Surviving Empathy

Surviving Empathy

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Surviving Empathy episodes

  • Relationships, Falling Outs, Grudges, and How to Process Negativity to Find and Keep Your Happiness and Empowerment Intact
    In this episode Rebecca and I talk about relationships, falling outs, holding grudges, and so many things that deal with relationship problems and interpersonal communications.  We'll discuss how to find our way out of grief when there's a falling out. We'll talk about dealing with negative emotions both in ourselves and in others, and how to come out the other end with our good mental health intact. We'll talk about fake people, posers, grifters, and imposters, and how to identify the genuine article from the fake ones.  We'll talk about holding onto grudges, falling outs, and dealing with the temporary nature of some relationships, and how to tell lifelong friends from temporary ones.  We'll address the "woke culture" movement for better and for worse. We'll talk about old friends vs new friends, and the reasons we tend to cling to our firsts of everything.  Lastly, well talk about the difference between ego and self-respecting yourself. There's a big difference between loving yourself and loving yourself just a bit too much. Thanks for all the well wishes while Rebecca and I struggle with sickness, but we're happy to report we're almost back to our old selves! 

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    2 hr 12 min
  • Realizing Your Value and Worth in the Real World, Self-Care after a Physical or Emotional Illness, Fighting against Stigmas
    Just having been diagnosed with Covid a few days ago, Rebecca and I are still on the mend, so we thought there was no better time to talk about how to find ourselves, our identity, and our true value and worth in the real word, where nobody really seems to notice or care about regular working-class people anymore. Then we'll talk about a range of mini topics, as well as who we are, where we come from, and just who and what we care about, and why we're doing this show here for all of you.  Then, how to recover after a physical or emotional illness or injury.  We'll also tackle the topic of stigmas, and how we can fight against judgement, ridicule, scrutiny, and the stigma of mental health issues, or something similar.  Just so you know, Rebecca and I are fully vaccinated and boosted, and we wear are masks everywhere we go, and do all the right things but still caught covid. But fortunately, because we are fully vaccinated, the symptoms were mostly mild and short-lived.  Yeah science!

    The thing we learned is that you can do all the right things and still catch covid. Much like in life, you can do everything right and still not succeed. So, what has to change for there to be movement? We'll talk about that.  We want to thank everyone who's come out to wish us well, and we thank all of you guys for your continued friendship and support. We should be back to our normal selves in a few days. In the meantime, I'm taking it a little bit slower, but should be back to my normal ability by next week. Thanks for your understanding! 

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    1 hr 54 min
  • The Spirit of Compassion and Kindness
    In this episode we talk about what we believe the spirit of compassion and kindness is and where that comes from and why. Then we'll share with you an article that talks about "The 10 Ways to Show Compassion," using the word COMPASSION as an acronym. We'll talk a little bit about being "crusty but kind," and where that comes from and why. We'll talk about why we think our culture and society is losing its "moral leaders" and moral leadership, that serves as an example to better the human race and human experience. Then lastly, we'll talk about some types of folks and things to watch out for, to watch out for "false prophets," and those people who are trying to sell you on their mastery of something that can't be entirely knowable.  

    Thank you for joining Rebecca and I on another fun and enjoyable episode of Surviving Empathy, a show that doesn't just speak of kindness, but tries to live it and spread it to the world at large! If you'd like to be kind and compassionate to us, you could always leave us a positive review, or share our show with your friends and family who are interested in knowing more about empaths, mental health, the paranormal and cryptids, and living a more robust and healthy life. We'll never try to sell you on perfectionism, as Rebecca and I aren't perfect people. We are, however, simply good natured, well-intentioned empaths with good vibes, who want to make the world a kinder, gentler, more functional, and less punitive place.  

    Together, we can build a coalition to get all kinds of folks cut form the same cloth to understand the importance of class, grace, and dignity, as well as empowering ourselves and each other, to build a small tight knit community, an "empath tribe," if you will, where we can begin to hopefully evolve our society and culture to a place where we start helping one another more often, start building people up, building bridges, and building a community to share in our triumphs and hardships and setbacks alike. If you ever want to talk to us, come on over to my Instagram @surviving_empathy_podcast or search Chef Bry Comedy, or reach out to Rebecca @spookynerdygal. Thanks so much you guys for your love and support, it's ALWAYS so much appreciated and reciprocated! We love ya!

