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- Shoot Your Shot
We managed to get through the whole episode without Hoid calling either of us a cancerous anal discharge, so I think that's a win.
Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 55 & 56, featuring @AuthorJacksonDickert !
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
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The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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56 min - Possibility of Positive
We can't know what will happen, so we should prepare for what might happen. But we also can't shut ourselves off from the possibility of outcomes going our way.
Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 53 & 54!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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43 min - The Recreance
There's more than one option - a full spectrum between good and bad - that sometimes we have to be vulnerable and seek help from others to see. Seeking that help is not cowardice.
Real lessons from a fantasy world! Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health. This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 52!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
48 min - Lessons from a Flamespren
Where are you locked in? Do you want to be? What would it take to erase some of those measurements?
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapter #!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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51 min - Who Bears the Cost?
Seemingly opposing actions can both be noble, depending on the values informing the decider. So what value are you walking toward?
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 51!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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47 min - It's All Right to Care
Admittedly this isn't the first lesson we're teaching you, but it's still a pretty darn important one.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapter #!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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52 min - Wolves, Scarecrows, and Pepperoni
Whether you're a bridgeman or a scholar, we need to rely on eachother to get through the highstorms of life.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 47 & 48!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
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The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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54 min - The Fallacy of Us Vs Them
Even with the people we disagree with the most, there's always something where we can find common ground.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 46!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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49 min - Agree to (be) Disagree(able)
Like so many other things in life, finding the balance between conflict avoidance and instigation frequently depends on context, both internal and external.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapter 45!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
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47 min - The Wretch
May we all have a Tien in our lives, to pick us up when we feel hopeless. And may be we all have a Kaladin, to support us when we're afraid.
Real lessons from a fantasy world!
Steven Pond ( @TheCosmerenaut ) and Dr. Ben Jeppsen explore what Brandon Sanderson's "The Way of Kings" can teach us about mental health.
This week, The Way of Kings Chapters 43 & 44!
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/CosmereNerds
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About The Next Ideal
From the publisher's feed
Real lessons from a fantasy world - we approach the Stormlight Archive as a therapy text, working our way through The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, using modern psychology theories and…
practices to help you find your Next Ideal.
The Next Ideal Podcast is available on YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts! For more information, visit TheNextIdeal.com
The Next Step Coin by Dragonsteel: https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/next-step-coin
NerdHQ direct link: https://nerdhq.org/
NerdHQ Cosmere Nerds for Mental Health Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/cosmerenerds
The Next Ideal Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/thenextideal
The Next Ideal Podcast is not affiliated with Brandon Sanderson or Dragonsteel Entertainment
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.