Episodes

  • Learned Helplessness Study - Uncover the psychology of surrender with Raven Thorne

    Learned Helplessness Study - Uncover the psychology of surrender with Raven Thorne
    Apr 10 2026
    Host Raven Thorne dissects the chilling science of surrender, tracing learned helplessness from landmark experiments to neural pathways that extinguish hope. This unflinching series examines how giving up becomes wired into our brains and relationships—offering razor-sharp clarity about the psychological mechanisms that trap us in quiet paralysis.

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    1 min
  • Learned Helplessness - Frozen Goals and the Trap of Almost Quitting

    Learned Helplessness - Frozen Goals and the Trap of Almost Quitting
    Apr 10 2026
    Raven Thorne explores the neuroscience of learned helplessness—the frozen state between fighting and surrendering where goals become unreleasable. Drawing on research from Seligman, Dweck, and neuroscience studies, she examines why some people remain trapped in the hallway of almost-quitting, and what the data reveals about escape.

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    26 mins
  • Learned Helplessness - The Anatomy of Giving Up

    Learned Helplessness - The Anatomy of Giving Up
    Apr 10 2026
    Host Raven Thorne examines the neuroscience of surrender—how nociceptin neurons suppress dopamine at precise effort thresholds, creating learned helplessness. Recent Cell research reveals why your brain defaults to giving up and how attributional style determines whether failure becomes permanent identity or temporary setback.

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    26 mins
  • Learned Helplessness - The Dogs That Stopped Trying

    Learned Helplessness - The Dogs That Stopped Trying
    Apr 10 2026
    Host Raven Thorne explores the 1967 learned helplessness study by Seligman and Maier, where dogs subjected to inescapable shocks stopped trying to escape even when escape became possible. The episode examines how this discovery reshaped depression research, revealing that helplessness may be the brain's default state—and agency the learned achievement we must continually override.

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    25 mins