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.

 

Basecamp for Men E260: Season Six Finale

E260: Season Six Finale

 

E260 Introduction

Well, we have come to the end of our 6th season. I hope you enjoyed this year’s content as much as I enjoyed creating it with my guests. There is much to be excited for as we turn the calendar to 2025.

We were all set to interview Dr. Ben Tapper but his wife went into labor with their 4th child (a son he told me) and so we needed to postpone. So instead of this being an interview about health and whatnot, it’s just me doing a short-format Firestarter to finish the season out. I hope you don’t mind.

Today’s episode will hit tomorrow, Dec. 17th and then we are on sabbatical for a few weeks. We have an exciting Season #7 planned and the first episode will likely be Jan. 21st, right after Trump’s inauguration.

Thank you for listening this past season Basecampers, I truly appreciate it. We all have so much to be grateful for as we finish out 2024 and begin anew in 2025. America is experiencing a renewal of her Soul.

I am grateful to live in America, my geographical and spiritual home. I am grateful for leaders on the national scene like President Trump and Vivek Ramaswamy and RFK Jr. 2025 won’t be perfect. But it is sure to be a year for the ages. And I am here for it, pen and microphone in hand.

I hope you also get a chance to unplug from work, spend time laughing and appreciating your loved ones. I hope you get a chance to celebrate Christ and the Divine in whatever way is meaningful to you. For we are ALL connected in the heart of the Divine. In the heart of Jesus Christ our Lord, our Light.

It is a time let the Light in,, kick up our joy, , and love and celebrate one another. Thank you all. Your ears and heart give my life a clear purpose. We’ll see you again in just few short weeks. Merry Christmas Basecampers!

Basecamp for Men E258: Basecamp Classic

E258: Basecamp Classic w Special Guest Keri Smith

 

E258 Introduction

I had a good bodywork session last week, something I used to do for work. She’s a Kennedy liberal and we got to talking about politics and Trump and what the left is afraid of. She is great, open-minded, which is the key particularly if you want to see how you have been conditioned to hate Donald Trump.

She started to tell me a few of the reasons that she does not like Donald Trump: he is a dictator, he hates women, he is a racist, etc etc. I listened and said that I understood all that. I then asked her to at least ENTERTAIN the idea that the MSM has been lying to her. That the things that she has heard Trump say (about women, being a dictator, white supremacists, et al) have been lifted from longer speeches and put in another context. In other words, the media will LOOK for things that they can lift out of a context that Trump is speaking about and then BUILD A NEW CONTEXT with all sorts of unfavorable things and this is what they then hand to Rachel Maddow or Anderson Cooper or any of their other CIA assets in the media and try to build a narrative and a consensus.

Donald Trump is dangerous….to THEM. And when I say “them”, I don’t mean liberals or even screeching radical leftists. I mean treasonous politicians who have sold out America to communist and Globalist interests and pedos. The ones on the Epstein and P-Diddy lists. Those are the individuals who should be afraid and rightfully so.

Trump has no interest in being a dictator. Trump is not going to make abortion illegal on a national level. It is going to stay at the state level, WHERE IT BELONGS for a very long time.

Trump is not going to dismantle Social Security, that is ridiculous.

Trump is not going to deport you if you are here legally. If you broke the law and came here ILLEGALLY, particularly if you are a known violent criminal with nefarious plans for our nation, yeah you might need to Plan B it since the Big Guy is back in charge.

Most of the fears of liberals will come to naught. But there will be lots of changes happening. Most will be great for America.

My challenge to Kennedy liberals is this. Can you keep an open mind this time around? Can you at least ENTERTAIN the idea that the things they have pushed so hard in the MSM mono-narrative about this one man COULD BE FALSE? Fabricated, made-up, FAKE news?

I promise you my old friends on the left, if you can keep an open mind you will arrive at a much better viewpoint. Both for yourself, your loved ones, and the nation. We are on the brink of something very unusual, historic and jaw-dropping. Truth and justice are about to take the stage.

Join us in supporting this. And now, here is today’s episode. A Classic with Keri Smith from back in Season 5. Enjoy the episode.

 

Basecamp for Men E254: A Nation Braces

E254: A Nation Braces

 

E254 Introduction

Well as I was looking over my interviews to select for Tuesdays show and a monumental national election upon us, I sort of realized that none of them are particularly relevant to the moment at hand. So I decided to do a short Firestarter (8 minutes long) to give you something a bit more timely.

I found some interesting predictions of what one man thinks could possibly happen on Tuesday and its immediate aftermath. We are all having these conversations right now. What do you think will happen? I thought I would read it to you as I think those from the center to the right side of the political spectrum are thinking along similar lines. Some of these predictions are a bit scary. Not because they are doomer or grim but because we all know that chaos can be frightening and unpredictable and everyone is looking for solid ground right now and there isn’t any, other than your family, closest friends, and your 2 or 3 bedrock principles that you stand for.

Anyway, this is from Health Ranger from one of the Telegram channels I frequent. It is not a Devolution or Q-drop reference as those come with a different lens. Many in the Devolution or Contingency Gov’t are calling a different game and all of that is fascinating as well. I think we will know a lot more by mid-January. Hang in there Basecampers, we’re in the storm together.

 

Basecamp for Men E253: Battlefield Addiction

E253: Battlefield Addiction with Special Guest Art Dahlen

 

E253 Introduction

Today is a bit of a hybrid episode. I have a great guest on, someone who has walked the talk in regard to addiction and recovery and has started an organization that is truly helping addicts recover by putting families first and offering tough love and accountability rather than enabling a victim mentality and this jives with us here at Basecamp. Taking responsibility for one’s life is tried and true methodology that consistently produces results, as you will hear in our discussion.

But we are also on top of a monumental election that has both sides and anyone stuck in the middle nervous. What is coming our way? There are many interesting possibilities at play. A grand 5D chess game between two opponents who seem to know each other and what moves their adversary might make.

And I am not talking about D vs. R. God, we are WAY past that rudimentary understanding of this, aren’t we Basecampers. All of the rabbit holes lead to the Truth at this point. Go ahead, dive down. You will end up right here where we are at.

Like I said, I have this great interview but I needed something more. After all, the nation is bracing itself, is it not?

Then I found a great piece about the Trump-Joe Rogan conversation that Burning Bright put out on Substack. It fits perfectly. Burning Bright, I hope you don’t mind me turning your excellent piece into a episode here. I will credit you here and at the end. I take no credit for this piece about DJT and Rogan. Although I wish I would have written it. Enjoy the episode.

Art Dahlen Bio

My guest today is Art Dahlen. Art is the founder and visionary behind Battlefield Addiction. Art has over 13 years of experience as a highly effective family and recovery coach, having guided thousands of families and individuals through strategic interventions that result in long-term recovery. Here is my interview with Art Dahlen.