Mark and Jen explore a Time Magazine article that highlights the dark side of human emotion. They discuss the contrast between our need to expel a certain amount of negative emotion with the need to have a “shift”. They talk about moderating between letting yourself express what’s truly inside while having a tool to keep yourself from spiraling.

Mark and Jen have a conversation about men’s reactions to women’s bodies. It leads to a conversation about human nature and how people in our culture are slow to realize the evolutionary, inherent motivation which may be responsible for the way we behave. They discuss the shame we often feel for having desires and behaviors that are natural to who we are as humans.

Mark and Jen discuss Mark’s new workshop on Victim Mentality. The two have a conversation about what it means to be a victim and why people play the victim role. The two talk about people’s natural resistance to giving up victim mentality, while contrasting it with why we’d want to choose the victor role.

Mark and Jen discuss the current national presidential race and what’s different about Donald Trump as a candidate. They talk about a politician who speaks from the gut rather than from the head. They go on to have a conversation about the balance between speaking our truth and the pressure to be politically correct.

Mark and Jen talk about our differing reactions to poor customer service. Jen has a revelation about her east coast, confrontational approach to bad service, while Mark concedes that his lackadaisical response doesn’t always work either.

Mark and Jen speculate about a flow to the universe and how to be tuned in to it. Jen uses a story about a new member of the family to illustrate how being in “flow” can lead us on a path to what’s in our best interest.

Mark and Jen take aim at the influence of others on our lives. Mark reacts to emails from listeners and increases his dedication to the Oh, shift! Movement. The two go on to talk about the difference between being harmed by other people’s opinions and learning to use other people’s input to improve our lives.

Mark and Jen discuss the summer Olympics going on. They each give their theories on why we choose who to cheer for. Jen talks about rooting for other people to succeed while Mark traces his interests in rallying for the home team. The two go on to talk about being competitive and how to find competitive balance.

Mark and Jen discuss reaching out to others for help when we need it. They talk about how in America people tend to be isolated and forced to figure things out on their own. They go on to bring up how helpful it can be if we just learn to reach out for advice from others.

Mark and Jen discuss an undercover philanthropist, secretly leaving money all over town for people to find. It leads to a discussion about whether it’s worthwhile to give without acknowledgement or if it’s important to be appreciated for the good that we do in the world.