Surviving Empathy

Upon watching the hit romcom Singles from 1992, Rebecca and I took a journey down memory lane, not only reminiscing about the birth of grunge music and the emo times of the early 90's, but also the craziness that is single life! We got to thinking about what it must be like today to be single, dating, and trying to find love and companionship in the modern world?! It's not impossible, but it takes a few things, and we'll go into it. Rebecca and I sincerely try to put on a good, fun, and helpful show that's both entertaining and enlightening. We're very caring people who just sorta want to be big brother and sister to younger folks struggling out there. Whether it be looking for love, looking for opportunities, or just looking for a clue on how to navigate this life and world today in the modern era. At the end of the day, we have to find the right mindset to find peace and happiness in life. Please think of Rebecca and I as your guide, your friend, and your big brother and sister of sorts! We're always caring, we're always kind, and we're always trying to find best practices in everything we do and everything we are. But at the end of the day, we're only human and we too make mistakes and need guidance sometimes. But we try to live and learn in real-time and to be as honest and forthcoming with our audience as much as humanly possible. To give you food for thought in a way that's informative, informal, and fun. We're your big brother and siter, and we're here to help! We really are trying to make the world feel like a kinder, friendlier, and less punitive place. That's what it's all about! Have a great day guys and gals!

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On this episode Rebecca and I explore the Inner Space of self-exploration and finding new ways to find spiritual and emotional balance and life satisfaction out of regular ordinary living. We offer tips on how to find the especial and elevated amongst a sea of seemingly ordinary life, and what appears on the surface, seemingly uninspired people and living.  Hint, your inner life an exterior life isn't one in the same, and we have tips and tricks on how to separate the two and live a pretty fun, powerful, and fulfilling life even when your life is pretty ordinary!

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On this episode Rebecca and I continue our conversation about drama and toxic people and situations, and then through research we lay the groundwork on how we might be able to find strength, our inner core and sense of self and our center, and to empower ourselves during a moment of depression, spiritual or emotional malaise, or when someone unexpectedly targets you or places all their hate upon you unfairly, and how to find strength and empowerment to move on, and how to cut ties with those toxic people and things without it hardening your heart too much.  At the end of the day, we all accumulate people who aren't so good for us, and when they turn on us, it can initially place you in a moment of shock and disbelief! Then we must learn to breathe, relax, and assess the situation logically, to find the best way to handle the situation and ourselves, to move on, and find comfort and clarity, despite the meanness and rudeness of the world, especially when we're already trying to get over a bunch of things. Paranormal, cyprids, and empath episodes coming soon! Thanks for sticking by us in our time of need! We love you! If you want to help, please share the episodes with your likeminded friends, or pitch in to our tip jar if you can! We are growing, it is happening, and its fun and surreal! Soon we'll have sponsors, but until then we need this movement to grow our empath trine so we can improve the show and the brand for you! This show is for regular people dealing with the regular life problems, and we're here to help! Thanks for being a friend and supporter of the show, and our movement of kindness and fun! We aren't perfect people, but we've dedicated our lives to rehabilitating a society that is getting downright brutal for regular folks. To find the beauty and bounty in average everyday life, that what we're all about! So please help out with a couple bucks if you can! We adore you and want to connect with you as much as we can!

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On this 2-part episode, Rebecca and I catch you up on our summer vacation, then break into a story of something unfortunate that happened to us when we got back, and how we felt in the moment, how we were able to process our feelings and get through it, when fair-weather friends turn on you without provocation. We'll talk all about how, in these times, we must find a strong sense of self and hang on to the kind of good people we want to be, and to hang on to our sense of goodness and kindness despite running into negativity coming into our lives.  At some point everyone will have to deal someday with someone turning on you, and it can really hurt and be frustrating, and it can really make you start to question your own sanity and reality, making you feel shocked over the way some people can be out there. We'll talk about the way society and people out there can be nowadays, and how to have an inner strength and sense of self that can endure the rigors of a world filling up with craziness and negativity, despite trying to be a good person.  Then in part 2 we'll go into some of the research we found about how to find comfort, clarity, and purpose when life starts to feel dull and mundane, and all the people and problems out there start to make you feel over all the games in life and the drama of people all over again.

