Surviving Empathy

Surviving Empathy

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Surviving Empathy episodes

  • Season 3 Retrospective: What Went Right, Growth & Betterment, & the Difficulties of Putting on a Pure & Uplifting Show in Busy Cynical Times
    On this season 3 closer, I just wanted to look back at some of the struggles and issues we've had to deal with, as well as some of the triumphs as well, and where we're going with the show and what the mission is for season 4. We're looking toward growth and perfecting of the Chef Bry Comedy brand, getting closer to and more interactive with our audience and Empath Tribe, and maximizing our voice by celebrating positivity, good mental health, robust living, and finding clarity, purpose, and value in a not always so clear or just world. At the end of the day we just want to connect with good real folks, make friends, spread cheer, hope, positivity, love, and gratitude, and continue fighting against regressive and tyrannical systems, and to continually fight for what's right and good in this big crazy world. To force this world to get kinder and more emotionally meaningful for good regular people for goodness sake! 

    Thanks everyone for your friendship and support! Please if you can, continue helping us out while we're on hiatus so we can continue building and perfecting things! As we build the YouTube channel, start a merch store, start putting out newsletters to you fine folks, our Empath Tribe, and hopefully starting giveaways, and so much more! Please continue helping us grow by sharing the show with people you think would dig our cheerful and fun vibe! We will always continue learning more and more about the paranormal and cryptids through unbiased and scientifically grounded research, and we'll always try to be an awesome and mindful resource for empaths and intuitives, as well as be consistent and powerful advocates for positivity, robust mental health, and empowered living for everyone! 

    As we continue growing and improving the podcast and brand, and ourselves as conscientious people, we are always looking to spread our message of kindness and hope, to prioritize good cheer, festivity, and fairness in our culture, and to one day start building up resources for the betterment of real average working class and regular people, that's what this is all about! Life takes courage and fortitude against all odds, and finding emotional satisfaction and a reason to keep on going, and that's not always an easy thing to do. That's why we're here to help! To lift good folks up while you help lift us up, in order to maximize our voice and efforts, and to spread our message of hope as far and wide as humanly possible! The power of kindness, generosity, and reciprocity must prevail! See you in season 4 in just a few short weeks! We love ya! Be good to yourself and others. 

    Bry & Rebecca Russell 

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    1 hr 25 min
  • Is Stranger Things Good for Your Mental Health? Is the Upside Down Real?! And Other Paranormal Possibilities Part II
    Continued from part 1...

    On this fun filled mind-bending episode, we do a thought experiment; What are the potential mental health conditions of the Stranger Things main characters? Also, what are all the mental, emotional, and spiritual health implications that can be derived from the hit show Stranger Things? Is the upside down a real thing, and to what extend are there alternative realities? Can an interest in the occult, fantasy, and the paranormal go too far leading to mental health issues?  What can we learn from the show Stranger Things, and how can we protect ourselves when dabbling in darker things?! Part 2 of 2.

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    1 hr 21 min
  • Is Stranger Things Good for Your Mental Health? Is the Upside Down Real?! And Other Paranormal Possibilities Part I
    On this fun filled mind-bending episode, we do a thought experiment; What are the potential mental health conditions of the Stranger Things main characters? Also, what are all the mental, emotional, and spiritual health implications that can be derived from the hit show Stranger Things? Is the upside down a real thing, and to what extend are there alternative realities? Can an interest in the occult, fantasy, and the paranormal go too far leading to mental health issues?  What can we learn from the show Stranger Things, and how can we protect ourselves when dabbling in darker things?! Part 1 of 2.

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Stranger Pangs; Growing Pains, Soul Searching, Heartache, Nostalgia, & Finding Peace, Hope, & More Soulful Living Dealing with Stranger Things in a Strange New World
    On this emotionally real and impactful episode I just get onto the mic and go for it, referencing the hit TV show Stranger Things and  Star Trek throughout. Today, with no show notes Iike usual, I come straight from the heart prepped only with a profound spiritual feeling on the inside that I wanted to share, to speak about our life and times today, trying to find clues and a lifeline when searching for emotional contentment.  Here I talk all about hardship, pain, grief, sadness, anxiety, growing up, and finding balance despite grief in order to heal when we do it correctly. I talk about expectation vs reality,  thriving and peace despite turbulent times, growing up with hardships and adversities, and how to think about life proactively, and why continual emotional and mental health maintenance and deriving hope, peace, and meaning is so integral to optimal emotional and spiritual health. I speak about why mental health took front and center this season instead of the paranormal like I had planned for this season. We'll always be excited to talk about the paranormal, but we really did feel like good mental health and hope right now needed to be at the forefront in these times in the world today. 

    I talk about about prioritizing life in worrisome times full of distractions, bad influences, and agendas, and ways we can  process it all. To find new ways to recycle the old and start afresh with better attitudes and a happiness, contentment, and attitude that can endure. To gain real advantages over our mental health snags in a big crazy world full of indifference that seemingly will never care or understand what we're going through on the inside. Here, I try to decode the key to happiness, spiritual satisfaction, and inner-peace, getting over our less-than-perfect upbringing, and the turbulence and apathy in our culture today. To find and keep comfort, solace, confidence, hope, and the possibility of good things to come in our heart of hearts, in confusing and sometimes discouraging times. Here, I try to drop a few wisdom bombs and I hope you like the results. Thanks so very much for listening and thanks for your continued friendship and support. I think you might really get something spiritual and uplifting from this one, while still being fun too! Stranger things indeed! 

