Today we are joined by our lovely friend Alexa! She is a Peer Support Specialist, and she came here to talk with us about what that could mean. Of course, like a many of the topics on this podcast, the meaning really is whatever you bring to it. What are some of the ways you can reflect on yourself being a peer support for someone? Thank you for joining us!

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Music by Stephen Newman.

We’re doing our final dive into the mud of despair this week, folks! Part 4 is the last in our Hope and Despair series, so next week we’ll hit ya with something a little lighter. Enjoy our ramblings as we talk about mud, burning the backyard, hearing wise voices, burning the backyard, and more! Did I mention that Doc has burned down the backyard on multiple occasions? Thanks for joining us!

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Music by Stephen Newman.

The antics never cease here, folks 😂 We’re back with another episode on porn, and we’ve barely even begun to dip our toe in the juice. Don’t make it weird. Not that this episode isn’t weird, I’m just saying that we put enough weirdness into the episode for everyone and there’s no room for any more. Unless she’s really comfortable, then maybe there’s a little but more room. Does anybody actually read these show notes? Thank you for joining us!

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Music by Stephen Newman.

We continue our conversation around hope and despair. This time we’re focusing mostly on suffering and the important role that it plays in our lives, as counterintuitive as that sounds. If you need a word of comfort, I hope that this episode will be a soothing listen for you. Thank you for joining us!

If you have topic suggestions or concept questions, send us an email about it at [email protected]!

Music by Stephen Newman.

We’re back with more weight, friends! First, before things get heavy, Diamalynne complains about her lack of coffee which is obviously the biggest issue going on anywhere right now. Then we get into God, so you can clearly see where the transition happens. (I’m trying to think of a joke about having enough caffeine in my coffee to meet God but it’s not working out for me.) Thank you for joining us!

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Music by Stephen Newman.

Buckle in folks, we’ve got a pretty heavy topic for the next month. We’re talking about hope and despair, the relationship between them, and how both can exist simultaneously. This week, we focus more on defining some words we’re using and trying to bring a more normalizing and comforting approach to talking about despair. Even though it may be an uncomfortable subject to face head on, we hope you’ll be able to find some helpful notions in these conversations. Thank you for joining us this week!

If you have topic suggestions or concept questions, send us an email about it at [email protected]!

Music by Stephen Newman.

Today we start out with something more in Diamalynne’s wheelhouse - shouting out commenters!!!! Thank you all for leaving comments and reviews, it really does help us out a TON with this show :) you’re all the best! We then get to a couple of randomly picked topics out of Doc’s bingo cage, including the term Identified Patient and the concept of suicide by cop. Thanks for joining us!

If you have topic suggestions or concept questions, send us an email about it at [email protected] and we’ll add it to our list!

Music by Stephen Newman.

THWIP!! We’re web-shootin’ our way into more comics, but this time we’re deconstructing this character from a Buddhist perspective. Gather round as we sling tales of Peter Parker and Miles Morales, and compare the ways the two of them differ when it comes to their compassion and belief around what their great responsibility is. Thank you for joining us this week!

Side note: thank you for bearing with me on this gap between episodes, between the holidays and some technical problems it took me a little while to get this one done 😅 we’re so back, baby!

Music by Stephen Newman.

Today we have dear friend Jo in the studio, here to talk to us about her experience and observations about running the theater department at a small high school. She walks us through how rewarding it can be to teach kids about regulating their emotions, taking on and understanding someone else’s life circumstances, and watching them draw parallels to their own life and growing from them. Diamalynne says approximately 13 words in this episode. Thank you for joining us today!

Music by Stephen Newman.

We have dear friend Dr. Jon Leggett in the studio today, here to talk with us about what it’s like being a psychologist with a license to prescribe in this modern time. We chat about suffering (as we tend to do on this podcast) and some potential causes thereof. There are two very smart and educated men talking in this episode, and Diamalynne is just happy to be here :) Thank you for joining us!

Music by Stephen Newman.