Dr. Paul Pearsall

Biography:

Dr. Paul Pearsall, who passed away in 2007, was a licensed clinical and educational psychologist. His teachings challenge the usual "inspirational self-help" approaches which have become popular. Dr. Pearsall received the prestigious Scripps Medical Center Trail Blazer in Medicine Award for his clinical and research work in health and wellness. He studied and did clinical work on the relationship between humor and health.

Dr. Pearsall lived and worked in Hawaii. He was familiar with the Hawaiian language, cultural concepts, and hula. Often with a dancer or several dancers and with live or recorded music, he combined the latest findings from psychology and medicine with ancient Hawaiian principles of loving, working and living.

Past Shows:

	Art Bell: Somewhere in Time
	Saturday March 28, 2009

6-10pm PT: Art Bell: Somewhere in Time returns to 3/20/02 for a discussion with (the late) Dr. Paul Pearsall on organ transplants and recovered memories. ... More
Host: Art Bell - Somewhere In Time

	The Downside of Self-Help
	Monday December 5, 2005

Neuropsychologist and cancer survivor Dr. Paul Pearsall presented a critique of self-help and self-empowerment movements, which he believes do more harm than good. "McMorals" such as 'you must first love yourself before you can love somebody else' are simply wrong, and like many of the platitudes in the self-help field, are too focused on the idea of the self, he argued. In fact, a study of verbal expressions showed that the more a person used "I" and "me" words, the more likely they were to have health problems, he reported. Pearsall also shared that there is no data to support the idea that the venting of one's anger is healthy. To the contrary, the expression of anger actually causes negative physical responses. It is healthier to suppress anger, he said, suggesting a technique that involved sitting down, lowering your shoulders, and placing your tongue on the bony part below your teeth. "I've had my fill of Dr. Phil," Pearsall declared. We've mistaken celebrity for credibi ... More
Host: George Noory

	End Times & the Antichrist
	Wednesday November 30, 2005

Bible prophecy expert Hal Lindsey discussed how current events are shaping up to what looks like 'end times,' which will lead us into a world war or Armageddon. Among the biblical prophecy indicators, he pointed to the increase in earthquakes and superstorms. Wilma, Rita and Katrina have been among the most powerful hurricanes on record, he noted. The Bible does not name the United States as one of main powers during end times, leading Lindsey to speculate that something catastrophic could befall America, such as an attack by Islamic terrorists. "I believe we're going to get hit again and hard," he said. The Bible does speak of a 10-nation revived Roman Empire, which Lindsey indicated was the original members of the European Union. Lindsey outlined the path of the Antichrist who he said will be a great political and/or religious leader associated with the EU: He'll receive a mortal wound probably via an assassination, but then he'll come back from the dead, in what is perceived as a ... More
Host: George Noory

	Positive Psychology
	Wednesday December 17, 2003

"Healing is not getting better, it's making yourself whole," said Dr. Paul Pearsall (paulpearsall.com), an educational psychologist and author, who was the main guest on Wednesday's program. As an advocate for the new field of "positive psychology," Pearsall believes that people can thrive through the strength they gain experiencing suffering and adversity. He feels the platitude-filledself help movement is detrimental to people's growth, and that there is a kind of "health terrorism," that tells people who are ill, that they must have a positive attitude if they want to get better. Through his research, Pearsall has concluded that such self-oriented techniques don't work for many people. Prayer can have a positive effect, he said, if it is directed to a higher power to work its will, rather than self-specific. Interestingly, he found in some situations actually "learning to give up" can be helpful, instead of wasting energy in a useless battle. Pearsall, who lives and works ... More
Host: George Noory

	Dr. Paul Pearsall
	Saturday November 16, 2002

In his 10-year study of "winners", along with their spouses and associates, Dr. Pearsall discovered a pattern he identifies as "Toxic Success Syndrome." His research confirms that TSS victims suffer from an adult form of ADD-attention deficit disorder. Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psycho-neuroimmunologist, a specialist in the study of the healing mind. He holds a Ph.D. in both clinical and educational psychology. ... More
Host: Art Bell

	Dr. Paul Pearsall
	Tuesday August 13, 2002

Dr. Pearsall has experienced a total recovery from Stage IV bone cancer, claiming it a medical miracle. Many of his colleagues considered his recovery a mere statistical fluke and refused to accept this account of how "natural laws are sometimes suspended" and miracles happen. Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psycho-neuroimmunologist, a specialist in the study of the healing mind. He holds a Ph.D. in both clinical and educational psychology. ... More
Host: George Noory

	Arnold Leibovit / Dr. Paul Pearsall
	Wednesday March 20, 2002

Executive Producer of Warner Brothers & Dreamworks "The Time Machine".Psychologist Pearsall had a personal experience with "energy cardiology"when he had hip cancer. He went on to study heart transplants and how thebackground of a new heart could affect its recipient; for example, one manbegan to yearn for spicy foods and to study Spanish before he knew that hisdonor had been Hispanic. He finds evidence in the experiences of hearttransplant recipients to support his claim that the heart thinks and thecells remember. ... More
Host: Art Bell