    Bry 

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    1 hr 35 min
  • The UAP Congressional Hearing, UFO Phenomenon, Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, & This Exciting New Time in UFO / UAP Research!
    On this very fun and mind-bending episode, Rebecca and I talk all about the very recent US Congressional Hearing on the UAP/UFO phenomenon that took place very recently on Tuesday, May 17, 2022! We'll go into all the details, the pros and the cons, our critical analysis, & the analysis of the hearing by top skeptics and private UFO professionals. The good news is we're entering into a new exciting era of governmental transparency, as well as removing the stigma of reporting UAP/UFO sightings by naval and military personnel. We'll go into all of the implications that can be derived, then we'll talk about the greater phenom of UFO sightings, as well as some of the most notable figures in the UAP movement. Lastly, we'll tie this all together via some of the evidence from the popular TV show on the History Channel, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch! Put on your tinfoil hat and strap in, this one is going to be a doozy!

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    1 hr 36 min
  • Surviving Empathy's 1 Year Anniversary Spectacular! Where We've Been, Where We're At, Where We're Going, & Exactly Who This is For & What This is All About
    On this fun and festive anniversary special episode Rebecca and I reflect on the past, present, and future and talk all about why we do this, what it's like, the ups and downs, and where we're going in the next year to come. We both want to thank you guys for your continued friendship and support! We're small potatoes, but we're almost big enough to be real and actual potatoes now, and not just little sprouts, and that's because of you guys! So, thank you so very much! This is a spiritual passion project from our heart and soul, and we may be in the public light, but we're not fancy pants or celebrities, we're just a couple of aging empaths trying to make some good in the world, and with your continued support we think we might just get there! We love you guys and thank you for your friendship!

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    1 hr 52 min
  • Johnny Depp Trial Final Thoughts, Mental Health Life Lessons, & Why Is This Stuff So Fascinating to People?
    On this fun and light episode Rebecca and I break down the Johnny Depp trial, and what societal and mental health lessons can be derived from it? We talk about when it's time to believe someone and when something just doesn't pass muster. We'll talk about all the social and societal life lessons that can be derived from all this, as well as some of the frustrations when some people are simply unmoved by compelling evidence, facts, and reason, and how we must fight for our peace of mind and knowing our truth when society out there is going nuts, and how to preserve our own mental health and peace of mind when society and the media sphere  loses its grips on the truth and maintaining peace, maturity, and objective reality. Please enjoy! It's good to be back!

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    1 hr 30 min
  • Supernatural & Paranormal Belief vs Disbelief, Meeting the Burden of Proof, Respecting People Who are Fundamentally Different from You
    On this fun Friday vibes episode Rebecca & I talk all about belief and belief systems, and how and where we believe people must have a minimal burden of proof for something to exist or not. We'll talk about my belief scale, and we will talk about people's spiritual and religious differences, and how we can respect one another without necessarily believing what other people believe. Also, we talk about all the big beliefs out there, from supernatural beings like God, angels & demons, as well as paranormal entities like ghosts & black-eyed children, as well as biological critters such as bigfoot and other cryptids like the rake, mothman, etc. At the end of the day, we try to be open-minded and respectful of everyone's differences and belief systems, but sometimes beliefs are so outrageous that we just can't follow. So, we talk about that, and how we must learn to separate our respect for someone's beliefs from respecting the person themself. Is there ever a time where it's ok to disrespect someone's beliefs?  We'll get into all of it! Such a fun episode you guys, please enjoy!

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    1 hr 38 min
  • How to Find Mind, Body, & Soul Balance in a Sophisticated World & How to Maintain in a Torrent of Modern Day Technologies, Agendas, & Media Hysteria
    On this episode Rebecca and I try to uncover the trick to happiness and balance amongst a torrent of media, modern-day technologies, and all the hype and hysteria out in the world.  We'll talk about our recent medical issues and progress, as well as migraines and chronic pain and the stigma attached, as well as the world's agendas trying to get us to "suck it up" at the detriment of our health, balance, and happiness. We'll talk about how people are forced to feel bad for being human and fallible, and the agendas to forgo best practices and our own personal instincts for the workaday agenda. We will also talk about the stigma of chronic pain and migraine sufferers, and how to deal with people who just don't get it. We're going to talk about media and social media, and how to have a voice as an empath/introvert amongst a sea of loud brash people all clamoring for attention, validation, and fame, and how we should see these modern-day phenomena while finding our place in it. Lastly, we'll talk about where to draw the line between freedom of speech and accountability when some voices are echoing mentalities that are riling up dangerous predators and criminals, and what my advice is on all this stuff and what our attitude ought to be to preserve our own dignity, sanity, and continued happiness in a world full of news, talking heads, craziness, and noise. 

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    1 hr 51 min
  • Reaching for the Stars & Finding your Most Empowered Life Despite your Station in Life
    On this very animated and passionate episode my cohost Rebecca and I talk all about how we sometimes feel when life starts feeling socioeconomically unfair, and how it'll make ya feel all these various feelings, from anger and frustration to shame and guilt, etc., when unfairness and feeling not good enough starts running your life, and when all the wealth and wealth agendas, celebrity culture, and how rampant injustice, inequality, and systemic poverty seems like it's trying to make us feel bad in order to force us to relent or behave a certain way. We'll talk about how to get your mind, body, and spirit right after feeling these feelings start to take hold, and how to process our thoughts and feelings in a way that allows us to grow into the superstar we're all meant to be!

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    1 hr 52 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,…