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Top 10 Questions with the Top Guns of the Space IndustryEarthscape VR Founder Dr. Annahita NezamiListen live on iHeart Radio Monday / Wednesday / Friday
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This bold and fast paced interview thrusts 10 questions at the top Astronauts, NASA Directors, and Space Industry CEOs today in just five minutes or less with hydrazine left to burn! Ashley 1st curates questions unique to each lodestar of a guest that extrapolate business, educational and even personal answers to inform iRoc Space Radio listeners how to follow their dreams and...2024-03-2906 min
Celestial CitizenSpace Psychology and the Overview EffectOn today's episode, we’ll be discussing the psychology of space travel, how the Overview Effect can help promote mental health, and the role that virtual reality and multisensory experiences will play in expanding worldviews.Today, we are joined by Dr. Annahita Nezami, a chartered psychologist, author, and founder of Overview Effect Therapy and EarthscapeVR. She is a systems thinker advocating for positive social change and has dedicated her professional career to researching the science and therapeutic value of salutogenic experiences like the Overview Effect.Her areas of interest include space health, eco psychology, neuroscience, str...2023-04-131h 00
The New P&L - Principles and Leadership in BusinessThe New P&L speaks to Annahita Nezami - Founder of Overview Effect Therapy & EarthScapeVR, Chartered Psychologist, Author, SpeakerThis week’s guest is the amazing Annahita Nezami - Chartered Psychologist, Author, Speaker and Founder of Overview Effect Therapy & EarthScapeVR. Annahita serves as an advisor to multiple organisations. She is a systems thinker advocating for positive social change and has dedicated her professional life to researching the science and therapeutic value of the Overview Effect.
The Overview Effect, a term coined by space philosopher, Frank White, describes a transcendent-like state that can emerge when witnessing remarkable natural landscapes from an expansive vantage point, and Earthgazing from orbit or the Moon is the epitome of this experience. Sev...2023-02-2459 min
The Weekend UniversityThe Overview Effect, Self Transcendence & Mental Health - Dr Annahita Nezami & Frank WhiteAnnahita believes that the dramatic rise in mental illness and how we treat those who are mentally ill exposes a dysfunction inherent within our society. She believes there’s a place for psychiatric medication, but emphasises that we need to move away from a standardised and restrictive approach to mental illness that is over reliant on sedation and dampening feelings and desires.
Based on this premise, Annahita argues that contemporary mental health treatments need reviewing and revising. Annahita asks attendees to consider a world where people battling with terminal illness, trauma, stress or depression have access to a range of ev...2022-04-291h 34
Further ReachesHow seeing the earth from space causes a profound shift. The Overview Effect and Virtual Reality - with Dr. Annahita NezamiDid you know that a profound shift in awareness occurs for many astronauts when they see the earth from space? This phenomenon is called The Overview Effect and it offers comparable results to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy and nature-based experiences in promoting transcendence and well-being.Dr. Annahita Nezami is developing a virtual reality (VR) experience that seeks to bring the cognitive shift experienced by astronauts to a wider audience via positive technologies.I talk to Annahita about her doctoral research, in which she interviewed 7 NASA astronauts, and about her current work with developing a virtual reality experience...2022-02-1244 minThe Weekend UniversityThe Overview Effect, Psychedelics & Self Transcendence - David Yaden, Frank White & Annahita NezamiIn this ‘Meeting of the Minds’ session, we explore the transformative potential of “The Overview Effect” and Self Transcendent experiences - both for individuals and society at large. You’ll learn about the effects these experiences have on those who undergo them, including astronauts who view the earth from space for the first time, and people experimenting with psychedelics. Specifically, we discuss the therapeutic potential of self-transcendent experiences, what might be happening in the brain while we are having them, and how modern technology (including Virtual Reality) may enable us to enjoy the benefits of self-transcendence, without having to leave the Earth...2021-09-261h 01
All in the MindAstronauts, All in the Mind Awards, Crying and LyingClaudia Hammond finds out why astronauts' experiences of seeing Earth from space can have profound effects on their feelings towards planet Earth. She talks to astronaut, Michael Lopez-Alegria, and trainee counselling psychologist, Annahita Nezami, about the Overview Effect and how the power of planet Earth may have therapeutic value for everyone back on terra firma. Clinical psychologist, Linda Blair, is one of the judges on the All in the Mind awards. She talks about how to have a conversation with someone who may be having problems with their mental health and what makes a good, empathetic listener. Thomas Dixon...2015-11-1728 min