Basecamp for Men E337: Stop Doing Sh*t You Don’t Want to Do

E337: Stop Doing Sh*t You Don’t Want to Do with Special Guest author Dr. Bob Beare

 

E337 Introduction

Today’s interview is with a guest that I have had on four times now and he’s a great interview. I thought that his early episodes here on Basecamp WAY back in the day were top shelf. So much so that I turned one or two of them into Basecamp Classics (replay’s of our best content).

Full disclosure: my esteemed guest absolutely HATES Donald Trump. He says so himself. Which certainly reveals a certain mindset. I went back and forth as to whether or not to keep it in (the infamous TDS on full display). And I did keep it in.

As you know, I used to be a dye-hard liberal and, if I did not have my own transformation in this regards, would have certainly joined in the Trump bashing and, in fact, probably would have been a blabbermouth all along, right?

But I do not hate the President. Far from it. There are things he does on behalf of the country that my guest today and liberals will NEVER see. Because all the algorithms are fine-tuned to enrage the left in regards to President Trump, so that is what they get thrown. The algorithms know that I respect the President, so that is what I see.

I have never fully understood how the Left can continuously virtue signal tolerance  all the while leading with such vitriol and hatred for one man. Like I shared in the interview, I don’t agree with everything the President does. Far from it. And his alliance with Israel is deeply unsettling to me and lots of other people around the world.

But there are many things he has done that I 100 percent agree on. Many of these things I have spoken about on this show and on my other show The American Pulse. I separate his ACTIONS from his STYLE of speaking and his social media posts. I try and separate DEEDS from EMOTIONS, are you following me? My question along those lines is: When will the Left stop obsessing over Donald Trump? Aren’t they tired of all the bitter complaining about a man they are so obviously  projecting their shadow onto? Well, apparently not.

On a similar note, I am going to be attending an upcoming Braver Angels event and will be representing the right side of the political spectrum.  Braver Angels bring together the left and the right to listen to one another. I’ll let you know if it is indeed a path to healing the nation. I am curious as to what I might learn and, if indeed, my viewpoints and values will be listen to and respected. We’ll see.

We talk about all sorts of interesting things besides Trump- addiction, getting support, the value of authenticity, as well as my guest’s new book, Stop Doing Shit You Don’t Want to Do.

For now, enjoy the episode.

The American Pulse E33: Public Safety is for Everyone

E33: Public Safety is for Everyone with Special Guest WA State Representative Candidate Michelle Bennett

 

E33 Introduction

I so very much enjoyed our time with today’s guest, State Representative candidate Michelle Bennett. Of all the people running for office, you will not a candidate with more expertise on something that is on everyone’s mind: public safety. This woman has the bonafides, as you’ll hear in her bio and the interview.

In short, she is an extremely well-qualified leader to represent us in LD5.

We talk about all sorts of things today: how the police have been hamstrung from even common sense approaches to public safety, the frustration of polarization of the red and blue to the point where we can’t even talk to one another, and the policies that have left Seattle as city that people no longer feel safe in. And what we can do about it.

Let’s get a word from our sponsor and introduce our guest. Enjoy the episode !

Michelle Bennett Bio

My guest today is Michelle Bennett. Michelle has over three decades of service in law enforcement working at the  King Co Sheriff’s office and she has been Chief of Police for the cities of Maple Valley, Sammamish, and Edmonds. She has graduate level degrees in Organizational Development and Education and has taught anti-bullying classes for workplaces, colleges, government organizations and secondary schools since 2001. She is a mother of four and is our candidate for State Repesentative in LD5. Here is my interview with Michelle Bennett.

AP33 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that interview as much as I did. Let’s go support Michelle in whatever way you can at www.electmichellebennett.com. Thank you listeners and we’ll catch you next time on The American Pulse.

Basecamp for Men E336: An Autumn Firestarter

E336: An Autumn Firestarter

 

E336 Introduction

Hello Basecampers, I hope you are all doing well. Today’s episode is a short format show also known as a Firestarter. Just 8 or so minutes long with  a few things to cover. I will be back next episode with a great interview with Dr. Bob Beare, someone who has been on the show on three previous episodes.

First off, I am in good health and cancer free! My recent PET scan showed no tumors so that was most excellent. I am feeling great and now I start the process of finding out what my diet and lifestyle is going to look like along with which supplements are going to best keep those rogue cells at bay.

I did a deep dive into Fenbendazole, Ivermectin, and Chlorine Dioxide the past year along with other anti-cancer and anti-parasite treatments and these will certainly be part of my ongoing protocol. And fasting and saunas really helped me detox so I will keep those as well along with colonics and few other things like Vit C IV’s. My ongoing health regiment is extensive. But I think that is how it goes, right? As much as I appreciate simplicity in as many things as possible in life, this is a condition that seems to require approaching it in a more sophisticated way.

And I appreciate all the prayers from so many of you. The faith and the prayers were, in my eyes, the most powerful thing that I did and received. The whole process has been moving and humbling.  So thank you again Basecampers.

I recently had a conversation and it revealed just how triggered the left is by DJT. I was a bit taken aback as the man I was talking to used to be a mentor of mine. Someone who I look up to and a extremely well-trained psychotherapist and facilitator of men’s work. He understands full-well the idea of projection. This is the notion that, if someone triggers us and upsets us, then there is ALWAYS some traits about that person that we possess but don’t acknowledge in ourselves. I have been over this in previous episodes. To me, owning your shadow projection is one of the most sure-fire ways to restore affinity or at least greatly diminish hatred, revulsion, disdain and a load of other negative thoughts and feeling in ourselves and, therefore, the world at large.

