musicians, and Nobel laureate Robert Lefkowitz to a Holocaust survivor, an undertaker, a cat psychologist, and Daryl Davis—along with milestone episodes featuring his father (episode 150) and mother (episode 300). Key takeaways include intimacy as “vulnerability well met” (Dr. James Cordova), the importance of psychological safety (Dr. Amy Edmondson), and evidence-backed self-compassion (Chris Germer), plus research suggesting luck increases with the number of people you meet.

00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched

00:29 Episode 300 milestone

00:38 Starting during COVID

01:32 Meaning of SuperPsyched

02:53 Asking for guests

03:26 Franklin Effect explained

04:36 Favorite guests and range

06:59 Standout episodes and heroes

10:32 Top downloads and animal minds

11:12 Three key gleanings

14:18 Miracle question themes

15:17 Active luck through people

16:00 Thanks and subscribe

Dr. Adam Dorsay introduces SuperPsyched and interviews ADHD coach and author Dr. Tamara Rosier about ADHD, emotions, and daily strategies for healthier functioning. They discuss how people with ADHD are criticized far more than peers, may feel “broken,” and often have impulse-control challenges, heightened emotional intensity, high sensitivity, and sensory issues tied to a sensitive nervous system, making environmental fit and nervous-system regulation important. Rosier argues ADHD isn’t inherently a “gift,” but benefits can emerge when energy and emotions are managed, including choosing where attention goes and treating feelings as informants rather than facts. They emphasize sleep as foundational, covering difficulties with sleep onset, maintenance, and desire, the importance of deep sleep for the brain’s glymphatic “cleaning” system, and how time blindness and “rabbit holes” interfere with routines. Rosier closes with a wish that people understand human interconnectedness and accept themselves without constant proving.

00:00 Welcome to SuperPsyched

00:26 ADHD and Emotional Bruises

01:11 Meet Dr Tamara Rosier

02:48 Why ADHD People Click

04:21 Not a Gift Managing Energy

05:45 High Sensitivity and Nervous System

08:12 Sensory Overload and Regulation

08:41 Behavioral Basics Beyond Meds

09:50 Sleep Struggles with ADHD

11:47 Glymphatic System Brain Cleaning

12:19 Beliefs About Sleep Drive

14:50 Reframing Sleep with Clients

15:01 Sleep as Necessary Evil

15:26 Bedtime Sabotage Habits

16:19 Time Blind Rabbit Holes

17:55 Why Sleep Runs Everything

18:33 ADHD Emotional Engine

20:34 Feelings Aren't Facts

24:04 Curious Not Furious

24:41 Default Mode Network Explained

26:16 One Skill for Humanity

27:31 Connection Story and Farewell

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