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen! It's so very good to be back! We had a wonderful vacation, but we started to miss you guys and miss doing the show! It's great to finally be back in the podcast chair to connect with you! We're back, tell a friend! We're here to help!

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On this fun and light episode Rebecca and I offer our movie review of the new Predator movie Prey. Then, we want to address some of the people out there calling this movie too "woke?!" We'll go into what woke means and if the term is being overused today in our culture. We'll talk about the Twitter mob and cancel culture that wants to cancel celebs and public figures retroactively for past behaviors that might now be considered inappropriate by today's standards, and the harm in that. Then, lastly, we'll talk about how to be the eye of the storm in these whirlwind times and dealing with changes as we move into a different phase or stage in life, for example, like Rebecca and I, as we enter the "autumn" of our lives; and really, to find the calm and comfort of good mental health, relaxation, and good sleep despite all the scariness and craziness of the world. Thanks for your friendship and support! We'll see you early September! 

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On this warm happy Friday vibes kind of day Rebecca and I just wanted to reach out to you guys with a bonus episode and jibber jabber about some of our observations going on in the world lately. Rebecca will tell a story of something that's going on at work, and in our society as a whole, and how we might be able to process that. Also, we talk about just how tribal our times are, and how and when it's time to take a stand and when to let it slide or ignore for selfcare. We'll talk about how I got out of religion and needed something grounded to rely upon, the skeptical community, and my thoughts and evolution not only on religion, but atheism and the skeptical community as well, and just how paranoid they get about people who think things they don't believe. Lastly, we dip our toe into the political arena and call out some Republicans for ignoring the needs of soldiers and veterans by not voting for the PACT act, to help soldiers deal with burn pit health issues, all the while calling themselves the bigger patriots. At the end of the day, we try not to get too political. But sometimes, the times call for clarity and honesty when it comes to the games being played and the framing of our political discourse, and how to see it all maturely and sensibly. But at the end of the day, this is a fun and lighthearted episode that's good for anyone looking for fun and straight talk only. We'll be back for our regular episodes in early September you guys! Yay! Thank you so very much for your friendship and support!

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Part 1 of 2

On this warm happy Friday vibes kind of day Rebecca and I just wanted to reach out to you guys with a bonus episode and jibber jabber about some of our observations going on in the world lately. Rebecca will tell a story of something that's going on at work, and in our society as a whole, and how we might be able to process that. Also, we talk about just how tribal our times are, and how and when it's time to take a stand and when to let it slide or ignore for selfcare. We'll talk about how I got out of religion and needed something grounded to rely upon, the skeptical community, and my thoughts and evolution not only on religion, but atheism and the skeptical community as well, and just how paranoid they get about people who think things they don't believe. Lastly, we dip our toe into the political arena and call out some Republicans for ignoring the needs of soldiers and veterans by not voting for the PACT act, to help soldiers deal with burn pit health issues, all the while calling themselves the bigger patriots. At the end of the day, we try not to get too political. But sometimes, the times call for clarity and honesty when it comes to the games being played and the framing of our political discourse, and how to see it all maturely and sensibly. But at the end of the day, this is a fun and lighthearted episode that's good for anyone looking for fun and straight talk only. We'll be back for our regular episodes in early September you guys! Yay! Thank you so very much for your friendship and support!

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On this fun Friday vibes bonus episode, I just wanted to relay my wacky experiences with Google and some other companies I've been dealing with lately, and the lesson I learned from it, and how and when it's time to close up shop on your trust and respect for people & systems, and how to find your sense of independence, value, and worth in times all trying to exploit and take advantage of us. How to keep yourself free of gaslighters and their bad energy when people are trying to sell you on their verson of reality when you know they're just wrong, and you know you have the moral high ground.

