
WORD with Dr. Michael David Clay
byDr. Michael David Clay
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The definitive clinical WORD in personal growth and development. CONTACT: Michael David Clay, D. Min, MA, thewordhouse@frontier.com
Episodes(40 episodes)
Season 1 - Episode 265
Grief and Psychological Disorder.
Not ALL emotional difficulty is either disorder or chronic, and GRIEF can include them ALL.Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jul 26, 2026Duration: 33m 21s
Season 1 - Episode 264
Sibling Rivalry and other Normals.
Is it normal to be abnormal? Perhaps. Aggression as abnormal as seems, unfortunately is far too normal when it comes not only to society, but especially families.CONTACT US: TheWORDHouse.com; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; 304.523.WORD.
Published: Jul 19, 2026Duration: 24m 49s
Season 1 - Episode 263
Social Engineering and System Theory in Psychological Counseling.
System theory permits one to examine and adjust one's Inner and Outer Worlds in making life better for EVERYONE.Contact Us; TheWORDHouse.com; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; of call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jul 11, 2026Duration: 32m 29s
Season 1 - Episode 262
The Psychological Evolution of TOXIC Masculinity.
What is TOXIC about masculinity may be as much CULTURAL as is GENETIC, and therein worthy of additional reconsideration. CONTACT US: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHOUSE; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jul 5, 2026Duration: 29m 37s
Season 1 - Episode 261
GENDER Bias and EMPATHY from a Psychological Perspective.
Are women more EMPATHIC than men? All depends on how one looks at it. CONTACT US: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHOUSE; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jun 28, 2026Duration: 36m 8s
Season 1 - Episode 260
Psychological Oxygen to the Human Soul.
As oxygen to the body, good psychology is to the human soul. It's important to always know what one's breathing in.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jun 21, 2026Duration: 31m 6s
Season 1 - Episode 259
AI, SLANG, and True Psychology!
May seem STREET CRED, but left to AI and Social Media, no better than SLANG. Psychological Counseling should always be LEFT to professionals.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jun 14, 2026Duration: 30m 13s
Season 1 - Episode 258
Social Psychology 101: The Bane of AI and Social Media.
Seems common sense, humans are social creatures by NATURE, but ARE we? And as much we ARE, can it be undone? Hopefully not, as it could be the death of us, or at least that which is in keeping us alive, the best of what makes us human.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Jun 7, 2026Duration: 31m 58s
Season 1 - Episode 257
The PSYCHOLOGICAL Power of Intellectual Partnerships.
More than collaboration, Intellectual Partnerships exponentiate the BETTER to that of BEST.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com: TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse: of call 304.523.9673 (WORD).
Published: May 31, 2026Duration: 35m 9s
Season 1 - Episode 256
The Psychological Advantages of being Friendly.
Friendship hold numerous physical as well psychological benefits, and ALL speak to a Happier and Healthier life. Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: May 24, 2026Duration: 30m 2s
Season 1 - Episode 255
The Psychological Power of SLANG.
Psychologically a language unto itself, SLANG speaks to cultural as well individual identification and IDENTITY.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: May 17, 2026Duration: 37m 34s
Season 1 - Episode 254
Therapists are NOT your Friend, but WE are Friendly.
Psychotherapists are not your FRIEND, but are friendly. More than a FRIEND, your THERAPIST!Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com: 304.523.WORD (9673); @WORDHouse; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com.
Published: May 10, 2026Duration: 29m 55s
Season 1 - Episode 253
The ART of Psychological Flexibility and Adaptive Change.
Adaptation requires Psychological Flexibility, as the Mentally Flexible have an easier time adjusting to the Creative Dynamic of change.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com: @WORDHouse: TheWORDHouse.com; 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: May 3, 2026Duration: 27m 49s
Season 1 - Episode 252
Friends, Lovers, and Both: The Social Psychology of Triangulation!
A Social-Psychology fixture, TRIANGULATION may simply just speak to ADAPTIVE negotiations in otherwise potentially CRITICAL relationships.Contact Us: TheWORDHouse.com; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; of call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Apr 26, 2026Duration: 32m 48s
Season 1 - Episode 251
Psychological Paranoia or Hypervigilance: What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us!
Is it PARANOIA or HYPERVIGILANCE, or a combination of both? Making a good call diagnostically requires getting as many details as possible. Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Apr 19, 2026Duration: 30m 20s
Season 1 - Episode 250
Primary Care and ADHD: More than MEDICATION!
Medication helps, but knowing what underlies ADHD, may further help to address the disorder from origin.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com: TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Apr 12, 2026Duration: 26m 4s
Season 1 - Episode 249
The Psychology of EMPOWERMENT!
EMPOWERMENT brings the BEST out of us ALL and Psychological Counseling is one of the BEST ways to EMPOWER ALL to be the BEST they can be.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Apr 5, 2026Duration: 33m 20s
Season 1 - Episode 248
Psychological Retreats and Clinical Escapes!
Ranging from simple weekend retreats to that of more clinically sophisticated and intensive therapeutic interventions, taking a moment for self-care, offers both protection, as well a much-needed moment of REFLECTION.Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; of call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Mar 29, 2026Duration: 29m 3s
Season 1 - Episode 247
Psychological Boomerasking: Getting Back What You Put Out There!
Asking to get is only as GOOD as what GOOD one puts out there. Otherwise, might be just about TAKING, and that is BAD!Contact Us; DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com: @WORDHouse; or call 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Mar 22, 2026Duration: 30m 10s
Season 1 - Episode 246
HUGS: The Psychology of Personal Contact!
There is never anything WRONG with HUGS as LONG they are done the RIGHT WAY!Contact Us: DrMDClay@TheWORDHouse.com; TheWORDHouse.com; @WORDHouse; or call at 304.523.WORD (9673).
Published: Mar 14, 2026Duration: 31m 17s