Basecamp for Men E266: Humility and the Hero’s Journey

E266: Humility and the Hero‘s Journey w Special Guest Beth Martens

 

E266 Introduction

Every once in in awhile, I come across a guest with similar interests as myself. I am not talking about sports or Bitcoin or the dismantling of the Deep State. All things I am deeply fascinated with.

No, the interests I am talking about is my long-term fascination and study of myth, archetypes, and the Hero’s Journey. These tools have taught me so much in such a short period of time, that is if you consider 20 or 25 years to be a short period of time. In may ways these things have made me who I am today.

When you work with archetypes and myth, something seems to awaken in your Soul. A remembrance perhaps. And a wisdom emerges. That my life belongs to something deeper and bigger than just myself and my little ego.

There is a very noticeable and powerful impact that living this way has on oneself and those around you. You no longer live this life with so much struggle and angst. Quite the contrary. There is a lightness emerges that comes with right-sizing the ego. The Divine Light (Christ, God, Goddess, however you conceive this Divinity) can shine through and speak through you. The seeker of the Grail becomes a resonance for others to also seek the Soul within.

The more you do this, the more you trust it. I have seen it a thousand times in both myself and those around me.

Something is emerging in humanity right now. We seem to be in the midst of reclaiming something that most people aren’t even aware that we had lost. It is the most fascinating time to be alive.

I am always grateful to speak to a fellow traveler. A woman who has done the work to understand both her own Hero’s Journey but also helps others make sense of their life chapters using this same powerful lenses and tools. Enjoy the interview!

Beth Martens Bio

My guest today is Beth Martens. Beth is a mystic and teacher, a musician, an author and a podcaster. She is also a woman with a deep knowledge of archetypes and the Hero’s Journey. Here is my interview w Beth Martens.

E266 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that interview as much as I did. I have the privilege of coming onto Beth’s podcast the King Hero’s Journey podcast. That is perfect for the two of us. I will share details as we get there. Thank you Basecampers!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basecamp for Men E265: The Courage to Face Addiction

E265: The Courage to Face Addiction with Special Guest Sathiya Sam

 

E265 Introduction

Addiction, the Hero’s Journey, Shadow Work, and Men’s Groups. These are all topics, frames, and narrative tools that I have worked with personally and witnessed countless men skillfully navigate the challenges they face.

Shadow work is funny. Men have a tendency to want to project a confident, flawless, high status and achievement oriented persona to face the world. And so often, the shadow (which we define as all the things we hide, repress, and deny about ourselves) lurks and grows stronger with each passing year. The addiction that we can’t seem to get a handle on. The wound that keeps festering.

The Hero’s Journey is nothing if not a mythical context to grow courage in ourselves. And every addict (myself included) who has ever wrestled with this shadowy material knows a delightful truth. That addressing your addiction, whether that is alcohol, drugs, pornography, or technology, has positive ramifications for not just the individual, but the whole family lineage and, indeed, the whole human tribe.

We are courageous by nature Basecampers. Our addictions and Hero’s Journey are a way to really KNOW this in our hearts and in our Soul. The Hero’s Journey always leads to someplace unexpected and valuable. The former addict becomes a mentor, helping others. The restless young man with no mission or positive direction finds clarity and his path in life once the shadow is seen and worked with.

I have seen it a bunch and so has my guest today. A wonderful teacher and testament to looking at the dragon that nobody wants to look at. And then building a bridge for the next man and then the next.

I enjoyed this conversation more than just about any in recent memory. And you can tell that his work is right in alignment with our values here at Basecamp. Enjoy the interview.

Sathiya Sam Bio

My guest today is Sathiya Sam. Sathiya is a father, husband, coach, international speaker, and author. A former university researcher, then a pastor, and now the creator of Deep Clean and Liberated Man programs born out of Sathiya’s 15 year addiction recovery and the life he’s built since. Here is my interview with Sathiya Sam.

E265 Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed that interview as much as I did. What a great mission Sathiya is on and what a great offering for men. There are addiction programs out there but I don’t see one that offers so many of the tools that we preach here on this show.

 

The American Pulse E3: Being Bold in Times of Change

E3: Being Bold in Times of Change with Special Guest Lisa Rezac

 

E3 Introduction

Hello my listeners and welcome to EP #3 of The American Pulse. For decades, Americans have struggled to make sense of why political systems and decision making rarely, if ever, reflected the best interests of WE THE PEOPLE. Good everyday Americans were misled at every step. Each bit of depressing news about our great nation seamed INTENTIONALLY to demoralize a confused and unsuspecting populace.

With decades of entrenched power comes a level of corruption that is mind-boggling as we are finding out every day. It turns out that both parties have had political structures built to serve only the centralized elites. In other words, the political structures (up until the November elections) were always meant to keep the riff-raff, the “useless eaters” as the Globalists are so fond of calling us, out of positions of perspective and influence. The whole game was meant to keep WE THE PEOPLE resigned, cynical, and disempowered.

Even here in King County, where the dynamics of the so-called “two party system” revealed an entrenched and corrupt “Uniparty” that marched to the same pied piper (in this state, everyone knows the  pied piper is Bill Gates) regardless of which party they claimed loyalty to. The corruption was and is real. President Trump has said repeatedly that he is giving power back to the people. And this power back to the people includes centrists and Kennedy liberals, if they can time to see a bigger picture. Ironic, isn’t it?

EVERYTHING of what I just said has changed. We have entered into a new phase in American History. And there will be a New Republican Party that will be reborn out of this radical transparency and honesty that we see as the new normal. The seeds are being planted and we will, with care and fellowship with all Americans see a bright new day fulfill the American dream. Too high-falutin? I don”t think so. I believe we are in a new 1776 moment that is and will capture the imagination of any American willing to look at things with an open mind.