President Trump is holding the projected hatred, disdain, and anger and disapproval of millions of liberals. Think about that. So…this came up as  I was speaking to this man. I did not bring up President Trump, he did. I simply wanted to explore the idea of projection.

He started ranting emotionally about how horrible President Trump is. He’s a piece of shit, a deplorable, a sub-human.  A TOTAL idiot. Beyond redemption. That sort of thing. Remember, this is a highly trained therapist I am listening to.

So I asked him an obvious question. Of this massive trigger, can you own your own shadow traits that you are projecting onto our President? Remember, shadow traits are all the things we hide, repress,  or deny in ourselves. We then project these shadow traits onto people like Donald Trump.

So I invited this man to do the work and own the projection. Something he has done dozens of times on dozens of men’s weekends. And you know what? He couldn’t do it. He tried to put lipstick on a pig by saying that he can own that he can  be arrogant or that he wants to do what he wants to do or that he wouldn’t mind being rich but do you know what? He didn’t really do the work. You know how I know this? As soon as he stated it, he went right back to being pissed off, saying that Trump is a despicable sub-human and then started calling ME names. No shit.

I shared with him that, when I was a liberal, I had a deep hatred of Dick Cheney. Just like the left does now with President Trump.  I had loathing in my heart for this man. And I shared that I did a Shadow Projection exercise in my book about Cheney. Saying that I was projecting my arrogance and righteousness and rigidness and a few other traits onto Dick Cheney. They were things I DID NOT want to acknowledge in myself. And after I owned all these traits as my own shadow, it humanized Cheney for me. I didn’t have this deep-seated hatred for the man any longer. I still didn’t love the guy but at least the site of him did not cause a reflexive negative emotion in me. Cheney no longer triggered me because of the work. In other words, I freed myself from Dick Cheney.

President Trump has the left fully hooked and triggered, as evidence by this man I know. And it left me with a deep empathy for the left. If an extremely awake and well-trained psychotherapist can’t REALLY own his shadow and goes right back to being triggered. IF the exercise does not free oneself from Donald Trump, then there is no point in doing the exercise, are you following me?

The left says they can’t wait to be free of Donald Trump all the while they can’t stop talking about him and being triggered by everything he says and does. They are literally OBSESSED with the man. Do you see the conundrum for liberals. You could own the projection and be done with it. It’s not as hard as you think but you gotta be ready, truly ready to be free from him. We’ll see.

On a similar note I got invited to an upcoming meetup with the Braver Angels organization. It’s about bringing Conservatives and Liberals together to better understand one another. I will let you know how it goes. I was originally thinking it will be 50/50 but the organizer said I may be the only Conservative with a bunch of liberals. I am fine with that although if you really want to do a cool forum, get equal numbers from each side, right?

Anyway, the organizer is really sweet and I think it will be a good learning experiment for everyone there. I’ll let you know what I find out.

That’s it for today. Thank you for listening to this Firestarter Basecampers and we’ll see you around the fire next week.

The American Pulse E32: Standing Up for Future Generations

E32: Standing Up for Future Generations with U.S. Congressional Candidate Spencer Meline

 

E32 Introduction

Today’s guest is a great example of ordinary, proud Americans with a young family, who wants to see The American Dream stay alive for his kids and future generations. This is a recurring theme with the people I know that are running for office.

I felt an instant affinity for my guest today. We have both worked long, hard hours in the hospitality business. We are both working to see a better future in our state and in our nation. AND we are both optimistic (believe it or not), about how things are unfolding.

If there is a grand spiritual war going one (and I think it is obvious there is), then are we seeing signs that America is starting to turn a corner? Could we be going through some rebirth that is messy and ugly at times with things that are hard to understand or may even look upside down from time to time? It sure seems so.

We have come along way in recent years and I know that it sometimes feels the mountain is too steep. But Americans know that nothing is handed to us and things that are important are worth fighting for.

I don’t know about you but I can feel the collective power of all the prayers that people are delivering on behalf of Lady Liberty and all who stand with her. Our faith is being tested but our faith is strong, is it not?

Let’s keep our heads up all you patriots and enjoy the episode.

Spencer Meline Bio

My guest today is US Congressional Candidate Spencer Meline. Spencer is a small business owner, husband, and father of four who was born and raised in Washington. He is not a career politician— Spencer is a citizen who believes the next generation should inherit the same opportunities and freedoms that built this country. Here is my interview with Spencer Meline.

AP32 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. Man, would Spencer represent WE THE PEOPLE and entrepreneurs well! Go support him at www.melineforcongress.com and help get Spencer over the finish line in CD8. Thank you listeners and we’ll catch you next time on The American Pulse.

Basecamp for Men E335: Three Men Around the Campfire

E335: Three Men Around the Campfire

 

E335 Intro

Hello Basecampers, I hope you are all doing well. Today’s episode is not our usual format although the conversation is right up our alley. I am being interviewed by Evan and Joshua from the Unrationed podcast. The three of us are riffing far and wide about the challenges that men currently face, what is the value of male initiation, and what does an authentic path of personal development look like for men these days? We cover the Hero’s Journey, and ask the question: is it one sudden transformation or a series of mini-initiations that bring a man into mature masculinity?

All juicy stuff Basecampers. Let’s get a word from our sponsor and pull up a chair up to the campfire for today’s three-way discussion about men and  healthy masculinity. Enjoy.

E335 Final Thoughts

Well I hope you enjoyed that conversation as much as I did. Go subscribe to Evan and Joshua’s show at Unrationed wherever you listen to your pods.  Just from my two conversationssith them, I know you will get a lot out of plugging yourself into their conversations. Especially for the younger men who are looking for authentic conversations that speak to them about the challenges they are facing. Again that is Unrationed. Thank you Basecampers!