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    1 hr 58 min
  • Dealing with a Case of "The Morbs," Contemplating Existence, Reality, and Mortality, and How to Ascend to the Highest Level of Self-Actualization to Achieve Greater Happiness
    January is just one of those months where a case of the doldrums sets in, and it gets ya thinking about life, existence, and mortality. I think that's perfectly normal and natural to get a case of "the morbs" from time to time, especially in January, when the new year hasn't quite taken shape yet, and the promise of change and betterment seems nowhere in sight! January is naturally a letdown month, from all the months of fun and festivity from the holiday season, as well as a time when reality sets in, and with that, a sense of worry, darkness, and despair. But there is hope you guys! On this episode Rebecca and I talk all about how we get through January and those gloomier times, as well as how we try to see life and the world from a "greater cosmological perspective." To try to put our lives into perspective, and how to stay the course with our happiness, progress, and drive, so that everything doesn't entirely unravel; and how to maintain during the darkest and lowest of times. We'll also talk about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, and how to attain greater self-actualization, and with that, greater clarity, comfort, and happiness. Hang in there you guys, January is just the shits sometimes, but we'll get through it together! Thanks for being a part of my empath tribe! Just like-minded individuals trying to survive in a world going a little bit wonky! 

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    1 hr 49 min
  • Living in Emergency Mode for too Long
    In this episode I talk about living in emergency mode for too long, and how it has a lasting effect on our psyches, our personality, our attitudes about life and people, and how we choose to become either more or less selfish, more or less kind, more or less robust, empowered, and more or less  enriched in our lives. Then I'll talk about how we might fight this phenomenon. We can't always change our workaday life circumstances right away, but there are ways to enrich ourselves emotionally and intellectually, ways to explore our passion and freedom, and ways to make our lives have more value and meaning than the sum total of how our job or humdrum life makes us feel. Then, I'll talk about a close personal friend who died, how it's making me sink into a rut, and how I choose to see and process it, and what we can do to learn from life's more grim harshness, from mortality, and from gritty "unmagical" realism. Rest in peace Emidio, I love you, you were a fun and special guy, and I will miss you friend. I'm sorry things ended the way they did.

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    1 hr 42 min
  • Wishing You a Happy New Year, Post Holiday Letdown, New Years Resolutions, Mitigating Expectations, and Finding Pathways to Living Your Best Life Now
    On this last day of 2021/first day of 2022, I talk about all the things that go into living your best life now, mitigating expectations, balancing toughness and kindness, forgiving and forgetting, changing old habits and thinking, finding a cause greater than yourself, how hardships are manmade, then, at the end of the day, how to enjoy being you and who you are. Happy New Year you guys! We will have much more to come, including more paranormal stuff, my Patreon page and YouTube channel @chefbrycomedy, and much much more in the coming year! Rebecca and I love you all and thank you for your friendship and support!



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    1 hr 37 min
  • The Dark Triad, The D Factor, and How it Relates to Real Life and Real People
    In this episode we continue the conversation about the dark triad of personality traits first started on Season 1 Episode 23 called "Empaths vs Dark Empaths vs Sociopaths, The Dark Triad, and How to See the World and Yourself Correctly in These Complex Times." This is new research and an addition of brand-new information about the dark triad of traits; narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy, to include 6 new trait factors, as well as new research examining what's called The D Factor, which means The Dark Factor in all human beings, which examines the darkness in all people, and measures to what extent. We will go into the D Factor, as well as these newly added associated traits that lend greater understanding and clarity to the Dark Triad, and how it relates to the real world. When you understand these traits, not only can we then protect ourselves from these traits in others, but we can also gain an understanding so that we might evolve past our dark tendencies as a species, in order to create a better, freer, more equal, and less punitive world. At the end of the day, we're trying to make the world more free, more equal, and fairer for regular folks; to create a world in our image, not the sociopaths and psychopaths who are forcing the world to be more difficult, less evolved, less equal, more punitive, and put plainly, just a shittier place to live. So long as we can recognize our rights and value, we must fight for them in a world bent on exploiting and mishandling us!

    Credit to:

    sciencealert.com

    https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-identified-the-driving-force-behind-your-darkest-impulses

    Take the Factor D test to see where you lie on the scale of "aversive personality" traits following the link below!

