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Of the 15% of American adults who are both single and looking for a committed relationship or casual dates – most say they are dissatisfied with their dating lives and that it has been difficult to find people to date 67% percent of those American adults report dating is “Not going well” and 75% of that same population found it somewhat/very difficult to find people to date in the last year. -Pew Research Center https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2020/08/20/nearly-half-of-u-s-adults-say-dating-has-gotten-harder-for-most-people-in-the-last-10-years/https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/02/06/the-virtues-and-downsides-of-online-dating/ https://www.mind-your-reality.com/everyone-is-your-mirror.html

I’ve had very little exposure to hallucinogens or psychedelics.  I’ve never had any interest in tripping balls or anything of the sort. I was terrified before my first season. I cried, hugged my brother (who is my sponsor), and expected to meet god. My anxiety was through the roof. So to that… My experience with Ketamine has been incredible.  Remember that Ketamine is a tranquilizer, so the first thing you feel is very… well… tranquil and relaxed.

A study conducted by The Medical University of Vienna with a population of male suicide survivors found that, “some (men) reported that the adherence to masculine norms meant that sometimes the feelings associated with being vulnerable were more anxiety-provoking than the thought of being dead.” They felt that the feeling Emasculated was worse than death! WORSE THAN DEATH. Citations: https://www.menshealth.com/uk/mental-strength/a25773236/stop-pretending-that-being-a-man-is-simple/

Forgiveness is incredible for every aspect of your life from physical to mental health, your career to your love life, interpersonal to inner peace. Remember, forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself. It DOES NOT require that you are willing to be disrespected. Rather, it's a deep introspection into yourself and a patience and empathy for others. You are saying… I know I've been wronged… but I am not a victim. Link to articles quoted: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/topic/forgiveness/definition

Gratitude is related inversely to depression, and positively to life satisfaction. This is not to say that “depressed people” should simply be more grateful, as depression is a very complicated disease and a struggle for millions of people. Instead, perhaps gratitude practices need to be a part of the therapy and treatment for people who struggle with depression.” “What is Gratitude and why is it so important”  -positivephycology.com

OTHER PEOPLE ARE F****** EXHAUSTING. Your grandmother, your college buddy, your wife, your coworker, your kids, your father, etc… they are all exhausting. Interacting with other people is draining. It doesn’t matter how much you love the other person, or how much patience you have for them, you need time apart. TIME APART IS THIS IS A GOOD THING.

Today we spoke with and incredible soul, Ryan. Ryan knowing he has feelings towards other men, still married a cis women. This is not an uncommon thing and is a true manifestation of the stigma gay individuals feel. Most are required to lie to themselves and others to avoid confrontation, hate, or worse... violence. 

“Sometimes the only answer people are looking for when they ask for help is that they won’t have to face the problem alone.” – Anonymous That’s really at the crux of the problem with this podcast. Only those willing to identify and fulfill their need for help will be the ones who are ready for it. You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t force it to drink. Instead, give it some peanut butter and let it fibber jaw like a goofball.

I am not a writer. I’ve been fooling myself and other people. —John Steinbeck For those of you who don't know John Steinbeck wrote the Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men, he won a pulitzer prize, he graduated from Stanford. This only goes to show that even as accomplished as a man like Steinbeck was… he still felt like he was pretending.

“Listen to your body. Do not be a blind and deaf tenant.“ -George A. Sheehan To me this speaks to a strange existential  truth…That our minds are simply a giant pile of jelly controlling a tall meat sack we call a body. What Sheehan is asking of you is not to simply control your meat sack. But to listen to your meat sack. Which is to say, the aches and pains of your body are trying to give feedback to your brain. 

Benjamin Franklin once said... “He that can have patience can have what he will.” Benjamin Franklin, although not perfect… unless being perfect is to be a connoisseur of french prostitutes, clearly was not only a scientist, an intellectual, but also a philosopher. He’s saying, and quite eloquently, that in enough time we can do anything. We can manifest any outcome we want.

Dance like nobody's watching, because honestly people don’t care. Shoot your shot, if you're shot down or fail, no one is going to remember, care, and ruminate over it… except you… but only if you choose to. That should be a truly freeing realization.