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Dharmapunx NYC

Religion & Spirituality Buddhism

josh korda 500 episodes Nov 11, 2026

Dharmapunx NYC is a podcast by Josh Korda that explores the intersection of contemporary psychology and Buddhist dharma. It connects core dharma insights with attachment theory, neuropsychology, and modern therapeutic perspectives. The show is aimed at understanding how Buddhist practice and psychological science can inform emotional health and personal growth.

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Starting Over: Practical Tools for Navigating Major Life Changes Nov 11, 2026 58:45 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

How To Take a Break From Yourself Oct 29, 2026 59:40 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Understanding Addictive Behaviors That Persist Despite One's Best Efforts, And What To Do when Willpower Fails Oct 21, 2026 57:47 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

The past is never dead. It's not even past. Oct 14, 2026 59:51 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com----more----

The Spectacular Illusion of Being Someone Sep 9, 2026 58:27 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

How Emotions Are Constructed By the Brain Sep 1, 2026 1:03:07 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

The Haunted Self: Ego States, Parts, Sub-Personalities (note: poor audio, recorded over zoom) Aug 15, 2026 59:18 Note: this episode's audio was recorded from remote zoom Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Obsession, Fixation and Infatuation. When Our Thoughts Revolve Around One Person. Jul 30, 2026 1:02:07 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

The Profound Efficacy of Healing Rituals: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Neuroscience and Why the Nervous System Needs More Than Insight Jul 23, 2026 58:47 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Helping Others Without Losing Ourselves in the Process Jul 15, 2026 1:00:07 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Making the Most of the Time We Have Jun 29, 2026 54:54 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

How Thoughts Affect Your Body—What Happens When We Chronically Activate Our Stress Response system Over Imaginary Worries Jun 15, 2026 58:57 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Playing Hide-and-Seek With Adult Reality Jun 4, 2026 59:48 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

You Are Not Who You Think You Are May 17, 2026 59:58 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

What Does It All Mean? (And Does It Really Matter If It Doesn't Mean Anything?) May 9, 2026 1:00:02 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Oops, I Did It Again! The Psychology of Repetition Compulsion Apr 29, 2026 56:34 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Filtering Out the Spam From Your Mind — Explaining Right Effort Apr 23, 2026 56:42 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

The Spiritual Bypass [note: editing a little jumpy; I was sick while giving the talk, so edited out the coughing and sniffing as much as possible] Apr 16, 2026 56:18 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

The past is never dead. It's not even past. Mar 26, 2026 59:01 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

A World of Possibilities: Stepping Back Into Life with Curiosity, Courage, and Wonder Mar 18, 2026 59:16 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

How Emotions Are Constructed By the Brain Feb 18, 2026 1:03:50 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Disillusionment—With Consumer Culture, Work and Country—And How to Move Forward Feb 5, 2026 57:20 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Unpacking the Four Stages of Grief Jan 28, 2026 59:50 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Connect. dpxnyc@gmail.com

Stop Playing the Tapes: Allowing the Mind to Record New Material Jan 23, 2026 58:09 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Smart Heart: Fascinating New Theoretical Insights Into Emotional Intelligence Jan 14, 2026 58:22 Venmo. Dharmapunxnyc Patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc Thanks so much for your support!

Cruel Optimism, or What We Seek Can Make Us Suffer Jan 7, 2026 59:24 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Forgot Dec 18, 2025 1:00:52 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Holidays: From Sometimes Just Surviving to Thriving Dec 5, 2025 58:40 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Wired, Tired and Tense: The Body That's Always Alert, Never Relaxed Nov 13, 2025 59:19 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

If It's Hysterical It's Historical. (poor audio quality, recorded over zoom) Nov 6, 2025 57:47 poor audio quality, but worthwhile subject. venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

How Predictably You: The Manner in Which Personality Is Constructed Oct 22, 2025 58:17 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Shadow Selves & Hidden Scripts Oct 15, 2025 1:00:23 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

When Our Models of the World Are Outdated And Need Updating Oct 1, 2025 59:34 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Wired for Worry: Why Our Brains Gravitate to Stress and What to Do About It Sep 22, 2025 59:28 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Your Mind Is Lying About You! Aug 20, 2025 1:02:17 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

From Cave Fires to Instagram Likes: The Ancient Roots of Envy and Jealousy Aug 13, 2025 59:42 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Financial Insecurity Aug 7, 2025 1:00:47 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

No Future: Don't be told what you want, Don't be told what you need. Jul 23, 2025 55:30 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

STOP GOING TO THE HARDWARE STORE ... for orange juice. Jul 16, 2025 59:40 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Safe Enough to Love: A Journey from Insecure to Secure Attachment Jun 25, 2025 58:47 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Gut Reactions—Like Disgust—What They Teach Us Jun 18, 2025 58:48 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

How Imagination and Feelings Shape Our Behaviors and Also How We Learn Jun 9, 2025 57:29 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Validation Trap: Moving On From the Need for Acknowledgment May 21, 2025 59:03 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