    D: The Dark Factor of Personality







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    1 hr 54 min
  • One Big Christmas Show!
    On this episode we slow it all down and talk about all our favorite things about Christmas! From childhood memories and traditions to our favorite Christmas movies and music. This whole show is about what Christmas is and means to us, and some of the stories we have from this fun and festive time of the year! Merry Christmas everyone! Please, empath tribe, allow yourself to let go, laugh, and enjoy as much as you can! Enjoy the show, we had a blast making it!

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    1 hr 39 min
  • Welcome to OUR Empath Tribe!
    On this episode I talk about what my empath tribe is and what it's all about, and what I'm trying to build for all of us. I feel like there's a ton of good people and good intentions out there in the world. Just that, we've all become sort of beholden to systems that aren't always so selfless, compassionate, or giving. When religion has become somewhat transactional, and there's not a ton of infrastructure in place for a sense of goodness, faith, and community, especially for empaths, it made me realize the importance of community, faith, hope, opportunity, and positivity, geared specifically towards all those empaths, introverts, creatives, depressives, hypersensitives, mental health challenged, and workaday life folks working regular working jobs; who're all struggling to find meaning, purpose, and hope. To build a platform, infrastructure, community, charities, and opportunities for those people, just like us! To build a community towards the betterment and sucess of all those folks who struggle just like us, and to create and endow a real infrastructure and sense of home and resources towards helping real people for real, without a lot of the baggage, worry, or hassles most churches, communities, and platforms inherently come with. 

    To put it simply, to create a virtual/physical/emotional/spiritual infrastructure for empaths by empaths, and all those groups I mentioned. To dare to dream, dare to care, and provide a sense of positivity, hope, community, resources, and opportunities for regular folks just like you and me. Who've been misunderstood and ostracized for being an empath or being a little bit different. To me, a little bit different is usually a good thing! Please listen to the episode and please stay tuned. I'll be building OUR empath tribe in the coming weeks and months, and any and all pertinent information will be put in the description of the episodes, as well as on all my social media platforms @chefbrycomedy on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. This is just the beginning. There so much more to come. But I need your help!

    Simply by sharing this show with your paranormal junkie and empath friends, anyone struggling in this life, and anyone who's just going through it in life or at their job. All are welcome, you only need to be a good and caring person. Once I have my Patreon tiers ready, my YouTube channel up, and my mailing list and newsletter ready to roll, I'll be asking you to join me, subscribe, and join my email newsletter for all kinds of goodies on hope, positivity, and things to come! All super cheap, all super fun, and all super effective! But in order for this to work, we folks who are cut from the same cloth must come together and make this bigger and better than the sum of its parts! I'm not the leader, I'm merely an organizer and influencer, a person with the time and will, and conscience, to make it happen! Welcome to OUR Empath Tribe! A home for those who feel like there must be more to this life than just this!

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    1 hr 8 min
  • Mental Health Check In
    This time of year, the hustle bustle of work and Christmas, and everything else that's going on, this is the likely the happiest, yet ironically, the most difficult time of the year in terms of mental health is concerned. So, we thought this would be a very good time to take this opportunity to have a little mental health check in day to see how we're doing, and how you're doing! I work extremely hard to put out thoughtful and meaningful content, but sometimes because I'm so mission-oriented to put out serious and useful content for you all, that I often forget to show you guys that I also have a light and funny side too! Because I care so much about what I'm doing here, I feel like sometimes my sense of humor and lighter side doesn't get a chance to come out, and that oftentimes, when I'm speaking about certain serious and deep things, you only see the side of me that's going through it, or upset, or that's deep and serious. With Christmas just around the corner, we thought it was really good time to check in on ourselves, each other, and you guys just to make sure everyone is keeping up with their mental health. Because at the end of the day, mental health, just like sucess or anything in life, progress is cumulative and incremental. Sometimes it helps to just take a day to check in on things, to assess yourself and the situation, and really, to laugh and cry, and get it all out so that it doesn't bottle up. At the end of the day, upkeep is how we make sure we're not falling too far behind!

     "I just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in!"  

    -The First Edition
    -The Big Lebowski

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    1 hr 36 min

About Surviving Empathy

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Welcome to Surviving Empathy Podcast! You can find all our links at https://linktr.ee/bryarpatchmedia. We're all about empathy, kindness, empath talk, exploring the paranormal & weird stuff,…