Season 1, Episode 4: WHEN A TIE IS A WIN

In this episode of Office Hours, Professor Levy and Olivia explore the sometimes conflicting nature of competition, cooperation, and compromise as a function of specific context, such as personal relationships, business, sports, and more… Office Hours was created to promote intergenerational and intergender dialogue from both educational and therapeutic perspectives. In these episodes, a university professor and a graduate student tackle a wide range of psychological topics to simulate interest, promote critical thinking, and spark conversation. We hope to bring that same energy to all our listeners! Shots of Wisdom: https://a.co/d/0awHzd1k Check out Professor Levy's books, Shots of Wisdom and Tools of Critical Thinking, as well as other works at: https://www.davidlevypsych.com. Please leave your comments below with your thoughts and questions on this video, or suggestions for future episodes. ----- Professor Emeritus David Levy has taught graduate psychology classes at Pepperdine University for over 40 years. He received his B.A. degree in Theater Arts from UCLA, his M.A. in psychology from Pepperdine, a second M.A. in psychology from UCLA, and his Ph.D. in psychology from UCLA. He also served as a Visiting Professor of Psychology in the former Soviet Union. Professor Levy was honored as a Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellow and with the Howard A. White Award for Teaching Excellence at Pepperdine, and he was a recipient of the Shepard Ivory Franz Distinguished Teaching Award and the Charles F. Scott Fellowship at UCLA. In 2024, he created and funded the annual Dr. David Levy Scholarship for Excellence in Critical Thinking at Pepperdine. As a media consultant, Dr. Levy has appeared on over 70 television and radio broadcasts, including CNN, CBS, NBC, PBS, and NPR. In his prior career, he received an Emmy nomination for his performance in the children’s television series, Wonderbug. He also was a guest star on the TV series Cheers, where he portrayed the leader of Fraser’s “low self-esteem” group – a role which he adamantly insists is not “type-casting.” He is the author of Tools of Critical Thinking, Cross-Cultural Psychology, and most recently, Shots of Wisdom. He is currently producing his new podcast, Office Hours. Olivia Hendrix is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist. She holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre from Middle Tennessee State University. Olivia hopes to provide existentialist and client-centered therapy to individuals and couples. She is passionate about creating a safe space for all clients, and especially those who identity within the LGBTQIA+ community.