Hey everyone! We miss you guys and we'll be back fairly shortly, so don't you dare go forgetting about us! We haven't forgotten about you! We'll be in season 4 in September you guys! Maybe sooner if I finish my work in time! As usual we're going heavy into cryptids and the paranormal next season, as well as our empath and mental health work and analysis, and of course, we'll talk pop culture with #spookylife and #nerdlife! See you then! We still need help with tips and small dollar donations! But check this out, we just celebrated our biggest week last week in terms of growth and our numbers! So, we ARE getting there! Thank you so very much for listening! In the meantime, help us to top the podcast charts so we can find sponsors, grow the show and the brand, and become a daily resource for you guys and gals! We're so close I can almost taste it! All good things come to those who put in the work, are patient, and who come energetically correct, and we're trying to do that for and with you all. Thank s so much for all of your friendship, support and help!

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On this very light episode we just wanted to come back and touch base with you guys a little, to tell you guys what we've been up to, and to test out new audio coloring techniques for better or for worse, and to have a little bit of fun talking about the finale of Stranger Things season 4 part 2! We'll talk a little bit about The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, and we just might do another segment on that once we have watched the finale. Lastly, where our heads are at, how we're doing right now, and the expansion of 2 new topics #nerdlife and #spookylife, and what's to come in season 4, which is just around the corner! Thanks so much you guys for your friendship and support! Little by little we're getting there.  Anything you can do to share and pitch in a buck or two here and there would mean the world to our morale, and the sustainability of the show! See you guys soon!

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Hey guys, I'm on hiatus right now to relax, recenter, and to perfect the brand and show for you guys. I'm really trying to make this more fun and useful by making it more community friendly, interactive and more festive with newsletters, a merch store, and more positive and uplifting content, and all kinds of new things coming down the line! But I felt compelled to address the rescinding of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court and to explain it in a way that everyone can better understand. I talk about the importance of keeping our institutions in check and the need for political engagement and political literacy in complex and sometimes treacherous times, when it's easy to tune out for selfcare and sanity!

As a strong realized empath and former soldier, I have always tried to advocate for the greater good. But as my condition worsens, I need you guys to understand why as a partially disabled proud guy with a long background of challenging careers, why I chose to do this podcast, and why it's so darn important that you guys help us to get over the hump, to get big enough to get sponsors, and how your small dollar donations are the super necessary morale boost we so urgently need right now!  How just your pocket change will make the difference between growth and feeling terrific or for us going bust and losing all hope. We're trying to grow into a super-mega awesome resource, movement, and festive but mighty advocacy community for all people struggling in life, not just for empaths or people with minor mental health snags. But all people looking for kindness, honesty, decency, and humor by joining our Empath Tribe.  You have a friend in us, all we ask is you help us grow to our fullest potential! Without your help, we're screwed! We're not looking for a handout but a hand up!

As an army vet and former EMT I understand the need to be strong, independent, and to have character, duty, honor, decency, and dignity in our culture.  As an intuitive empath I understand implicitly the struggle and emotional hardships in this harsh life for people, and that is why we offer our advice, sensitivity, and support to all people going through it. We're here to offer our friendship and support. To be a guiding, caring hand but also to have a strong sense of self and fairness, to know how to live in these turbulent and complicated times. To serve as an agent of good, a source promoting decency and advocating for what's right, sane, and best practices in this world for regular folks. At the end of the day, Rebecca and I aren't perfect. We don't try to sell ourselves as perfect or try to dupe people into some cult of personality celebrity public figure thing. We're just Bry and Rebecca, a couple of down-to-earth decent folks trying to find our people, those good people out there like us with no ulterior motives or agendas, to have a small but tight-knit kind community who helps each other. 

To find peace, comfort, clarity, purpose, validation, strength, empowerment, and good cheer in times that often feel very alone, uptight, serious and unkind.  We're not motivated by politics or religion, but by a very real spiritual and emotional desire to be the change the world needs. Not because we're so darn perfect, but because energy is intention, and we intend to make the best of ourselves and this life with the best of you! Please help us get there! Please don't leave it up to somebody else who will also just leave it up to somebody else. We must take charge of our happiness by helping one another and assisting those good people doing good work in our culture and society! Thanks for being a part of our little Empath Tribe!

Bry and Rebecca Russell

"The world is in our hands, it's left to us, guys. And we gotta do something with it."  -Cap

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