The Rational Basis of Happiness® radio show
Your questions answered by clinical psychologist Dr. Ellen Kenner
Ask Dr. Ellen Kenner Any Personal Question · Dr. Ellen Kenner
Show overview
The Rational Basis of Happiness® radio show launched in 2025 and has put out 276 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 55 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 77 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 199 episodes published. Published by Dr. Ellen Kenner.
From the publisher
Dr. Ellen Kenner gives concise and practical advice to caller questions four times a week. Dr. Ellen Kenner is a private practice clinical psychologist. Ask your personal question by calling toll free, 877-Dr-Kenner or visiting drkenner.com (where you can also download free chapter one of her serious relationships guidebook)
Latest Episodes
View all 276 episodesMy Increasing Dementia ~ How can I enjoy my remaining short life?
Mysterious Coworker ~ Should I worry about a co-worker who never talks about their outside life?
Thinking Mistakes - How to deal with any overpowering lousy thoughts you might have - a short interview with Dr. Jeff Riggenbach
Fear of Dying - For two years I have had many thoughts about dying.
Self-Paralysis - I have numbed myself to all emotions due to family tragedies.
Reparations - My friends judge me by bad things my ancestors did.
Mental Self Control - How to control your mind so you can reach your parenting goals - A short interview with seminar presenter Jean Moroney.
Unattractive - I deeply love a woman whom I find very unattractive.
Communication - How to better understand and enjoy your child - a short interview with parenting coach Cornelia Lockitch.
Self-Help - Why do you (Dr. Kenner) tell us to analyze our own thoughts and feelings so much?
Self-Control - I yell at my kids unless I smoke.
Setting Limits - My 12 year old daughter was invited to a birthday party featuring bathing suit oil wrestling.
Judging Others - The consequences of refusing to judge others - a short interview with Dr. Tara Smith.
OCD and Bi-Polar - I'm ruining my prefect romantic relationship due to my OCD and Bi-Polar emotional outbursts.
Depression - What is the best type of therapy for depression?
Judging Character - How can I choose between my two friends who hate each other?
Violence - How to respond to a threat of violence - a short interview with Dr. James Campbell.
Communication - How can I best communicate with my 90 year old mother who talks continuously and exclusively about her fringe religion?
Intimacy vs Health - Senior couple wants intimacy but can't due to health.
Intimacy vs Health - Senior couple wants intimacy but can't due to health. Listen to caller's personal dramas four times each week as Dr. Kenner takes your calls and questions on parenting, romance, love, family, marriage, divorce, hobbies, career, mental health - any personal issue! Call anytime, toll free 877-Dr-Kenner. Visit www.drkenner.com for more information about the show (where you can also download free chapter one of her serious relationships guidebook).
Grief - Is evasion of an issue always bad?
Grief - Is evasion of an issue always bad? Listen to caller's personal dramas four times each week as Dr. Kenner takes your calls and questions on parenting, romance, love, family, marriage, divorce, hobbies, career, mental health - any personal issue! Call anytime, toll free 877-Dr-Kenner. Visit www.drkenner.com for more information about the show (where you can also download free chapter one of her serious relationships guidebook).