It's a Mad, Mad World: Mental Health in Neoliberal Capitalism May 20, 2025 1:01:09 NOTE: Poor audio quality; talk was recorded off zoom feed. venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

No One Is Watching — The Damaging Illusion of an Unseen Audience May 14, 2025 58:46 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Dharma of the Absurd: The Nature of Awakening in an Indifferent Universe May 3, 2025 1:00:21 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Seeing Isn’t Believing: Why the Brain Isn’t Built for Truth And Nothing Is As It Seems Apr 30, 2025 1:00:12 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Reparenting Your Mind: Parts Work and Buddhist Practice Apr 22, 2025 58:57 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Roots of Addiction: Contemporary Psychological and Buddhist Perspectives Apr 21, 2025 1:02:02 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

When I, Then I'll, or the subtle ways avoidance disguises itself—talk only, meditation didn't record Apr 9, 2025 27:08 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Body, Healing and Love (in person talk in NYC) Apr 6, 2025 59:56 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

What's Beneath the Flames: Understanding Anger, Uncovering the Vulnerable Emotions It Conceals and the Path to Healing Mar 26, 2025 1:05:13 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

EGO DEATH: The State Where We Lose Our Sense of Having a Separate Identity. Mar 19, 2025 58:45 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

From Chaos to Calm—Ways to Help Others Who Are Emotionally Distressed Mar 12, 2025 57:12 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Catastrophizing: Ruminating on the Worst Possible Outcome, No Matter How Unlikely Feb 17, 2025 1:00:27 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Beyond the Hamster Wheel: Stillness in the Time of Acceleration Jan 29, 2025 57:27 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

On the Purpose and Interpretation of Dreams, What We Can Learn from Them, and Employ in Our Meditation Jan 22, 2025 59:52 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

NEW YEAR'S DAY TALK 2025: Breaking Free From the Despair of Capitalist Realism Jan 12, 2025 57:26 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Gift of Being Known: Nurturing Our Well-Being Through Authentic Connection Dec 18, 2024 1:00:06 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Addressing and Lessening the Stressing Dec 16, 2024 1:00:29 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Seeing the Suffering Behind the Blowhard's Mask: The Psychology of and Buddhist Approach to Narcissism Nov 28, 2024 1:03:10 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

When the Shit Hits the Fan (or Letting Go of What Never Was): The Path of Disappointment and Resilience Nov 20, 2024 1:03:48 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

A MUTE BUTTON FOR THE MIND: Quieting Inner Chatter, Self Talk, Rumination Oct 30, 2024 59:26 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Breaking Free From Survival Mode: Buddhist Insights into Persistent Childhood Defense Mechanisms Oct 23, 2024 59:49 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

EMPATHY: When It's Helpful and When It's Not Oct 16, 2024 59:13 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Internalizing Shame: The Psychological Tolls of Late Stage Capitalism and How to Protect Our Sense of Self Oct 9, 2024 55:16 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Nervous: A Brief Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System and Ways to Regulate Our Stress Sep 26, 2024 1:00:00 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Buddha: A Revolutionary Who Fought Against the Class System Aug 28, 2024 1:00:06 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

In Person at GSHP: Connection, Community and Well-Being (not great audio quality) Aug 21, 2024 1:00:06 Please note this recording has poorer audio quality than our normal episodes. Hope you can still find it rewarding. venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Is Closure Possible? Aug 12, 2024 1:00:04 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Make It Fun For a Change: Imagination, Creativity and Play in Meditation and Spiritual Practice Jul 31, 2024 57:16 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Doomscrolling: The persistent draw toward negative news, why its so alluring and how to disconnect Jul 26, 2024 59:58 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

COULDA • WOULDA • SHOULDA • The Fascinating Implications of Counterfactual Thought Jul 17, 2024 1:00:21 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Cultivating a Secure Base in Adult Life: How We Can Repair Early Attachment Disturbancess To Create a Positive Sense of Self Jul 17, 2024 1:01:12 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Complaining versus Reframing: How to Process Bad Interactions Without Rumination or Lingering Resentments Jul 3, 2024 59:47 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

RELAX & UNWIND: Addressing the Causes and Conditions That Support Well-Being Jun 24, 2024 59:57 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Ick! An abrupt and unanticipated feeling of disgust toward someone we previously found enjoyable or attractive Jun 18, 2024 59:16 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Unconscious Prcocesses That Choose Our Attachments (And How to Change Them For the Better) Jun 6, 2024 1:01:41 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

Is There Really a True Self? Sub-Personalities, Impression Management And the Slippery Sense of Authenticity! May 29, 2024 57:12 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

The Blame and Shame Spiral: An Alternative to Fault Finding and Self-Pity After Relationship Ruptures May 22, 2024 1:00:52 venmo. Dharmapunxnyc patreon. www.patreon.com/dharmapunxnyc

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