Our leader now and for the foreseeable future is President Trump. We will to take our cues from him. Is he holding back truth to try and appease confused Republicans or the Woke Left? No, he is not.

Fortune favors the bold my fellow Americans and this is a golden opportunity, with the wind at our sails, to do just that. Americans have always done well when we are optimistic, bold, inventive. We do better when we honor God, our country, our ancestors and love and protect our God-given freedoms. I believe more Americans are finding their bearings again.

Let’s get to our sponsor and our interview. I decided to air the 2nd part of this interview first as I think it flows with where we are at a bit better. Enjoy the interview.

Lisa Rezac Bio

My guest today is Lisa Rezac. Lisa is a mother, a fundraising auctioneer, and the newly elected Vice-Chairwoman of the KCGOP. She is also my wife and life-partner for the past three decades. Here is my interview with Lisa Rezac.

 

 

The American Pulse E2: Our Season of Renewal

E2: Our Season of Renewal with Special Guest Jolie Lansdowne

 

E2 Introduction

Hello my fellow Americans and welcome to The American Pulse. My name is Tony Rezac and I am excited and grateful to be sharing this time with you.The triumph of Donald Trump signals a New Dawn for America and the world.

This is true on the national level and it is true on the state and county level. Monumental changes are in the air. Every day brings jaw dropping news of corruption uncovered.

There are many Americans from all walks of life, across most of the political spectrum, who have been afraid to raise their voices to express their concerns or even to express their gratitude for being an American. This means not only Conservatives and Libertarians but Centrists and Kennedy liberals as well. This, in my view, IS the silent majority The far left (and I am not talking about Kennedy liberals here) has used both legacy and social media to cancel, threaten, and silence the American voice. But the tide has changed. We have claimed the high ground in which to operate from. Not a righteous high ground but a higher frequency in which to speak with all Americans, are you following me?

Everyone is welcome on The American Pulse. It is my hope and my sacred duty to present you with enough truth and optimism to help you through what is about to unfold. Do you think this is going to calm down soon? I don’t think so.

I think between the Trump EO’s, the national news, and the reverberations right here in good ole King County, which everyone knows has been a Democrat/Globalist stronghold for as long as any of us can remember. There is a sea change happening all over the country. Yes, even in traditionally liberal and woke areas like Seattle, Portland, CA.

Traditional Kennedy liberals are waking up too and trying to make sense of things. Even their hatred of Donald Trump seems to have been muted quite a bit, hasn’t it? Well, I think this projection of the left is now firmly on Elon Musk but that is a conversation for another day.

This show will most certainly evolve over time. Right now, the King County Republican party has entrusted me to get this horse out of the barn and that is exactly what I will be doing. I think a good place to start is by looking each week and what President Trump is doing and then chatting with our local leaders and everyday people all over our great nation about how these changes are effecting them. Excited, thrilled, sad, angry, depressed? Let‘s find out.

We will most certainly have good interviews as that has been my most central format over the past 6 years on Basecamp for Men. But we will also jump on and do short-format announcements and quick check-ins with our people. On Basecamp for Men, we call the short episodes Firestarters.

Let’s see, with a name like The American Pulse, should we call our short ones Heartbeats? Murmurs? Or should we not even give them a name and let it just be short?

We’ll figure all this out over time. For now, it is good to be at the microphone in partnership with the King County Republican party and speaking to Americans all over this great country. Enjoy the interview!

Jolie Lansdowne Bio 

My guest today is Jolie Lansdowne. Jolie was elected and serves as the King County GOP Chairwoman. Jolie is a a wife and mother (who homeschooled kids for 20 years, a local business owner, and a woman who believes that engangement in local government is one of the most effective ways we can impact positive change for our next generation. Here is my interview with Jolie Lansdowne.

 

E1: The American Pulse with Tony Rezac

E1: The American Pulse with Tony Rezac

 

E1 Introduction

Hello welcome to The American Pulse, I’m your host Tony Rezac. This is the show that seeks to listen, express, and amplify the voice of the American people, no matter where you live in this great nation. We are unabashedly pro-humanity, pro-freedom, and pro-America. Welcome and let’s get started! 

What a time to be alive, isn’t it? Have you noticed? There has been a battle for the Soul of America and who wins this war will impact our children, our grandchildren, and future generations as far as the eye can see.

That is why ordinary Americans, WE THE PEOPLE, as I’m fond of saying have heard the call and risen to the occasion.

Who am I? My name is Tony Rezac and I am the creator, producer, and host of the long-running podcast Basecamp for Men. And I am honored and humbled to be your host here at The American Pulse.

This show will amplify what is going to at the grassroots level. What ordinary people-men and women from all walks of life, are seeing and talking about what is going on in this country. We will also highlight where we need more involvement. Ways that YOU can make a positive difference in this American Renewal that is unfolding.

Conservatives, Libertarians, Centrists, and Kennedy liberals. We want to talk to and understand all. For in our view, we have much more in common than the MSM would have us believe. It is only the divisive and nasty Marxist/Globalists rhetoric with their dystopian dream of a One World Government and all the noise you hear around this that creates confusion in the human race.

We will offer a clear, heart-felt, and honest expression of what Americans dream of and what stands in our way. There has been many of us that have been beat down and disenfranchised by politics as usual. There has been a cynicism and resignation that has crept into the American Soul. But this is not our way, is it?

On the American Pulse, we will carry a different message from a different frequency. One that will show us, with God’s good grace, how we can restore our country and, with it, ourselves and our families.

There are going to be rapid-fire changes in the months ahead. The American Pulse will be here to help cut through the confusion.

Thank you for giving The American Pulse a listen. If you love the show, please go give us a positive review on Apple podcasts. 2025 here we come!